Jump to content

Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/College of DuPage/English 1102 NET 55 (Spring 2021)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This Course Wikipedia Resources Connect
Questions? Ask us:

contact@wikiedu.org

Course name
English 1102 NET 55
Institution
College of DuPage
Instructor
Bob Hazard
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
English
Course dates
2021-01-24 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-05-21 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
22


This is English 1102 NET 20

Student Assigned Reviewing
Martin Paskevicius Facepunch Studios
Goughenourt Body building, Female bodybuilding, Fitness and figure competition, Bodybuilding Body building
Ezekebetito History of basketball Lingua franca
Rhuetson American Mafia, Chicago Outfit Adam Jones (musician), Body building
CVazquez599
Wacheli Mangaka Facepunch Studios
Itn333 West Chicago, Illinois Lo-Fi Hip-Hop, Body building
Msomer110 Discrepancies (Band)
KarimMassarani Lingua franca History of basketball, Body building
TenevT Vexillological Development During Monarchy in Bulgaria
Xzones15 Oak Island, Our Last Night, Lo-Fi Hip-Hop
Tprange70 Adam Jones (musician)
Shooter954 Economic Ethics
Esraa241 Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on social media Digital media use and mental health
Hanafarooqui312 Digital media use and mental health, Health effects of tobacco, Mobile phones and driving safety, Talk:COVID-19 pandemic in Madhya Pradesh
Sharpd153 Intermittent fasting, Paraguayan War
Juant459

Timeline

Week 11

Course meetings
Friday, 9 April 2021   |   Saturday, 10 April 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:


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.

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 12

Course meetings
Sunday, 11 April 2021   |   Monday, 12 April 2021   |   Tuesday, 13 April 2021   |   Wednesday, 14 April 2021   |   Thursday, 15 April 2021
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 13

Course meetings
Sunday, 18 April 2021   |   Monday, 19 April 2021   |   Tuesday, 20 April 2021   |   Wednesday, 21 April 2021   |   Thursday, 22 April 2021
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


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 14

Course meetings
Sunday, 25 April 2021   |   Monday, 26 April 2021   |   Tuesday, 27 April 2021   |   Wednesday, 28 April 2021   |   Thursday, 29 April 2021
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

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.

Week 15

Course meetings
Sunday, 2 May 2021   |   Monday, 3 May 2021   |   Tuesday, 4 May 2021   |   Wednesday, 5 May 2021   |   Thursday, 6 May 2021
Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia

Now that you've improved your draft based on others' feedback, it's time to move your work live - to the "mainspace."

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13


Assignment - Continue improving your article

Exercise

Add links to 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 16

Course meetings
Sunday, 9 May 2021   |   Monday, 10 May 2021   |   Tuesday, 11 May 2021   |   Wednesday, 12 May 2021   |   Thursday, 13 May 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!


In class - In-class presentation

Guiding questions

Assignment - Reflective essay

Guiding questions

Milestones

Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.