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Course name
Early Medieval Art
Institution
Portland State University
Instructor
Anne McClanan
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Medieval Art
Course dates
2022-09-30 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-12-09 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
20


This course surveys the art and architecture of the early medieval period in Europe and the Mediterranean. This era opens with the advent of Christianity, and explores topics such as early Christian catacombs, the Book of Kells, and the art of the Migrant Peoples such as the Vikings. We will look at a richly diverse range of material created in places from Syria to Ireland in order to consider basic questions about the philosophy and theology of art, the social context of art and the analysis of gender and class in visual culture.

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Friday, 30 September 2022
Milestones

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.

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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
Friday, 7 October 2022
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Week 3

Course meetings
Friday, 14 October 2022
Assignment - Topic and Preliminary Bibliography
Post in our D2L site

Choose your topic / Find your sources

Week 4

Course meetings
Friday, 21 October 2022
Assignment - Add to an article

Week 5

Course meetings
Friday, 28 October 2022
Assignment - Drafts posted to your Sandbox, linked to the class dashboard

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
Friday, 4 November 2022
Assignment - Peer review two articles by colleagues, done in their Sandbox

Guiding framework

Milestones

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

Week 7

Course meetings
Friday, 11 November 2022

Week 8

Course meetings
Friday, 18 November 2022
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 9

Course meetings
Friday, 25 November 2022
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 10

Course meetings
Friday, 2 December 2022
Assignment - Final article posted by 12/5, remember to allow a few days for this process

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 11

Milestones

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