Jump to content

Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Florida International University/IDH3035RVJ - Spring 2019 (Spring 2019)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This Course Wikipedia Resources Connect
Questions? Ask us:

contact@wikiedu.org

Course name
IDH3035RVJ - Spring 2019
Institution
Florida International University
Instructor
Maikel Alendy
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Interdisciplinary
Course dates
2019-01-07 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-04-27 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
42


In this class, students will students will apply concepts from the first iteration of this course last semester and become active participants in our digital world. Students will have an opportunity to evaluate their own experiences and challenges addressing and combating internal and external emotional, economic, prejudicial, and ideological influences within a digital landscape. In order to do this, this course relies heavily on non-traditional sources of course information such as YouTube videos, Buzzfeed articles, Podcasts, Twitter posts, Memes, and various websites. Students will create a complete digital campaign using social media to advertise, promote, and market a student-created business, cause, or interest. Students will create a webpage, manage a social media marketing campaign in order to complete the course synthesis project.

Timeline

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 11 March 2019   |   Wednesday, 13 March 2019   |   Thursday, 14 March 2019
Assignment - Assignment Options

This is an extra-credit assignment. You can choose from three options below:

  • Adding text to Wikipedia
  • Adding media
  • Translating an article


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.)

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 11

Course meetings
Sunday, 17 March 2019   |   Monday, 18 March 2019   |   Wednesday, 20 March 2019   |   Thursday, 21 March 2019
Assignment - Option 1
Adding Media

Please take the training module on how to contribute media to Wikipedia. Be sure that the media you add is freely lisenced.


Assignment - Option 2
Translating an Article

Take the above training module on translating articles.

Choose an article from the English Wikipedia and translate it into another language Wikipedia.

Keep the following in mind:

  • Each language Wikipedia has its own set of rules and policies. What is acceptable on the English Wikipedia may not be on another language Wikipedia and vice-versa.
  • Be sure that the article you choose from the English Wikipedia is not covered or not covered well on the other language Wikipedia.
  • Be sure that the article you choose on the English Wikipedia is of a high quality-i.e. well-sourced, well-written, well-balanced.
  • **  


Assignment - Option 3
Adding Text

If you choose to add text to Wikipedia, follow all of the steps outlined below.


Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article

Week 12

Course meetings
Sunday, 24 March 2019   |   Monday, 25 March 2019   |   Wednesday, 27 March 2019   |   Thursday, 28 March 2019
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 13

Course meetings
Sunday, 31 March 2019   |   Monday, 1 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 3 April 2019   |   Thursday, 4 April 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


Assignment - Exercise

Copyedit an article

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
Sunday, 7 April 2019   |   Monday, 8 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 10 April 2019   |   Thursday, 11 April 2019

Week 15

Course meetings
Sunday, 14 April 2019   |   Monday, 15 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 17 April 2019   |   Thursday, 18 April 2019
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 - Continue improving your article

Exercise

Add links to your article

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 16

Course meetings
Sunday, 21 April 2019   |   Monday, 22 April 2019
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.