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- Course name
- Writing with Wikipedia
- Institution
- University of Mississippi
- Instructor
- Bob Cummings
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Writing and Rhetoric
- Course dates
- 2016-08-23 00:00:00 UTC – 2016-12-08 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 13
In this course dedicated to writing with the community which created the world's largest source of knowledge, students will learn the rules of a discourse community, how to write collaboratively in an electronic network, how to make choices within licensing frameworks, and how to produce public knowledge for an academic discipline.
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 23 August 2016 | Thursday, 25 August 2016
- In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia project
Welcome to your Wikipedia project's course timeline. This page will guide you through the Wikipedia project for your course. Be sure to check with your instructor to see if there are other pages you should be following as well.
This page breaks down writing a Wikipedia article into a series of steps, or milestones. These steps include online trainings to help you get started on Wikipedia.
Your course has also been assigned a Wikipedia Content Expert. Check your Talk page for notes from them. You can also reach them through the "Get Help" button on this page.
To get started, please review the following handouts:
- Editing Wikipedia pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- In class - Tuesday, 23 Aug
- Preparation
Building community, commonplace book overview
- In class - Thurs, 25 Aug
- Preparation
Understanding Open, Understanding Wikipedia history
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 30 August 2016 | Thursday, 1 September 2016
- Assignment - Tues, Aug 30
- Preparation: Wikipedia Essentials
- Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you.
- It's time to dive into Wikipedia. Below, you'll find the first set of online trainings you'll need to take. New modules will appear on this timeline as you get to new milestones. Be sure to check back and complete them! Incomplete trainings will be reflected in your grade.
- When you finish the trainings, practice by introducing yourself to a classmate on that classmate’s Talk page.
- Assignment - Thurs, 1 Sept
- Preparation: Editing Basics
Complete the Editing Basics training below.
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 6 September 2016 | Thursday, 8 September 2016
- In class - Collaborative Film Project begins
- Tues, 6 Sept
- Project Overview, Exploring Topic Areas
- Review page 6 of your Editing Wikipedia guidebook.
- Choose 3–5 potential articles that you can tackle, and post links to them on your Wikipedia user page. For articles that already exist, check the Talk page to see what other Wikipedians might be doing. Finally, present your choices to your instructor for feedback.
During Class:
- Wikipedia Essentials Quiz
- Review Collaborative Film Project Assignment (this document)
- Identify and Review WikiProject Film Homepage and Style Guide
Before Next Class:
- Review five Wikipedia film pages, of differing stages of completion. Compose a reflection on commonplace book
- Thurs, 8 Sept
- Using sources, Choosing Articles
- On the Students tab, assign your chosen topic to yourself.
- In your sandbox, write a few sentences about what you plan to contribute to the selected article.
- Think back to when you did an article critique. What can you add? Post some of your ideas to the article's talk page, too.
- Compile a list of relevant, reliable books, journal articles, or other sources. Post that bibliography to the talk page of the article you'll be working on, and in your sandbox. Make sure to check in on the Talk page to see if anyone has advice on your bibliography.
During Class:
- Listen to article pitches from classmates.
- Evaluate potential projects based on scope, Wikipedia need, and our capability to contribute.
- Decide on project. Create sandbox for the project on my userpage. Create to do list for the project and post in sandbox.
- Individuals sign up for contribution responsibility and then conduct research based on that contribution. Consult: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Film/Resources
Before Next Class: - Conduct research based on your area of responsibility
- Make contribution to sandbox based on your area of responsibility
- Blog Post 6 Daily Reflection: What is your opinion of team projects in classroom settings?
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 13 September 2016 | Thursday, 15 September 2016
- Assignment - Tues, 13 Sept
- Draft a starter article
You've picked a topic and found your sources. Now it's time to start writing.
Creating a new article?
- Write an outline of that topic in the form of a standard Wikipedia article's "lead section." Write it in your sandbox.
- A "lead" section is not a traditional introduction. It should summarize, very briefly, what the rest of the article will say in detail. The first paragraph should include important, broad facts about the subject. A good example is Ada Lovelace. See Editing Wikipedia page 9 for more ideas.
Improving an existing article?
- Identify what's missing from the current form of the article. Think back to the skills you learned while critiquing an article. Make notes for improvement in your sandbox.
