Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Acadia University/Canadian Political Parties (Spring 2022)
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- Course name
- Canadian Political Parties
- Institution
- Acadia University
- Instructor
- Erin Crandall
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Political Science
- Course dates
- 2022-01-11 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-04-30 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 10
This course considers the evolution of Canadian political parties, with particular emphasis on patterns of support, ideological change, and styles of leadership.
The Wikipedia assignment will ask students to identify an existing Wikipedia article on a Canadian political party (federal, provincial, or territorial) that is underdeveloped and to develop new content for the article.
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 17 January 2022
- 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.
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 24 January 2022
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
For the "Evaluate Wikipedia" exercise, try choosing an article that you are interested in doing further work on.
- In class - Discussion
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 31 January 2022
- Assignment - Choose possible topics
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
- In class - Discussion
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 7 February 2022
- Assignment - Add to an article
- Assignment - Exercise
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 14 February 2022
- Assignment - Annotated Bibliography
Prepare an annotated bibliography that includes a minimum of 5 peer-reviewed articles and/or chapters. Full instructions are available on Acorn.
- 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. You should have an initial draft ready for peer review by February 14.
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 28 February 2022
- Assignment - Your first draft of the article is ready for peer review
- In class - Discussion
Week 7
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 14 March 2022
- 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 - 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.
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned article and responding to the comments from their peer reviewer.
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 21 March 2022
- 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.
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 28 March 2022
- 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 11
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 4 April 2022
- 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!
- In class - In-class presentation
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 11 April 2022
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.
- Assignment - Reflection Paper
Write a paper reflecting on the Wikipedia project, including what you have learned, what challenges you encountered, as well as the potential and limitations of this kind of project for learning about Canadian politics. Detailed instructions available on Acorn.