Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/New York University/CAS First-Year Seminar (Spring 2021)
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- Course name
- CAS First-Year Seminar
- Institution
- New York University
- Instructor
- David Cregar
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Research, Rhetoric, and Composition
- Course dates
- 2021-01-25 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-05-17 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 18
Through hands-on work writing and editing in Wikipedia, students will investigate key issues in research methods: identifying gaps in existing knowledge, locating and accessing public records and archival materials, and the assessing and attributing of sources. Students will also engage key issues in rhetoric and composition, considering genre, audience, style, structure and organization and more.
The class will also turn to more theory-based work to help consider questions about how knowledge is constructed, in Wikipedia and other sites of information. Who has access to information? How is access to information controlled or “disciplined”? What perspectives are overrepresented or underrepresented in the texts (written, visual, audible) we encounter and engage with? How does a particular knowledge source shape or influence public knowledge or culture?
Timeline
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 8 February 2021
- 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:
- 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 - Wikipedia assignment blog
Begin a blog about your experiences. You can use discussion questions to frame your entries, or reflect on the research and writing process. Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 22 February 2021
- In class - Discussion
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 1 March 2021
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 8 March 2021
- In class - Discussion
- Assignment - Add to an article
- Assignment - Exercise
- Assignment - Exercise
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 15 March 2021
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 22 March 2021
- Assignment - Peer review two articles
- In class - Discussion
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 29 March 2021
- 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 9
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 5 April 2021
- 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
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 12 April 2021
- Assignment - Continue improving 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 11
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 19 April 2021
- 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!
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 26 April 2021
- In class - In-class presentation
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 3 May 2021
- Assignment - Reflective Essay
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.