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Course name
ENG 177
Institution
Fort Lewis College
Instructor
Lauren Connolly
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Books
Course dates
2020-01-13 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-04-03 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
8


This course will show students the basics of editing Wikipedia so that they may partake in the Art + Feminism movement in March.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Cellomont Alicia Gaspar de Alba
MindMaisel
FLCstudent Rosario Ferré
Tofuluvr907 Rosario Ferré
Latinx+art38 Evangelina Vigil-Piñón
Writers13running2
Elephant2016 Achy Obejas
HozhoTeaTime
Cosmic Negro Judy Baca

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Thursday, 23 January 2020
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:

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Assignment - Library session 1 (1/23)
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.)


Assignment - Library session 1 (1/23)
Evaluate Wikipedia

Week 3

Course meetings
Thursday, 30 January 2020

Week 4

Course meetings
Thursday, 6 February 2020

Week 5

Course meetings
Thursday, 13 February 2020
Milestones

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


Assignment - Share your topic with the librarian

Before our library session on Thursday, February 20th, complete the following assignment:

  1. Pick your article
  2. Complete the ENG 177 Wikipedia Pre-assignment. You will be asked to provide the following:
    1. Your name
    2. Your Wikipedia username
    3. Your Wikipedia article title & url
    4. A short statement on why you chose your article, and what you want to edit or change and why

Week 6

Course meetings
Thursday, 20 February 2020
Milestones

By the beginning of our library session on Thursday, February 20th, everyone will have chosen an article to edit and completed the pre-assignment


In class - Library session 2 (2/20)
Finding Resources

In our second library session on Thursday, February 20th, we will explore sources related to biographical research. You may bring your personal laptop to class, and/or/also we will have access to desktop computers in RL 131


In class - Wikipedia editing review
  • Get in a group with the classmates in your row.
  • Come up with a team name!
  • Write your answers to the Wikipedia editing review!

Week 7

Course meetings
Thursday, 27 February 2020

Week 8

Course meetings
Thursday, 5 March 2020
Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.


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

Week 9

Course meetings
Thursday, 12 March 2020
In class - Draft of citations and sentences by 3/12

By the beginning of our library session on 3/28, you will have a draft of your sentence contributions and the citations you will be using in your article


Assignment - Library session 3 (3/12)
Add to an article

Come to class on Thursday, March 12th prepared to complete the following assignment:

  • Add at least 3 sentences to your assigned article, and cite each statement to a reliable source
  • Add at least 2 additional citations to existing statements in your assigned article
Milestones

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