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Course name
ENGL-122
Institution
Brookdale Community College
Instructor
Heather Revesz
Wikipedia Expert
Brianda (Wiki Ed)
Subject
English
Course dates
2023-01-19 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-05-09 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
40


English Composition – Writing and Research: Students write research papers, focusing on finding, evaluating, using, and citing source materials. We will be using the Wikipedia "develop articles" assignment to help develop students' research and writing skills.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Emfederico17 Chinese stripe-necked turtle Butterfly house, Wild Cat (Hersheypark)
GinoTerra
Mmaley2 Betta Gender pay gap in sports, High-mountain tea
Rgcowboys 2022–23 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team Hillshire Farm, Florida Cracker cattle
SoccerTB Gender pay gap in sports, Soccer Aid, Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin High-mountain tea, Betta
Tjreevey DeVon Bean Animal repellent, Achilles (son of Zeus)
HCL122 Tusculum (Princeton, New Jersey) Hoop (rhythmic gymnastics), Computer-aided engineering
Ashven20 Bolognese dog Intercultural communication, Minister of Pensions and National Health (Canada)
Gbrookdale21 Red-breasted pygmy parrot
VisualEcstasy
Karenmegalaa Hillshire Farm 2022–23 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team, Florida Cracker cattle
Bellwell567 Florida Cracker cattle
Ep0904 Black-headed night monkey Glass octopus, Sakko
ELL0915 Intercultural communication Minister of Pensions and National Health (Canada), Bolognese dog
Rk0411 Hoop (rhythmic gymnastics) Tusculum (Princeton, New Jersey), Computer-aided engineering
Paynbr04 Sneaker collecting
123dq Minister of Pensions and National Health (Canada) Bolognese dog, Intercultural communication
Nurseyvonne713 Achilles (son of Zeus)
Torisosa Cat behavior
Meli8739 Butterfly house Chinese stripe-necked turtle, Wild Cat (Hersheypark)
J123softball Wild Cat (Hersheypark) Butterfly house, Chinese stripe-necked turtle
Ehallard1 Puggle
Gabbissmart720 Achilles (son of Zeus) Animal repellent, DeVon Bean, Hall Air Yacht
DoubleQuarterPounder123 Animal repellent Achilles (son of Zeus), DeVon Bean, Hall Air Yacht
Eortiz20 Transportation Safety Board
DeGonz1204 Putla Villa de Guerrero
Drandolph526 Barnert Temple
Gvargas1oo Hall Air Yacht Animal repellent
Jtantillo High-mountain tea Gender pay gap in sports, Betta
MightBeLying Cube root law
Anthony2684 Shadowboxing High-mountain tea, Betta
Ecstasy341 Shōnen manga
BrandonO16290 José Antonio Aguirre (boxer)
Fdemi8 Glass octopus Black-headed night monkey, Sakko
Bendoncaramel Bromelia hieronymi Tusculum (Princeton, New Jersey), Glass octopus
Redoctopus14 Sakko Black-headed night monkey, Glass octopus
Sammyy.smithh Property damage
Er813 Mozzarella sticks
Cwhite24 Computer-aided engineering Hoop (rhythmic gymnastics), Tusculum (Princeton, New Jersey)

Timeline

Week 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 28 March 2023
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.)

Assignment - Wikipedia assignment blog

Begin a blog about your experiences. You can use discussion questions to frame your entries, or reflect on the research and writing process. Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 4 April 2023
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

Week 13

Course meetings
Tuesday, 11 April 2023
Assignment - Make a small edit
Assignment - Finalize your topic and find sources
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 14

Course meetings
Tuesday, 18 April 2023
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 15

Course meetings
Tuesday, 25 April 2023
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 - 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 - Reflective essay
Milestones

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

Week 16

Course meetings
Tuesday, 2 May 2023