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Course name
Honors World Religions
Institution
Riverside City College
Instructor
Kirsten Gerdes
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Religion and Humanities
Course dates
2021-08-23 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-12-10 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
20


This is an honors section of an introductory religion/humanities course that covers the major world religions. It includes readings from both primary and secondary sources, research, and writing, all geared toward student understand of diverse worldviews and cultures. This project is designed to help get them more in-depth about specific practices and beliefs from within one religious tradition.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Carlarob412 Karma in Hinduism Islamaphobia in the media
MicahDMillan Buddhist symbolism Dhikr
Sehamahmadd Christianization Karma in Hinduism
Dionytra Taoism in Korea Buddhist symbolism
Imartinez75 Islamaphobia in the media History of Islam
Rarinakamirez Blackfoot religion Taoism in Korea
Angelv03 Buddhism and Eastern religions Christianization
Jbstone09 Dhikr Buddhism and Eastern religions
ZacharyAHanson Black Judaism Blackfoot religion
Yassen02 History of Islam Black Judaism

Timeline

Week 3

Course meetings
Wednesday, 8 September 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:

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 4

Course meetings
Monday, 20 September 2021   |   Wednesday, 22 September 2021
In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Biographies

Books

Cultural Anthropology

History

LGBT+ Studies

Women's Studies

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 27 September 2021   |   Wednesday, 29 September 2021
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article

Assignment - Small edit
add a citation to an article

Exercise

Add a citation

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 4 October 2021   |   Wednesday, 6 October 2021
Assignment - Finalize bibliography for major edits to an article & Start Writing

Finalize sources for your major edit on your chosen article + begin writing 

In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 11 October 2021   |   Wednesday, 13 October 2021
Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts in your sandbox. (Note that you should not be adding anything to the live Wiki article yet.)

Assignment - Training for Peer review of two classmates' articles

Guiding framework

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 18 October 2021   |   Wednesday, 20 October 2021
Assignment - Rough draft of your contributions completed

By the beginning of this week, your article draft in your sandbox should be complete. 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 should be working on peer reviewing two classmates' article drafts.

Assignment - Continue improving your article

Exercise

Add links to your article

Over the course of this week, you'll revisit your text and refine your work. You may do more research and find missing information; rewrite any parts that need to be better paraphrased in your own words; reorganize the text to communicate the information better; or add images and other media.

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 25 October 2021   |   Wednesday, 27 October 2021
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.
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!

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!
Milestones

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