Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Illinois State University/The Middle Ages (Spring)
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- Course name
- The Middle Ages
- Institution
- Illinois State University
- Instructor
- Kathryn Jasper
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- History
- Course dates
- 2022-01-12 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-05-13 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 35
Medieval world
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 13 January 2022
- Assignment - 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.)
- Assignment - Weekly Video Blog (FlipGrid)
Begin a blog about your expanding knowledge. You should use the prompts to frame your entries about weekly readings. Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 18 January 2022 | Thursday, 20 January 2022
- In class - Discussion
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 25 January 2022 | Thursday, 27 January 2022
- Narrow down possible topics
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
- In class - Discussion
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 1 February 2022 | Thursday, 3 February 2022
- Assignment - Finding your article
- Assignment - Exercise
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 8 February 2022 | Thursday, 10 February 2022
- Milestones
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 15 February 2022 | Thursday, 17 February 2022
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
- Assignment - Adding to an Article
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 22 February 2022 | Thursday, 24 February 2022
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
- Assignment - Start drafting your contributions
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 1 March 2022 | Thursday, 3 March 2022
- In class - Discussion
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 10 March 2022
- SPRING BREAK
Enjoy the break!
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 15 March 2022 | Thursday, 17 March 2022
- Conducting research and looking for sources
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 22 March 2022 | Thursday, 24 March 2022
- Assignment - Peer review two articles
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 29 March 2022 | Thursday, 31 March 2022
- Assignment - Respond to peer reviews
You should 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 13
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 5 April 2022 | Thursday, 7 April 2022
- Assignment - Move 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 14
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 12 April 2022 | Thursday, 14 April 2022
- Continue improving your article
Week 15
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 19 April 2022 | Thursday, 21 April 2022
- 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!
- Assignment - Reflective essay
Week 16
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 26 April 2022 | Thursday, 28 April 2022
- In class - In-class Presentation
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading by May 2, 2022