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Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Miami Dade College/First Year Experience Seminar (Fall 2019)

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Course name
First Year Experience Seminar
Institution
Miami Dade College
Instructor
April Gaddis
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
First Year Experience
Course dates
2019-08-26 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-10-20 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
24


This course is designed to provide students a forum for transitioning into college. Students will learn to develop the skills required for success in college and beyond. This course is intended for first time in college students, who are seeking an Associate in Arts degree program. The Wikipedia assignment in this course will require students to expand the Miami Dade College Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami_Dade_College with the information learned within the First Year Experience Course about the College. http://libraryguides.mdc.edu/wikipedia

Student Assigned Reviewing
Natalieperez Miami Dade College
Ivannamesa Miami Dade College
Yaremis0102 Miami Dade College
Elisabethalvarez Miami Dade College
Orlando.rodriguez043 Miami Dade College
Natalie.hernandez026 Miami Dade College, MiamiDadeCollege
Daniaacanda001 Miami Dade College
Luciarodriguezz Miami Dade College, Miami Beach, Florida
Juan.cuadra004 Miami Dade College
William.Rioseco001 Miami Dade College
Andy.lopez007 Miami Dade College
Aldo.jimenez001 Miami Dade College
Vsxamandaa Miami Dade College
Luisa.narvaez001 Miami Dade College
Pedro.Medina012 Miami Dade College
Aldojimenez1635 Miami Dade College
Nancy.rodriguez45 Miami Dade College
Gabriella55555 Miami Dade College
Kelseysuarez Miami Dade College
Derwinm5 Miami Dade College
Brenda.rodriguez012 Miami Dade College
Zachary 1433 Miami Dade College MiamiDadeCollege
SofhiaGutierrez001 Miami Dade College
Anaili.Acosta001
Brenda.rodriguez144 Miami Dade College

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Monday, 26 August 2019   |   Wednesday, 28 August 2019
In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia assignment & Reflective essay

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.

After reviewing the resources and training modules below. Please submit your reflective essay outlining your expectations for your wikipedia project. 

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 2

Course meetings
Wednesday, 4 September 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 9 September 2019   |   Wednesday, 11 September 2019
In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Biographies

History

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 16 September 2019   |   Wednesday, 18 September 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 23 September 2019   |   Wednesday, 25 September 2019
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

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 6

Course meetings
Monday, 30 September 2019   |   Wednesday, 2 October 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 7

Course meetings
Monday, 7 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 9 October 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!


In class - In-class presentation

Guiding questions

Assignment - Reflective essay

Guiding questions

Milestones

Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.