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Course name
Public History
Institution
Salem College
Instructor
Nora Doyle
Wikipedia Expert
Elysia (Wiki Ed)
Subject
History
Course dates
2019-02-04 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-05-15 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
11


This course provides an introduction to the theory and practices of public history. Broadly defined, public history is how history—the knowledge of the past—is presented to and used by the broader public. In this course we consider aspects of public history practice, including collaboration, shared authority, reflective practice, preservation, and interpretation.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Cowens311 Old Salem
Megsig27 St. Philips Moravian Church, Old Salem
Jordan.wallen National Air and Space Museum
V.nielsen9204 Lowell National Historic Park
Sam.morrison15 National Air and Space Museum
Levonnebell Lowell National Historic Park
L.Polk Old Salem
Mistycausey Lowell National Historic Park
KayleyPontillo Old Salem
Kasey Prevette National Air and Space Museum
Ulawan5

Timeline

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 5 March 2019   |   Thursday, 7 March 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.)


Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 12 March 2019   |   Thursday, 14 March 2019
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9


Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


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


Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

History

Women's Studies

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 19 March 2019   |   Thursday, 21 March 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 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 26 March 2019   |   Thursday, 28 March 2019
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!