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Course name
Music and Literature
Institution
University of Wisconsin
Instructor
Christy Talbott
Wikipedia Expert
Elysia (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Music Appreciation
Course dates
2019-01-22 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-05-19 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
75


You will become familiar with composers, compositional styles, and artistic trends through the ages. You will learn about a variety of instruments and will listen to many combinations of instrumental groupings.

This competency set will assess your knowledge of Western art music (i.e. “classical” music) from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. Pop, rock, and country are not styles that are included in 20th century Western art music. Insert the part about students with band or choir.

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Wednesday, 23 January 2019   |   Friday, 25 January 2019
Work in D2L / Brightspace

For the first week, we recommend you focus on the work in D2L / Brightspace. However, if you prefer to get started with your Wikipedia assignments right away, that's okay too -just skip to "Week 2" and get started!

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 28 January 2019   |   Wednesday, 30 January 2019   |   Friday, 1 February 2019
Assignment - Read "Editing Wikipedia"

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 Helpbutton at the top of this page.


To get started, please read pages 1-5 of the following handout: 


Assignment - Create a Wikipedia account and join the MUS173 Dashboard

Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you. 

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 4 February 2019   |   Wednesday, 6 February 2019   |   Friday, 8 February 2019
Assignment - Get started on Wikipedia

It's time to dive into Wikipedia. Here, you'll find the first set of trainings you'll need to take.   

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 11 February 2019   |   Wednesday, 13 February 2019   |   Friday, 15 February 2019
Assignment - Training
Evaluating Wikipedia

This week, you'll begin to think critically about Wikipedia articles. You'll evaluate a Wikipedia article related to the course and leave suggestions for improving it on the article's Talk page. 

To help you get started, complete the "Evaluating Articles and Sources" training.



Assignment - Exercise
Evaluate an article


Complete this Exercise: Evaluate an article


  • Submit your Wikipedia article evaluation as a Microsoft Word document to the D2L/Brightspace dropbox "Evaluating a Wikipedia Article." 
  • Optional: Choose at least 1 question relevant to the article you're evaluating and leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback with four tildes — Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 23:22, 5 February 2019 (UTC). [reply]

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 18 February 2019   |   Wednesday, 20 February 2019   |   Friday, 22 February 2019
Assignment - Training & exercise
Choose possible topics

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 25 February 2019   |   Wednesday, 27 February 2019   |   Friday, 1 March 2019
Assignment - Exercise
finalize your topic


Complete this exercise: Finalize your topic / Find your sources

Assignment - Training
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.


Resources: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

You have begun writing your article drafts.

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 4 March 2019   |   Wednesday, 6 March 2019   |   Friday, 8 March 2019
Assignment - Training & exercise
Continue improving 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.

Complete the Exercise: Add links to your article

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 11 March 2019   |   Wednesday, 13 March 2019   |   Friday, 15 March 2019
Assignment - Expand your draft

Now is the time to have a Wikipedia Expert review your draft! Click the "Get Help" button in your sandbox to request notes. 

Assignment - Revise and 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, 18 March 2019   |   Wednesday, 20 March 2019   |   Friday, 22 March 2019
Assignment - Training
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."


Resources: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

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!
  • When you're ready for the instructor to review your Wikipedia article, submit a Microsoft Word document to the D2L dropbox simply stating your name and that your content is ready for review.

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 25 March 2019   |   Wednesday, 27 March 2019   |   Friday, 29 March 2019
Assignment - Revise if needed

If needed, revise your article based on your instructor's feedback.

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 1 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 3 April 2019   |   Friday, 5 April 2019
Assignment - Revise if needed

If needed, revise your article based on your instructor's feedback.

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 8 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 10 April 2019   |   Friday, 12 April 2019
Milestones

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


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