Keep reading your sources, too, as you prepare to write the body of the article.
Resources: Editing Wikipedia pages 7–9
During Class:
- Collaborative editing.
- Assign areas of review: each student to review another student’s contritbutions, and give suggestions for improvement, based on WikiProject Film Style Guide.
- Post on talk page in Wiki Project film intention to move article to main space
Before Next Class: - Continue to review article and make edits
- Blog Post 7 Daily Reflection: What have you learned about film which you did not know before this project?
- Assignment - Thurs, 15 Sept
- Move article to the main space (TJ Bliss)
Once you've made improvements to your article based on peer review feedback, it's time to move your work to Wikipedia proper - the "mainspace."
Editing an existing article?
- NEVER copy and paste your draft of an article over the entire article. Instead, edit small sections at a time.
- Copy your edits into the article. Make many small edits, saving each time, and leaving an edit summary. Never replace more than one to two sentences without saving!
Creating a new article?
- Read Editing Wikipedia page 13, and follow those steps to move your article from your Sandbox to Mainspace.
- You can also review the [[../../../training/students/sandboxes|Sandboxes and Mainspace]] online training.
During Class:
- Move article to main space and continue editing.
- Answer questions from Wikipedians as a team; do not answer individually.
Before Next Class: - Blog Post 8 Daily Reflection: Have you encountered any challenges or obstacles writing about copyrighted films for a CC-BY- SA forum such as Wikipedia? Would your project be simpler if the film were openly licensed?
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 20 September 2016 | Thursday, 22 September 2016
- Assignment - Tues, 20 Sept
- Build your article
Do additional research and writing to make further improvements to your article, based on suggestions and your own critique.
- Read Editing Wikipedia page 12 to see how to create links from your article to others, and from other articles to your own. Try to link to 3–5 articles, and link to your article from 2–3 other articles.
- If you'd like a Content Expert to review your draft, now is the time! Click the "Get Help" button in your sandbox to request notes.
During Class:
- Continue editing.
- Discuss comments received from Wikipedians; do not answer individually.
Before Next Class: - Blog Post 9 Daily Reflection: What is your expectation about collaboration with Wikipedians? What is the basis for those expectations?
- Assignment - Thurs, 22 Sept
- Receiving and giving feedback
- First, take the "Peer Review" online training.
- Select a classmates’ article that you will peer review and copyedit. On the Articles tab, find the article that you want to review, and then assign it to yourself in the Review column.
- Peer review your classmate's draft. Leave suggestions on the Talk page of the article, or sandbox, that your fellow student is working on. Other editors may be reviewing your work, so look for their comments! Be sure to acknowledge feedback from other Wikipedians.
- As you review, make spelling, grammar, and other adjustments. Pay attention to the tone of the article. Is it encyclopedic?
During Class:
- Give team presentations to class on your edits. What issues need to be cleared up?
Before Next Class: - Blog Post 10 Daily Reflection: Has this project changed your understanding of film?
- Assignment - Over the weekend
- Respond to your peer review
You probably have some feedback from other students and possibly other Wikipedians. It's time to work with that feedback to improve your article!
- Read Editing Wikipedia pages 12 and 14.
- Return to your draft or article and think about the suggestions. Decide which ones to start implementing. Reach out to your instructor or your Content Expert if you have any questions.
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 27 September 2016 | Thursday, 29 September 2016
- In class - Tues, 27 Sept
- Project Due, In Class Presentations
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 Content Expert at any time!
During Class:
- Give individual presentations to class: what is the value of our work so far?
Before Next Class:
- Blog Post 11 Unit Reflection: Summarize your experience working on this Wikipedia article. Was it useful? For whom, and why?
- In class - Thurs, 29 Sept
- In-class presentations
- Present about your Wikipedia editing experience.
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 4 October 2016 | Thursday, 6 October 2016
- In class - Individual interest projects begin
- Assignment - Tues, 4 Oct
- Project Overview, exploring topic areas, choosing articles
- Again, review page 6 of your Editing Wikipedia guidebook.
- Choose 3–5 potential articles that you can tackle, and post links to them on your Wikipedia user page. For articles that already exist, check the Talk page to see what other Wikipedians might be doing. Finally, present your choices to your instructor for feedback.
