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- Course name
- Seminar in Academic Inquiry and Writing
- Institution
- University of New Haven
- Instructor
- Mary Isbell
- Wikipedia Expert
- Brianda (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- English
- Course dates
- 2023-01-17 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-05-10 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 19
The Seminar in Academic Inquiry introduces students to the conventions of academic writing and the habits of critical inquiry they will need in university courses and beyond. Students read and annotate texts on a topic (or topics) selected by the instructor, develop original avenues of inquiry through classroom discussion, and transform their questions into well-supported academic arguments. Assignment sequences incorporate opportunities for research, drafting, revision, editing, and reflection to help students find writing processes that can be replicated in future courses and workplace projects that require only polished work. Because different disciplines and career paths present different scenarios for critical thinking and writing, this course also teaches students how to adapt the conventions of academic inquiry to a variety of contexts.
Between each major writing assignment, students are introduced to Wikipedia by completing trainings through the dashboard and participating in short, in-class activities. The final assignment of the course asks each student to select an article in Wikipedia to improve, emphasising the difference between writing for an encyclopedia and writing an academic argument. We focus specifically on the role of argument in the creation of an encyclopedia article (particularly as it manifests in talk pages).
Student | Assigned | Reviewing |
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Spacecat014 | ||
The fire fist | ||
Toastysun19 | ||
Zalula01 | ||
Washington788888 | ||
YaYa8999 | Artificial nails | |
Annabc889 | ||
AshDuub | ||
JayDR8667 | ||
1stormynight | Thomas Ruffin Gray |
Timeline
Week 5
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- Tuesday, 14 February 2023 | Thursday, 16 February 2023
- In class - Wikipedia Day 1
Before class, read (and annotate with hypothesis, if they choose) a remixed version of the “Wikipedia Policies” training. In class, we will complete an activity called “Your Digital Presence”), which focuses on helping you get acquainted with Wikipedia, Wiki Education, and their own presence on the Internet before creating accounts.
- Assignment - Wikipedia Day 2
Week 6
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- Tuesday, 21 February 2023 | Thursday, 23 February 2023
Week 7
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- Tuesday, 28 February 2023 | Thursday, 2 March 2023
Week 8
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- Tuesday, 7 March 2023 | Thursday, 9 March 2023
- Assignment - Wikipedia Day 3
In class, we will revisit “Contributing to a Talk Page” and focus together on an article related to the assignment we just completed. We'll work together to brainstorm suggestions for improving the article I'll invite you to share your suggestions on the talk page for the article.
- Assignment - Wikipedia Day 4
We will explore the Article Finder Tool as you make decisions about the research project you will pursue
Week 9
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- Tuesday, 21 March 2023 | Thursday, 23 March 2023
Week 10
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- Tuesday, 28 March 2023 | Thursday, 30 March 2023
Week 11
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- Tuesday, 4 April 2023 | Thursday, 6 April 2023
Week 12
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- Tuesday, 11 April 2023 | Thursday, 13 April 2023
Week 13
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- Tuesday, 18 April 2023 | Thursday, 20 April 2023
- Assignment - We're ready to make contributions to Wikipedia!
- Lots of extra resources to reference!
Guides for particular disciplines:
Week 14
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- Tuesday, 25 April 2023 | Thursday, 27 April 2023
Week 15
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- Tuesday, 2 May 2023 | Thursday, 4 May 2023
Week 16
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- Tuesday, 9 May 2023