Wikipedia:USEP/Courses/Introduction to Digital Literacies (Webster Newbold)

Course information

University: Ball State University
Course title: ENG 213: Introduction to Digital Literacies
Professor name: Webster Newbold
Professor's Wikipedia username: Wnewbold (talk · contribs)
Course start date: 8/21/12
Assignment due date: 11/8/12
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Course description

Introduction to Digital Literacies teaches students ways of reading, analyzing, researching, and composing in emerging media. This course introduces concepts and practices of rhetorical communication, focusing on how they power our use of new media. Through individual and group projects, students will understand and enact the roles of user, critic, and designer in digital interactions, and reflect on what this means for themselves and our society. To offer a framework for understanding these processes, we will study the cultural changes that led into and are emerging from digital media.

Wikipedia assignment

The official title for this unit is "Collaborative Research." Students will be working in small groups (3 or 4) to create a new article, improve an existing one, or expand a stub. Students will be choosing their own topics within their groups, with guidance from the instructor and Online Ambassador.

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Schedule

Week 6 (1): Sep 27–Oct 3

Introduce concept of collaborative research and Wikipedia environment
Set up groups
Article quality
Browsing articles, history, and talk pages
Rhetorical interactions, community discussions
Wikipedia essentials for participation—the Five Pillars
Resources: The "Rules"; Notability
Assignment: Read this week’s resources

Week 7 (2): Oct 4–10

Setting up of individual user accounts and sandboxes
Editing practice; Markup and formatting commands
Topic research and development: Portals, Stubs, and Projects
Review of prior 213 class articles
Identify Online Ambassador
Resources: Editing; Sandboxes; Portals; Stubs; Projects; The Missing Manual
Assignment: Explore potential topics, post in Pathfinder’s sandbox page by Oct 11 (see course schedule)

Week 8 (3): Oct 11–25

Develop topic, explore content
Select topic proposal for review by Online Ambassador
Assignment: Pathfinders coordinate topic revision with OA; divide responsibilities within groups

Week 10 (4): Oct 25–29

Finalize topic and group responsibilities
Ongoing work on research and article development
Pathfinders post overview of article intentions in Talk pages (where applicable)
Assignment: Begin to draft articles in sandboxes (each group will decide details)

Week 11 (5): Oct 30–Nov 5

Draft articles must be ready in sandboxes by end of class Oct 30
Pathfinders request additional comments from OA

Week 12 (6): Nov 6–8

Checking and verification of references and proper use of source language (plagiarism avoidance)
Move article to Wikipedia as ready (with help from OA if needed)
Reflective memo due to instructor by Nov 11, 10:00 pm

Weeks 13 on

All groups monitor status of articles--answer questions, explain articles on talk pages if necessary
Follow up article status; apply to “Featured article” or “Did you know?” if appropriate; help may be requested from OAs