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Course name
Recent American History
Institution
Delta College
Instructor
Amy French
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
History
Course dates
2016-08-30 00:00:00 UTC – 2016-12-13 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
50


Objectives:

 Analyze Wikipedia as a source and contemplate its veracity.

 Research academic journal articles, monographs, biographies, or essay collections on a historical topic.

 Create an academic, annotated bibliography for a historical research project.

 Synthesize relevant academic research and existing scholarship.

 Create or edit a Wikipedia article on a historical topic.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Sereahskutt
Bradyday USS Maine
JacobJR
Andrew Ratajczak
Jastlsn96
Mkbovee
Pearl2004
Djbaccary
AmberLT
Papeshj
Kevinr36
Gregory Britton
Kali15065
TravisF516
Rodeoqueen24
Drewhowson
Malloryfini
Haileeandrulis
Alibourcier
Dlavrack11
Emmymae9805 Prohibition in the U.S.
Parker Moore
Austinmoore
Bakermulvaney
Brrundon Company towns
Beckermaddy
BakeBake16
Courtneyam98 Rosie the Riveter
Jkwalker629 Plains Indians
Jordanshuler Battle of Little BigHorn
Aaron.matzke Andrew Carnegie
Wineaboutit Flapper
Bnmulvan Bay of Pigs
Shannonhagen Civil rights act of 1964
Santino2323
Drewfield03
Lindaswinyer
Andyrat1697 Wall Street Crash 1929
Taylorwozniak
Tempus456
Thomasburnham Pullman Strike
MFini Hoovervilles

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Tuesday, 30 August 2016   |   Thursday, 1 September 2016
Wikipedia essentials
  • Overview of the course
  • Introduction to how Wikipedia will be used in the course




Handout: Editing Wikipedia


Editing basics
  • Basics of editing

Handouts: Using Talk Pages, Evaluating Wikipedia


Assignment - Practicing the basics
  • Create an account and then complete the online training for students. During this training, you will make edits in a sandbox and learn the basic rules of Wikipedia.
  • Create a User page.
  • To practice editing and communicating on Wikipedia, introduce yourself on the user talk page of one of your classmates, who should also be enrolled in the table at the bottom of the page.
  • Explore topics related to your topic area to get a feel for how Wikipedia is organized. What areas seem to be missing? As you explore, make a mental note of articles that seem like good candidates for improvement.




Resources: Online Training for Students

Milestones

All students have Wikipedia user accounts and are listed on the course page.

Week 2

Course meetings
Thursday, 8 September 2016
In class - Using sources
  • Be prepared to explain close paraphrasing, plagiarism, and copyright violations on Wikipedia.



Handouts: Citing Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 13 September 2016   |   Thursday, 15 September 2016
Assignment - Finalize topic and turn in to Dr. French


Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 20 September 2016   |   Thursday, 22 September 2016
In class -

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 27 September 2016   |   Thursday, 29 September 2016
Moving articles to mainspace
  • We'll discuss moving your article out of your sandboxes and into Wikipedia's main space.
  • A general reminder: Don't panic if your contribution disappears, and don't try to force it back in. 
    • Check to see if there is an explanation of the edit on the article's talk page. If not, (politely) ask why it was removed.
    • Contact your Wikipedia Content Expert and let them know.




Handout: Moving out of your Sandbox

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 4 October 2016   |   Thursday, 6 October 2016
Continue Researching

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 11 October 2016   |   Thursday, 13 October 2016
Assignment - Bibliography due
  • Create an academic bibliography of all your sources consulted thus far. 
  • Must have at least five academic sources on bibliography. Academic sources are generally from academic journals (found on J-Stor or Project Muse) or from academic publishers. Delta provides access to J-Stor and Project Muse through the LLIC. For books, you will probably need to use interlibrary loan; this can take several weeks so leave yourself plenty of time. under assignments)
  • Bibliographical citations must be in Chicago Manual of Style (see link and sample on eLearning under assignments)

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 18 October 2016   |   Thursday, 20 October 2016
Continue reading your research

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 25 October 2016   |   Thursday, 27 October 2016
Work on your research synthesis

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 1 November 2016   |   Thursday, 3 November 2016
Finalize your synthesis draft



Week 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 8 November 2016   |   Thursday, 10 November 2016
Assignment - Synthesis Due

In class, turn in your written synthesis essay of your research. Guidelines on eLearning.

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 15 November 2016   |   Thursday, 17 November 2016

Week 13

Course meetings
Tuesday, 22 November 2016
In class - Work on draft of your Wikipedia edit

You can use the sandbox if you want to work on your draft.

Week 14

Course meetings
Tuesday, 29 November 2016   |   Thursday, 1 December 2016
Assignment - Wikipedia Edit Due

By this date, you should have edited Wikipedia. In addition, you need to bring to class a printout of your the section of the article that you edited and have highlighted your edit.