Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Cal Poly Pomona/Early American History Graduate Seminar (Fall 2020)
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- Course name
- Early American History Graduate Seminar
- Institution
- Cal Poly Pomona
- Instructor
- Rachel Van
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- History
- Course dates
- 2020-08-27 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-12-12 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 12
This class is a graduate reading and research seminar in early American history to 1877. Students will complete a research paper asking them to write or revise a Wikipedia page on an individual notable within early American history.
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 2 September 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
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account and peruse the Wikiedu timeline. On Blackboard, I have links to sample biographies revised by previous students.
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 9 September 2020
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 16 September 2020
- Assignment - Get started on Wikipedia
Use Wikiedu training resources to gain understanding of Wikipedia's structure and policies. For a biography you will need to find a "notable" person from early America whose page is in need of revising, but also someone with secondary sources available on their historical contributions and life. You may use primary sources, but the secondary sources help to establish notability and peer reviewed assessments of how to read the primary sources.
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 23 September 2020
- In class - Discussion
- In class - Discussion
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 30 September 2020
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 7 October 2020
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 14 October 2020
- Assignment - Finalize Your Topic, with sources & analysis
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 21 October 2020
- 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 9
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 28 October 2020
Week 10
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 18 November 2020
- 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 12
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 25 November 2020
- Assignment - Continue improving your article
Exercise
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 - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia
Now that you've improved your draft, it's time to move your work live - to the "mainspace."
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 2 December 2020
Week 14
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 9 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!
- In class - In-class presentation
- Assignment - Original analytical paper
Write a paper going beyond your Wikipedia article to advance your own ideas, arguments, and original research about your topic.