Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University at Buffalo/HON199 (Fall): Difference between revisions

Students will be trained to enhance stubs and start articles related to a topic that interests them. They'll be trained along the way on how to do advanced information literacy searching using open access resources. This two pronged approach will allow them to grapple with their responsibility to conducting an informed and unbiased, scholarly conversation on a global scale.

Student	Assigned	Reviewing
Ajpettis	Conservation agriculture
Anoopnil	Energy in Tunisia
Jillianb06	Health in Ethiopia
Marthabalthasar	Energy technology
Morgans02	Water politics
Tingserg	Global food security index
Jimmygotclass	Geneva Conventions
Kristenzima	Gender pay gap in sports
Giacorbett	Deforestation in Madagascar
JakeBrooks2	Malnutrition in India
FlowerrGirl	Education in Vietnam
LU1R6	Death row
Kackem	Kariba Dam
Sarahs02	Sustainability in Dubai
Nkemmis	Wind power in Mexico
Mablanco28	Food security in Ethiopia
Maxmcq11	Shamanism: Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy
Camrynli19	Climate change in Europe
Amaini15	Northern Cyprus Water Supply Project
Jgseidne
Vechilco	Climate change in Honduras
Ewizard123	Hunger in Bangladesh
Lheiler02	Renewable energy law
Jrcarrol	Organic farming
Baileymlr	Climate ethics
ThatIndividual99	Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2018

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings

Tuesday, 3 November 2020 | Thursday, 5 November 2020

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:

Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
Evaluating Wikipedia

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.

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

In class - Discussion

Week 3

Course meetings

Tuesday, 10 November 2020 | Thursday, 12 November 2020

Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

Week 4

Course meetings

Tuesday, 17 November 2020 | Thursday, 19 November 2020

Assignment - Add to an article

Assignment - Exercise

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

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Art History

Biographies

Books

Cultural Anthropology

Ecology

Environmental Sciences

Science Communication

Sociology

Species

Women's Studies

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 5

Course meetings

Tuesday, 24 November 2020 | Thursday, 26 November 2020

Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion

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 6

Course meetings

Tuesday, 1 December 2020 | Thursday, 3 December 2020

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

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 7

Course meetings

Tuesday, 8 December 2020 | Thursday, 10 December 2020

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!

Assignment - Reflective essay

Milestones

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

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