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due SOON reminder and Milestones
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| 9/4/2013 |
Wikipedia essentials: Introduction to how Wikipedia will be used in the course
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Start the online student orientation and training. During this training, you will create an account, make edits in a sandbox, and learn the basic rules of Wikipedia. |
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| 9/9/2013 |
Basics of editing
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DUE 9/13/13
- Complete the online student orientation and training.
- Create a user page (with no personal identifying information!)
- Sign up on the list of students on the course page (below)
- To practice editing and communicating on Wikipedia: introduce yourself to our Wikipedia Online Ambassador, Keilana|Parlez ici by leaving a message on her talk page
- add links from your userpage to each of your group member's userpages. ||
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| 9/11/2013 |
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Due SOON 9/13/13
Each student:
- has a Wikipedia user account
- is listed on the course page
- has introduced themselves to Keilana|Parlez ici
- has connected their userpage to each group member's userpage.
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| 9/16/2013
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Choosing articles: Discuss the range of topics students will be working on and strategies for researching and writing about them. How to get help
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DUE 10/6/13
Critically evaluate TWO Wikipedia articles on the list provided by Professor Hake (all topics related to the class). For each article, leave one solid suggestion for improving it on the article’s talk page. Create a list of each page (with hot link) and your suggestion on your userpage.
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| 9/18/2013 |
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| 9/23/2013
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Using sources
- Read: “Referencing on Wikipedia” and “Understanding Wikipedia’s copyright policy”
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DUE 10/7/13 (in class)
- Discuss the articles you have reviewed with your group and choose one to expand as your group project for the semester.
- Add article to the class's course page.
- Add Article Banner to the talk page of your article! See directions below.
DUE 10/14/13
- Compile a bibliography of relevant research and post it to the talk page of the article you are working on. Begin reading the sources.
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| 9/25/2013 |
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| 9/30/2013
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| 10/2/2013
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Exam 1
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Due SOON 10/6/13
- Suggestions for improving 2 wikipedia articles posted on article's talk page. Links to pages included on your userpage!
10/7/13
- Article added to course page
- Article Banner added to article talk page
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| 10/7/2013
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Wikipedia in class work session
- Choose article for group work, post on article's talk page
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DUE 10/18/13
- Write a summary version reflecting the content the article will have after it's been improved, and post this along with a brief description of your plans on the article’s talk page.
- In a group member's sand box (link to it from your userpage!), begin working with classmates and other editors to polish your short starter article and fix any major issues.
- Continue research in preparation for expanding your article.
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All students have started editing articles or drafts on Wikipedia.
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| 10/9/2013 |
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Due SOON 10/14/13
- Bibliography of relevant research, posted to the talk page of the article you are working on.
- Continue reading the sources and taking notes.
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| 10/14/2013
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Moving articles to the main space
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DUE 11/1/13
- Move sandbox articles into main space.
- Compose a one-sentence “hook,” of your article, share it with OA, nominate it for “Did you know,” and monitor the nomination for any issues identified by other editors.
- Begin expanding your article into a comprehensive treatment of the topic.
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| 10/16/2013 |
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Due SOON 10/18/13
- Summary version of your article posted on the article's talk page.
- Work on your starter article continues in a group member's sand box (which is linked to your userpage).
- Continue research in preparation for expanding your article.
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| 10/21/2013
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Building article
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In your sandbox, expand your article into an initial draft of a comprehensive treatment of the topic. Keep in mind, a polished article needs to be on main page by 11/15/13, when peer review BEGINS.
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| 10/23/2013
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| 10/28/2013 |
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DUE 11/15/13
- Select one classmate's article that you will peer review and copy-edit. Add your name as a REVIEWER to one article in the course table below. If the article already has three reviewers, choose a different one!
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| 10/31/2013
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Due SOON 11/1/13
- Sandbox articles moved into main space.
- Articles nominated for DYK, one sentence hooks posted on your userpage. Issues identified by other editors addressed.
- Continue working on article.
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| 11/4/2013 |
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| 11/6/2013 |
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| 11/11/2013
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Getting and giving feedback
- Demo uploading images and adding images to articles.
- Share experiences and discuss problems.
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DUE 11/22/13
- Peer review one of your classmate's articles. Leave comments requiring work by the article author on the article's talk page (for example, ask these questions as you read article: Good overall flow?, Sufficiently wikified?, Clear? References correctly cited in line and at end of article? MANY wikilinks? Balanced treatment of multiple perspectives? Major points covered? Is introductory section clear and does it invite further reading?
- Also read “Evaluating Wikipedia article quality” for additional guidance on reviewing.
- Copy-edit the reviewed articles (fix grammatical errors such as spelling, punctuation, capitalization).
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| 11/13/2013 |
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*Article should be in great shape: Peer review BEGINS on 11/15/13!
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| 11/18/2013
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How to respond to reviewer comments, explicitly and kindly.
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FINAL Wikipedia article DUE 12/7/13
- Once peer review is finished (11/22/13) work carefully on your article to specifically address all edits and suggestions. Make notes on your article's talk page about HOW you addressed feedback, point by point.
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| 11/20/2013 |
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| 11/25/2013 |
Thanksgiving
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DUE 12/7/13
Keep polishing your Wikipedia article.
DUE 12/11/13
1) Write a reflective essay (2-5 pages) on your Wikipedia contributions and experience. In the essay, address these questions:
- What was your contribution to the wikipage?
- How equitable was the sharing of the workload within your group?
- What did you learn about group work during this project?
- What are the most valuable lessons - positive and negative - you learned during this assignment (regarding overall experience, content, team work, etc).
- Do you think you will/might keep poking around as an editor on wikipedia?
- Do you think this assignment will help you in the future? If so, how?
- Of course add any other comments on your learning, the process, etc.!
2) ALSO Develop a list of the URLs of at least 6 other wikipedia pages where your group has added wikilinks back to your article (everyone on your team should work on placing the links, however only one person in the group needs to send the email to instructor!). These wikilinks to your article should include links placed on the main topic and subtopic pages (for example the ectoderm article should have a link from the germ layers article; neural fold and neural plate should have links to them from the neurulation article). You might also find pages to place wikilinks within the portal and project sub pages, on did you know nomination pages, etc. Six is the minimum number of links you should create and more links will be considered in a highly favorable light!" ||
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| 11/27/2013 |
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| 12/2/2013 |
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| 12/4/2013 |
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Due SOON 12/7/13
- Final version of your Wikipedia article should have addressed all review comments. See grading rubric for additional details on how page will be graded.
- ONE person from each group emailed Professor Hake with the list of links place in OTHER articles back to your article.
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