Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/California State University, San Bernardino/Art History Methodologies (Spring)
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- Course name
- Art History Methodologies
- Institution
- California State University, San Bernardino
- Instructor
- Nicole Strathman
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Art History
- Course dates
- 2021-01-25 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-05-21 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 54
Introduction to methodologies in art history and research: how to navigate archives, collections, libraries, and art bibliographies to obtain peer-reviewed art historical scholarship. We will engage in critical reading and analysis, and learn practices of writing for art history. As a final project, this class will create well-researched articles on artists and art collectives who do not currently appear in Wikipedia.
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 26 January 2021 | Wednesday, 27 January 2021 | Thursday, 28 January 2021 | Friday, 29 January 2021
- In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia assignment
Welcome to your Wikipedia assignment's course timeline. This page guides you through the steps you'll need to complete for your Wikipedia assignment, with links to training modules and your classmates' work spaces.
Your course has been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. You can reach them through the Get Help button at the top of this page.
Resources:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- Assignment - Get started on Wikipedia
Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you. (Because of Wikipedia's technical restraints, you may receive a message that you cannot create an account. To resolve this, please try again off campus or the next day.)
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 1 February 2021 | Tuesday, 2 February 2021 | Wednesday, 3 February 2021 | Thursday, 4 February 2021 | Friday, 5 February 2021
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
- In class - Discussion
- Assignment - Exercise
Choose your artist
Week 3
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- Monday, 8 February 2021 | Tuesday, 9 February 2021 | Wednesday, 10 February 2021 | Thursday, 11 February 2021 | Friday, 12 February 2021
- Discussion
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
Week 4
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- Monday, 15 February 2021 | Tuesday, 16 February 2021 | Wednesday, 17 February 2021 | Thursday, 18 February 2021 | Friday, 19 February 2021
- Assignment - Add to an article
- Assignment - Exercise
Week 5
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- Monday, 22 February 2021 | Tuesday, 23 February 2021 | Wednesday, 24 February 2021 | Thursday, 25 February 2021 | Friday, 26 February 2021
- Assignment - Start drafting your contributions
Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have questions using the Get Help button at the top of this page.
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 1 March 2021 | Tuesday, 2 March 2021 | Wednesday, 3 March 2021 | Thursday, 4 March 2021 | Friday, 5 March 2021
- Continue writing your article
- Sources
Week 7
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- Monday, 8 March 2021 | Tuesday, 9 March 2021 | Wednesday, 10 March 2021 | Thursday, 11 March 2021 | Friday, 12 March 2021
- Assignment - Contributing images
Week 8
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- Monday, 15 March 2021 | Tuesday, 16 March 2021 | Wednesday, 17 March 2021 | Thursday, 18 March 2021 | Friday, 19 March 2021
- Milestones
- Assignment - How to Peer review an article
Week 9
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- Monday, 22 March 2021 | Tuesday, 23 March 2021 | Wednesday, 24 March 2021 | Thursday, 25 March 2021 | Friday, 26 March 2021
- Milestones
This is a work-in-progress. You don't know when your peer reviewer will view your work, so continue improving it!
Week 10
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- Monday, 29 March 2021 | Tuesday, 30 March 2021 | Wednesday, 31 March 2021 | Thursday, 1 April 2021 | Friday, 2 April 2021
- Spring Break
Week 11
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- Monday, 5 April 2021 | Tuesday, 6 April 2021 | Wednesday, 7 April 2021 | Thursday, 8 April 2021 | Friday, 9 April 2021
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
- Assignment - Respond to your peer review
You probably have some feedback from other students and possibly other Wikipedians. Consider their suggestions, decide whether it makes your work more accurate and complete, and edit your draft to make those changes.
Resources:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 12 and 14
- Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.
- Assignment - Continue improving your article
Now's the time to revisit your text and refine your work. You may do more research and find missing information; rewrite the lead section to represent all major points; reorganize the text to communicate the information better; or add images and other media.
- Assignment - Polish your work
Continue to expand and improve your work, and format your article to match Wikipedia's tone and standards. Remember to contact your Wikipedia Expert at any time if you need further help!
Week 12
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- Monday, 12 April 2021 | Tuesday, 13 April 2021 | Wednesday, 14 April 2021 | Thursday, 15 April 2021 | Friday, 16 April 2021
- Assignment - Final article
It's the final week to develop your article.
- Read Editing Wikipedia page 15 to review a final check-list before completing your assignment.
- Don't forget that you can ask for help from your Wikipedia Expert at any time!
Week 13
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- Monday, 19 April 2021 | Tuesday, 20 April 2021 | Wednesday, 21 April 2021 | Thursday, 22 April 2021 | Friday, 23 April 2021
- Contact Professor to Proof article before moving it into mainspace
- Assignment - Move article into mainspace
Week 14
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 26 April 2021 | Tuesday, 27 April 2021 | Wednesday, 28 April 2021 | Thursday, 29 April 2021 | Friday, 30 April 2021
- Confirm that your article is still live & no edits needed
Week 15
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- Monday, 3 May 2021 | Tuesday, 4 May 2021 | Wednesday, 5 May 2021 | Thursday, 6 May 2021 | Friday, 7 May 2021
- Confirm that your article is live & no edits needed
Week 16
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 10 May 2021 | Tuesday, 11 May 2021 | Wednesday, 12 May 2021 | Thursday, 13 May 2021 | Friday, 14 May 2021
- Confirm that your article is live & no edits needed
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.