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Course name
World Cultures
Institution
Northern Kentucky University
Instructor
Jessica Lott
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Anthropology
Course dates
2020-01-13 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-05-16 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
50


Course description: Survey of world cultures, primarily non-literate, using various anthropological approaches; development from simple to more complex cultural systems.

Assignment: Students will work in pairs to identify a content gap in a Wikipedia page about a non-western society or culture. Each pair with conduct research and write a contribution on missing information. This is their culminating research project.

Student Assigned Reviewing
NorseStudent Northern Kentucky University
Aj0434 Culture of Brazil
Ao8aii Women in Ecuador
Luke Toebben Kickapoo people
Maddiexxc Hawaiian Religion
Krogus18 Tango
Rumbleisred Mental disorder
Mullinst8 Music of Zimbabwe
WCultProject Matchmaking
Tolerg1 Abuse during childbirth
Aj Kersting Culture of Nepal
Mel419 Abuse during childbirth
Lilykatscott Culture of Zimbabwe
Ericsowards Kappa (folklore)
Riven of a Thousand Voices Buddhism in Russia
Bepop99 Human tooth sharpening
ANT201W Bush medicine
Mr. Hill 99 Dinka people
Olivia Kettler Women of Ecuador
McHowester Buddhism in Russia
SeaSei Caribbean art
Cmup7 Culture of Belize
JuliaGrace13 Ghosts in Polynesian culture
EmpReeRee55 Bush medicine
CStudent17 Caribbean art
Wikiali14
Rumpingn1 Demographics of Aruba
KenHage91 Culture of the Native Hawaiians, Hawaiian religion
Bihleo Demographics of Aruba, Culture of Aruba
Blakerj1 Buddhism in Russia
Bg20218 Culture of Honduras
Elizabass7419
Gessnerm1 Tango Tango
Cbene81
Schulzr2 Korean beauty standards
Thompsonb18 Dinka people
PoggeyWoggy189 Culture of Nepal
MbNorse2023 Croatan
Crusader4 Culture of Honduras
ShultzJ2
SnowyViking Kappa (folklore)
Birdperson0
Haileyrobles Teeth blackening
CatherineGinn2023 Matchmaking
Grantj8 Human tooth sharpening

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Friday, 24 January 2020
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:

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 27 January 2020   |   Wednesday, 29 January 2020   |   Friday, 31 January 2020
In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

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.

Instructions for creating a Wikipedia account and joining this page are on Canvas.

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 3 February 2020   |   Wednesday, 5 February 2020   |   Friday, 7 February 2020
Assignment - Library Research
Assignment - Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Cultural Anthropology


In class - How to Use the NKU Library

Meet in Steely Library to learn how to access authoritative sources

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 10 February 2020   |   Wednesday, 12 February 2020   |   Friday, 14 February 2020

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 17 February 2020   |   Wednesday, 19 February 2020   |   Friday, 21 February 2020
In class - How to Edit (2/19)

Meet in LA 103


In class - Add to an article (2/19)

Exercise

Add a citation


In class - How to Research an Information Gap (2/21)

Meet in Steely library to discuss research strategies


Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 24 February 2020   |   Wednesday, 26 February 2020   |   Friday, 28 February 2020
Assignment - Evaluate an Article

Complete this assignment using the page you want to add to as your assignment.

Remember, you should have completed preliminary research on your topic at this point. You should already have an idea of what authoritative sources exist for your topic.


Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 2 March 2020   |   Wednesday, 4 March 2020   |   Friday, 6 March 2020
Milestones

Everyone has begun researching and writing their article drafts.

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

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 16 March 2020   |   Wednesday, 18 March 2020   |   Friday, 20 March 2020

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 23 March 2020   |   Wednesday, 25 March 2020   |   Friday, 27 March 2020
Assignment - Draft due in your Sandbox

Your draft and a list of questions and challenges to be discussed in your conference should be posted to your Sandbox by this date.


Assignment - Respond to your feedback

Consider suggestions from professor and from your editing partner, 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 11

Course meetings
Monday, 30 March 2020   |   Wednesday, 1 April 2020   |   Friday, 3 April 2020
In class -

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 6 April 2020   |   Wednesday, 8 April 2020   |   Friday, 10 April 2020

Week 13

Course meetings
Monday, 13 April 2020   |   Wednesday, 15 April 2020   |   Friday, 17 April 2020
Assignment - Second Wikipedia Draft Due to Prof for Review

Draft to be complete in Sandbox for Prof evaluation. You will either be approved to make your work live to Wikipedia or given written feedback to improve your draft.


In class - 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 - 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!


In class - 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 14

Course meetings
Monday, 20 April 2020   |   Wednesday, 22 April 2020   |   Friday, 24 April 2020
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 15

Course meetings
Monday, 27 April 2020   |   Wednesday, 29 April 2020   |   Friday, 1 May 2020
Assignment - Reflective essay

Guiding questions

Milestones

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