Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Boston University/Public Writing K1 (Spring 2023)
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- Course name
- Public Writing K1
- Institution
- Boston University
- Instructor
- Sarah Madsen Hardy
- Wikipedia Expert
- Brianda (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Course dates
- 2023-01-19 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-05-02 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 16
Students learn about the growing call for scholars to communicate their research to the public, study and practice several public genres, and present research from their major to a public audience.
Timeline
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 24 January 2023 | Thursday, 26 January 2023
- Milestones
Welcome to your Wikipedia assignment's course timeline. This page guides you through the steps you'll need to complete for your Wikipedia assignment, iwth 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 on the top of this page.
Resources:
No need to read them now, but keep them in mind for reference throughout the coming weeks.
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 31 January 2023 | Thursday, 2 February 2023
- Assignment - Wikipedia Policies
- Due Sept 26
- In class - Content gaps
- Assignment - Evaluating Articles and Sources
- Due Sept. 28
- Assignment - Find Your Article
- Finalized in class Sept. 30
This exercise, which we will finalize in class, will provide a link to your Article Selection page. (You need to be logged in to Wikpedia to access it.) Here you will list three potential articles to work on with a few souces for each.
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 7 February 2023 | Thursday, 9 February 2023
- Assignment - Start Drafting Your Contributions
- due Oct. 3
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7-9
- Assignment - Continue Improving Your Article
- Due Oct. 5
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 5
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 14 February 2023 | Thursday, 16 February 2023
- Assignment - Move Your Work Out of the Sandbox
- Due Oct. 11
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!
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.