- Assignment - Thurs, 6 Oct
- Draft a starter article (Wiki Conference USA)
You've picked a topic and found your sources. Now it's time to start writing.
Creating a new article?
- Write an outline of that topic in the form of a standard Wikipedia article's "lead section." Write it in your sandbox.
- A "lead" section is not a traditional introduction. It should summarize, very briefly, what the rest of the article will say in detail. The first paragraph should include important, broad facts about the subject. A good example is Ada Lovelace. See Editing Wikipedia page 9 for more ideas.
Improving an existing article?
- Identify what's missing from the current form of the article. Think back to the skills you learned while critiquing an article. Make notes for improvement in your sandbox.
Keep reading your sources, too, as you prepare to write the body of the article.
Resources: Editing Wikipedia pages 7–9
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 11 October 2016 | Thursday, 13 October 2016
- Assignment - Tues, 11 Oct
- Move article to the main space
Once you've made improvements to your article based on peer review feedback, it's time to move your work to Wikipedia proper - the "mainspace."
Editing an existing article?
- NEVER copy and paste your draft of an article over the entire article. Instead, edit small sections at a time.
- Copy your edits into the article. Make many small edits, saving each time, and leaving an edit summary. Never replace more than one to two sentences without saving!
Creating a new article?
- Read Editing Wikipedia page 13, and follow those steps to move your article from your Sandbox to Mainspace.
- You can also review the [[../../../training/students/sandboxes|Sandboxes and Mainspace]] online training.
- Assignment - Thurs, 13 Oct
- Building the article
Do additional research and writing to make further improvements to your article, based on suggestions and your own critique.
- Read Editing Wikipedia page 12 to see how to create links from your article to others, and from other articles to your own. Try to link to 3–5 articles, and link to your article from 2–3 other articles.
- If you'd like a Content Expert to review your draft, now is the time! Click the "Get Help" button in your sandbox to request notes.
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 18 October 2016 | Thursday, 20 October 2016
- Assignment - Tues, 18 Oct
- Receiving and giving feedback
- Take the "Peer Review" online training again.
- Select a classmates’ article that you will peer review and copyedit. On the Articles tab, find the article that you want to review, and then assign it to yourself in the Review column.
- Peer review your classmate's draft. Leave suggestions on the Talk page of the article, or sandbox, that your fellow student is working on. Other editors may be reviewing your work, so look for their comments! Be sure to acknowledge feedback from other Wikipedians.
- As you review, make spelling, grammar, and other adjustments. Pay attention to the tone of the article. Is it encyclopedic?
- Assignment - Thurs, 20 Oct
- Respond to peer review, continue editing your article
You probably have some feedback from other students and possibly other Wikipedians. It's time to work with that feedback to improve your article!
- Read Editing Wikipedia pages 12 and 14.
- Return to your draft or article and think about the suggestions. Decide which ones to start implementing. Reach out to your instructor or your Content Expert if you have any questions.
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 25 October 2016 | Thursday, 27 October 2016
- Assignment - Tues, 25 Oct
- Project due
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 Content Expert at any time!
- In class - Team projects begin on Thursday
- Assignment - Topic selection; evaluate needs of Wikipedia in topic areas of interest
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 1 November 2016 | Thursday, 3 November 2016
- Assignment - Tues, 1 Nov
- Review Wiki Project Style Guide (SACS visit Miami)
- Assignment - Thurs, 3 Nov
- Propose work to increase rating of article quality
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 8 November 2016 | Thursday, 10 November 2016
- Assignment - Tues, 8 Nov
- Get and give feedback on article plan
- Assignment - Thurs, 10 Nov
- Edit article
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 15 November 2016 | Thursday, 17 November 2016
- Assignment - Tues, 15 Nov
- Edit article
- Assignment - Thus, 17 Nov
- Edit article
Week 14
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 22 November 2016 | Thursday, 24 November 2016
Week 15
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 29 November 2016 | Thursday, 1 December 2016
- In class - Tues, 29 Nov
- Edit article
- Assignment - Thurs, 1 Dec
- Team Project due
- In class - Don't forget
- Your final exam period will be Tues, Dec 6 at Noon