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Course name
Writing Women Back into Tech History
Institution
Georgia Institute of Technology
Instructor
Alexandra Edwards
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
English
Course dates
2019-06-20 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-08-01 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
20


In this short summer session course, students will investigate a variety of recent approaches to the work of writing women back into the history of science and technology.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Vmalla3 Draft:Jean Dollimore
Salenamle Draft:Margaret Hilda Harper Draft:Evelyn Brower Man
Jayjay Ugbe Draft:Clotilde Kate Brewster Draft:Jean Dollimore
Codysheng000617 Draft:Katheryn Emanuel Lawson
DuncanWinn Draft:Betty Cantor-Jackson
Haochendai Draft:Mary Hegeler Carus Draft:Ruth Goulding Wood
Sophia.colosi Draft:Ilia Fehrer
ShaliniMoua Draft:Evelyn Brower Man Draft:Alice Recoque
Tmallory3 Draft:Ruth Goulding Wood Draft:Mary Elizabeth Sharpe
Nzacharis Draft:Erna Hamburger
JacobJackowiak Draft:Alice Recoque Draft:Margaret Hilda Harper
JadenMcElvey Draft:Marlene Hazle Draft:Anne-Marie Staub
Owenpendley Draft:Virginia Tucker Draft:Marjorie Devaney
Hansonztk Draft:Nadeschda Gernet Draft:Marjorie Devaney, Draft:Virginia Tucker
Asikorsky Draft:Anne-Marie Staub
Melody Pogula Draft:Mary Elizabeth Sharpe Draft:Mary Hegeler Carus
Marshallbaxter15 Draft:Marjorie Devaney
Msilva38 Draft:Alice Elizabeth Anderson

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Thursday, 20 June 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 2

Course meetings
Monday, 24 June 2019   |   Tuesday, 25 June 2019   |   Wednesday, 26 June 2019   |   Thursday, 27 June 2019
In class - Discussion
Sources and plagiarism

Thinking about sources and plagiarism

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


In class - Discussion
Content gaps

What's a content gap?

Assignment - Exercise
Find your sources

Finalize your topic / Find your sources

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 1 July 2019   |   Tuesday, 2 July 2019   |   Wednesday, 3 July 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Biographies

Chemistry

History

Medicine

Science Communication

Women's Studies


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 4

Course meetings
Monday, 8 July 2019   |   Tuesday, 9 July 2019   |   Wednesday, 10 July 2019   |   Thursday, 11 July 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 5

Course meetings
Monday, 15 July 2019   |   Tuesday, 16 July 2019   |   Wednesday, 17 July 2019   |   Thursday, 18 July 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


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!


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!

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 22 July 2019   |   Tuesday, 23 July 2019   |   Wednesday, 24 July 2019
Milestones

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