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Course name
Nature and Industry in Russia
Institution
Swarthmore College
Instructor
Sibelan Forrester
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Russian and Environmental Studies
Course dates
2018-10-22 00:00:00 UTC – 2018-12-30 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
4


In the course we are reading a combination of Russian literature that addresses the environment and/or industry/industrialization, and works of history, anthropology, and other disciplines that give background and context to the literary readings.The students take a midterm exam and write two traditional papers. In the Wikipedia assignment, I want them to add or edit pages that cover any aspect of the course's topics, literary or otherwise.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Cklaus1 Post-Soviet states Baba Yaga
GreenwoodTree7 Russian science fiction and fantasy, Folklore of Russia, Russian traditions and superstitions, Leshy, Vodyanoy
Amosfrye3.14
Lem2579

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Tuesday, 23 October 2018   |   Thursday, 25 October 2018
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 - Wikipedia assignment blog

Begin a blog about your experiences. You can use discussion questions to frame your entries, or reflect on the research and writing process. Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 30 October 2018   |   Thursday, 1 November 2018
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 6 November 2018   |   Thursday, 8 November 2018
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 13 November 2018   |   Thursday, 15 November 2018
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


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 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 20 November 2018
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

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.

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 27 November 2018   |   Thursday, 29 November 2018
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


Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 4 December 2018   |   Thursday, 6 December 2018
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.


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 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 11 December 2018   |   Thursday, 13 December 2018
Assignment - Final article

This week develop your article or articles and prepare to make your in-class presentation.

  • 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!


In class - In-class presentation

Guiding questions

Milestones

The last day to present your topic or topics is December 11 - though you can continue work on editing after that.

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 18 December 2018
In class - Completing and polishing your Wikipedia work.

Class is over, but you're still welcome to come in and talk to me during final exams to discuss any issues or questions!