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Course name
IST 141 Library Research
Institution
Randolph College
Instructor
Kelsey Molseed
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Research Techniques
Course dates
2019-01-14 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-05-04 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
5


This course introduces 21st century information literacy skills. Students will find and evaluate sources from the web and the college library. Students will choose from a pre-vetted list of Wikipedia articles that need edits and will work on those articles throughout the semester. This will be a 3-month project.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Ekeatts Off-White (company)
Mhamilton007 Lucid dream
Hopeb99 Transcendentalism
CJWilliams1 1989 NFL Draft
Mahockenberry Nebet (queen)
Sidneykeyes Septic Arthritis
Hyn1993 Wildlife of Jordan
Tcobbs Social media in education

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 21 January 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.

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 28 January 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 4 February 2019
Assignment -

Submit 5 Potential Articles

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 11 February 2019

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 18 February 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 25 February 2019
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

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.

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 11 March 2019
Assignment - Continue Drafting

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 18 March 2019

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 25 March 2019

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 1 April 2019
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 12

Course meetings
Monday, 8 April 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!

Week 13

Course meetings
Monday, 15 April 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 - 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!


Assignment - Reflective essay

Guiding questions

Week 14

Course meetings
Monday, 22 April 2019
Milestones

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