Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/DePaul University/Community Food Systems (Fall 2018)
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- Course name
- Community Food Systems
- Institution
- DePaul University
- Instructor
- Howard Rosing
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Food Systems
- Course dates
- 2018-09-14 00:00:00 UTC – 2018-11-09 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 14
A critical analysis of the concept "community food system" as it is employed as an alternative to the global agro-food system. An overview of emerging local and community-driven efforts at producing, distributing and consuming food. Students will be writing a narrative on the Chicago Urban Agriculture Mapping Project (cuamp.org) based on existing literature and non-profit and government websites.
| Student | Assigned | Reviewing |
|---|---|---|
| Tbogartz | ||
| Rewhittaker | ||
| CamKoch | ||
| Cscoltock | ||
| Icuetodpu | ||
| Eberg19 | ||
| Jessf227 | ||
| Granteloupe | ||
| Aggiekallinicou |
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 14 September 2018
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 21 September 2018
- 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.
- In class - Discussion
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 28 September 2018
- Assignment - Find urban agriculture mapping projects in other cities
Search online for how other cities in the world are mapping urban agriculture.
Add at least one link with information on an urban agriculture mapping project to the Sandbox (include your name in brackets next to anything you add).
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 5 October 2018
- Assignment - Find articles online that mention CUAMP
Add at least one online citation mentioning CUAMP with the url to the Sandbox with your name in brackets next to the citation.
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 12 October 2018
- In class - Start drafting your contributions
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 19 October 2018
- Assignment - Peer review an article
- 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 7
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 26 October 2018
- 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
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 2 November 2018
- 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 - 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 9
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 9 November 2018
- 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!
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.