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Course name
Architecture and Urbanism in Africa
Institution
University of California, Los Angeles
Instructor
Lauren Taylor
Wikipedia Expert
Elysia (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Art History
Course dates
2019-09-26 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-12-06 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
50


This course leads students to study the built environment according to methods and theories of the art historical discipline. Students will examine buildings and cities located in a wide variety of places and times throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Given the relative shortage of Wikipedia articles on African architecture, I am interested in asking students to create or update entries as a final class assignment.

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 7 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 9 October 2019
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.

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 14 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 16 October 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 21 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 23 October 2019
In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Art History

History

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 28 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 30 October 2019
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 6

Course meetings
Monday, 4 November 2019   |   Wednesday, 6 November 2019
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 7

Course meetings
Wednesday, 13 November 2019
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 8

Course meetings
Monday, 18 November 2019   |   Wednesday, 20 November 2019
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 9

Course meetings
Monday, 25 November 2019   |   Wednesday, 27 November 2019
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

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 2 December 2019   |   Wednesday, 4 December 2019
Milestones

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