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Course name
GEND 419
Institution
MacEwan University
Instructor
Kathryn Holland
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Course dates
2021-09-10 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-10-27 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
10


"Digital technology plays a central and increasingly complex role in our culture. Its issues require careful study, including assumptions about its ubiquity, neutrality, and stability. This course will address the following questions: How are gender identities constituted and changed by technologically-mediated environments and technological artifacts themselves? How does technology change, and how can you create change with technology? We will consider how intersectional feminism has informed technological practices and artifacts produced in our historical moment and the past to develop our understanding of the reciprocal relationships among technology and social categories as gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, and class. Our topics will include the digital divide, biotechnology, reproductive technology, surveillance, social media, home technology, and entertainment technology. Throughout the term, we will analyze writing about technology, critique digital sites and tools, and gain hands-on experience with digital creation. This is an interdisciplinary course with a foundation in the humanities. No previous coursework on or expertise in technology is required."

Student Assigned Reviewing
Sairamaret Human rights in India
Catpawhs Ethel Cain
EditingReality Feminist views on pornography
Walkera47 Stones from the River
HopeGirl2012 Lucy Mack Smith, PostMormon Community, Ex-Mormon
CriminalGoat894 Philosophy of sex, Jenna Marbles
JHeber10 Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the LGBT community
Banneralexandra Adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Jayseshaw LGBT music
ReaKarwal Gender bias in medical diagnosis

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Tuesday, 14 September 2021   |   Thursday, 16 September 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.)

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 21 September 2021   |   Thursday, 23 September 2021
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion
Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 28 September 2021   |   Thursday, 30 September 2021
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 5 October 2021   |   Thursday, 7 October 2021
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 12 October 2021   |   Thursday, 14 October 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

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 19 October 2021   |   Thursday, 21 October 2021
Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

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

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 26 October 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!
Milestones

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