Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Florida/American Women in Comics (Fall 2018)
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- Course name
- American Women in Comics
- Institution
- University of Florida
- Instructor
- Margaret Galvan
- Wikipedia Expert
- Shalor (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- English
- Course dates
- 2018-08-22 00:00:00 UTC – 2018-12-06 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 34
Students will select and focus on one American female comics creator who is underrepresented on Wikipedia. In the proposal stage, students will research this artist and argue how and why she deserves more biographical attention on Wikipedia. In the final research stage, student will edit her Wikipedia entry and write a reflection paper that discusses the process of editing Wikipedia and the connections between the current representation of the topic and its significance.
Timeline
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 24 September 2018 | Wednesday, 26 September 2018 | Friday, 28 September 2018
- Assignment - 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:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
- 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 - Freewrite Response--Submit via Canvas
- Assignment - Freewrite Response--Submit via Canvas
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 1 October 2018 | Wednesday, 3 October 2018 | Friday, 5 October 2018
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 8 October 2018 | Wednesday, 10 October 2018 | Friday, 12 October 2018
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 15 October 2018 | Wednesday, 17 October 2018 | Friday, 19 October 2018
- Assign yourself your comics creator
- Assign yourself your comic creator next to your name on the Students tab above.
- Assignment - Exercise
- Assignment - Exercise
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 22 October 2018 | Wednesday, 24 October 2018 | Friday, 26 October 2018
- 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 11
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 29 October 2018 | Wednesday, 31 October 2018
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 5 November 2018 | Wednesday, 7 November 2018 | Friday, 9 November 2018
- Assignment - Peer review two articles
- In class - Discussion
- 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 - 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 - Exercise
- Assignment - Continue improving your article
Exercise
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 13
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 14 November 2018 | Friday, 16 November 2018
Week 14
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 19 November 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!
Week 15
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 26 November 2018 | Wednesday, 28 November 2018 | Friday, 30 November 2018
- In class - In-class presentation
- Assignment - Reflective essay
Week 16
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 3 December 2018 | Wednesday, 5 December 2018
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.