Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/CUNY, City Tech/Learning Places LIB2205ID (Spring 2018)
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- Course name
- Learning Places LIB2205ID
- Institution
- CUNY, City Tech
- Instructor
- Anne Leonard
- Wikipedia Expert
- Shalor (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Architecture, Library
- Course dates
- 2018-01-29 00:00:00 UTC – 2018-05-24 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 20
This special topics course offers an interdisciplinary approach to investigating our built environment using a case study focused on a specific place each semester. This course combines physical examination with information research and data collection using methodologies developed in multiple disciplines. Students from a variety of departments engage in on-site exploration and in-depth research of a location in New York City.
Timeline
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 16 April 2018 | Wednesday, 18 April 2018
- In class - Editing basics
- Basics of editing
- Anatomy of Wikipedia articles, what makes a good article, how to distinguish between good and bad articles
- Collaborating and engaging with the Wiki editing community
- Tips on finding the best articles to work on for class assignments
Handouts: Using Talk Pages, Evaluating Wikipedia
- Assignment - Practicing the basics
- Create an account and then begin the student training modules. During this training, you will make edits in a sandbox and learn the basic rules of Wikipedia.
- To practice editing and communicating on Wikipedia, introduce yourself on the user talk page of one of your classmates.
- Explore topics related to your topic area to get a feel for how Wikipedia is organized. What areas seem to be missing? As you explore, make a mental note of articles that seem like good candidates for improvement.
- Milestones
All students have Wikipedia user accounts and are listed on the course page.
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 23 April 2018 | Wednesday, 25 April 2018
- In class - Discuss the article topics
- Discuss the topics students will be working on, and determine strategies for researching and writing about them.
- In class - Wikipedia culture and etiquette
- Talk about Wikipedia culture and etiquette, and (optionally) revisit the concept of sandboxes and how to use them.
- Q&A session with instructor about interacting on Wikipedia and getting started with writing.
- Assignment - Drafting starter articles
- If you are starting a new article, write an outline of the topic in the form of a standard Wikipedia lead section of 3–4 paragraphs in your sandbox. Wikipedia articles use "summary style", in which the lead section provides a balanced summary of the entire body of the article, with the first sentence serving to define the topic and place it in context. The lead section should summarize, very briefly, each of the main aspects of the topic that will be covered in detail in the rest of the article. If you are improving an existing article, draft a new lead section reflecting your proposed changes, and post this along with a brief description of your plans on the article’s talk page. Make sure to check that page often to gather any feedback the community might provide.
- Begin working with classmates and other editors to polish your lead section and fix any major issues.
- Continue research in preparation for writing the body of the article.
- Milestones
All students have started editing articles or drafts on Wikipedia.
Week 14
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 30 April 2018 | Wednesday, 2 May 2018
Week 15
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 7 May 2018 | Wednesday, 9 May 2018
- In class - Building articles
- Demo uploading images and adding images to articles.
- Share experiences and discuss problems.
Resources: Illustrating Wikipedia and Evaluating Wikipedia
- Assignment - Complete first draft
- Expand your article into a complete first draft.
- In class - Group suggestions
- As a group, offer suggestions for improving one or two other students' articles, based on your ideas of what makes a solid encyclopedia article.
Week 16
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 14 May 2018
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
- Assignment - Continue improving articles
- Return to your classmates' articles you previously reviewed, and provide more suggestions for further improvement. If there is a disagreement, suggest a compromise.
- Do additional research and writing to make further improvements to your article, based on your classmates' suggestions and any additional areas for improvement you can identify.
- In class - In-class presentation
- Students give in-class presentations about their experiences editing Wikipedia.
- Assignment - Final article
- Add final touches to your Wikipedia article.
Handout: Polishing your article