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Course name
LIBR 1 Working with Sources
Institution
Las Positas College
Instructor
Kali Rippel
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Library Skills
Course dates
2019-03-17 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-05-24 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
10


Introduction to using sources as supporting documentation in a college-level research project. Teaches the skills needed to successfully find, evaluate, use, cite, and document information using the library and open web sources. Focus on identifying appropriate sources and proper use of sources. Students will learn to distinguish between source types, how to avoid plagiarism, and how to use sources in their research projects. The semester project requires students to build an annotated bibliography on an approved research topic and culminates with a scholarly contribution to a related Wikipedia article.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Sharksfan26 Anterior cruciate ligament injury
Fallenscast
Booksntea Gun Violence
Taylor.leal Big Little Lies (TV series), Happy Hippie Foundation, Nurse Practitioner
Myafukazawa Gross national happiness
Rajivk937 CRISPR

Timeline

Week 6

Course meetings
Saturday, 27 April 2019
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.

Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 7

Course meetings
Wednesday, 1 May 2019   |   Saturday, 4 May 2019
Assignment - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article

Week 8

Course meetings
Wednesday, 8 May 2019   |   Saturday, 11 May 2019
Assignment - Discussion

Thinking about sources and plagiarism

Assignment - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Week 9

Course meetings
Wednesday, 15 May 2019   |   Saturday, 18 May 2019
Assignment - Start drafting your contribution

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.


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.

Week 10

Course meetings
Wednesday, 22 May 2019
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!


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.