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Course name
Women and Technology
Institution
Old Dominion University
Instructor
Bethany Mannon
Subject
Women's Studies
Course dates
2018-03-12 00:00:00 UTC – 2018-04-23 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
70


The course studies the history of women and technology, including women's inventions, birth control and ART, household technology, nontraditional careers, and gaming and communications. Students will be working individually or in groups to write articles about women who made significant contributions as inventors or users of technology.

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Monday, 12 March 2018   |   Tuesday, 13 March 2018   |   Wednesday, 14 March 2018   |   Thursday, 15 March 2018   |   Friday, 16 March 2018
In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia project

Welcome to your Wikipedia project's course timeline. This page will guide you through the Wikipedia project for your course. Be sure to check with your instructor to see if there are other pages you should be following as well.

This page breaks down writing a Wikipedia article into a series of steps, or milestones. These steps include online trainings to help you get started on Wikipedia.

Your course has also been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. Check your Talk page for notes from them. You can also reach them through the "Get Help" button on this page.

To get started, please review the following handouts:


Assignment - Get started on Wikipedia
  •  Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you. (To avoid hitting Wikipedia's account creation limits, this is best done outside of class. Only 6 new accounts may be created per day from the same IP address.) 
  • It's time to dive into Wikipedia. Below, you'll find the first set of online trainings you'll need to take. New modules will appear on this timeline as you get to new milestones. Be sure to check back and complete them! Incomplete trainings will be reflected in your grade. 
  • When you finish the trainings, practice by introducing yourself to a classmate on that classmate’s Talk page. 
  • Finally, based on our previous research, please assign yourself your chosen topic on the Students tab above. 
Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 19 March 2018   |   Tuesday, 20 March 2018   |   Wednesday, 21 March 2018   |   Thursday, 22 March 2018   |   Friday, 23 March 2018
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Biographies

Medicine

Women's Studies


Assignment - Draft your article

You've picked a topic and found your sources. Now it's time to start writing.

Creating a new article?

  • Write an outline of that topic in the form of a standard Wikipedia article's "lead section." Write it in your sandbox.
    • A "lead" section is not a traditional introduction. It should summarize, very briefly, what the rest of the article will say in detail. The first paragraph should include important, broad facts about the subject. A good example is Ada Lovelace. See Editing Wikipedia page 9 for more ideas.

Improving an existing article?

  • Identify what's missing from the current form of the article. Think back to the skills you learned while critiquing an article. Make notes for improvement in your sandbox.


Keep reading your sources, too, as you prepare to write the body of the article.

Resources: Editing Wikipedia pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 26 March 2018   |   Tuesday, 27 March 2018   |   Wednesday, 28 March 2018   |   Thursday, 29 March 2018   |   Friday, 30 March 2018
Assignment - Review the rules for medical topics

Review Wikipedia's rules for topics related to medicine, human health, and psychology.


Assignment - Add to your article

Familiarize yourself with editing Wikipedia by adding a citation to your article. Start by adding 1-2 sentences, and cite that statement to a reliable source, as you learned in the online training.

Assignment - Copyedit your article

Read through your draft and the live article again, thinking about ways to improve the language, such as fixing grammatical mistakes. Then, make the appropriate changes. You don’t need to contribute new information to the article. 

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 2 April 2018   |   Tuesday, 3 April 2018   |   Wednesday, 4 April 2018   |   Thursday, 5 April 2018   |   Friday, 6 April 2018
Assignment - Expand your draft
  • Keep working on transforming your article into a complete first draft. Get draft ready for peer-review.
  • If you'd like a Wikipedia Expert to review your draft, now is the time! Click the "Get Help" button in your sandbox to request notes.


Assignment - Peer review and copy edit
  • First, take the "Peer Review" online training.
  • Select two classmates’ articles that you will peer review and copyedit. On the Articles tab, find the articles that you want to review. Then in the "My Articles" section of the Home tab, assign them to yourself to review.
  • Peer review your classmates' drafts. Leave suggestions on the Talk page of the article, or sandbox, that your fellow student is working on. Other editors may be reviewing your work, so look for their comments! Be sure to acknowledge feedback from other Wikipedians.
  • As you review, make spelling, grammar, and other adjustments. Pay attention to the tone of the article. Is it encyclopedic?
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. It's time to work with that feedback to improve your article!

  • Read Editing Wikipedia pages 12 and 14.
  • Return to your draft or article and think about the suggestions. Decide which ones to start implementing. Reach out to your instructor or your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 9 April 2018   |   Tuesday, 10 April 2018   |   Wednesday, 11 April 2018   |   Thursday, 12 April 2018   |   Friday, 13 April 2018
Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia

Once you've made improvements to your article based on peer review feedback, it's time to move your work to Wikipedia proper - the "mainspace."

Editing an existing article?

  • NEVER copy and paste your draft of an article over the entire article. Instead, edit small sections at a time.
  • Copy your edits into the article. Make many small edits, saving each time, and leaving an edit summary. Never replace more than one to two sentences without saving!
  • Be sure to copy text from your sandbox while the sandbox page is in 'Edit' mode. This ensures that the formatting is transferred correctly.

Creating a new article?


Assignment - Continue improving your article

Do additional research and writing to make further improvements to your article, based on suggestions and your own critique.

  • Read Editing Wikipedia page 12 to see how to create links from your article to others, and from other articles to your own. Try to link to 3–5 articles, and link to your article from 2–3 other articles.
  • Consider adding an image to your article. Wikipedia has strict rules about what media can be added, so make sure to take Contributing Images and Media Files training before you upload an image.


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 6

Course meetings
Monday, 16 April 2018   |   Tuesday, 17 April 2018   |   Wednesday, 18 April 2018   |   Thursday, 19 April 2018   |   Friday, 20 April 2018
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.

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