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Course name
Rhetoric 295 NewMedia_YouMedia
Institution
University of San Francisco
Instructor
Cathy Gabor
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Rhetoric and Composition
Course dates
2019-01-23 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-05-08 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
16


In this course, students analyze and explore aspects of digital authorship. As part of their studies, they experience digital authorship by significantly editing Wikipedia entires on topics in the field of Rhetoric and Composition such as Writing Across the Curriculum, Writing in the Disciplines, and Eloquentia Perfecta.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Abigaildinius Eloquentia Perfecta
Sanamrafiq Writing Across the Curriculum
Fuzzypenguin1998 Multimodality
Oameadows Multimodality
Hledbetter Multimodality
Nandrews2 Writing Across the Curriculum
Ellshay Eloquentia Perfecta
Cramsden-usf Eloquentia Perfecta
Mikeman23 Writing Across the Curriculum
Balam13 Writing Across the Curriculum
Bq.rhet295 Writing Across the Curriculum
Izzieclark Eloquentia Perfecta
Luluanonymous Multimodality
PGNagarsheth Writing Across the Curriculum
Elijahhhreyes3 Writing Across the Curriculum
Ealee5

Timeline

Week 7

Course meetings
Wednesday, 6 March 2019   |   Friday, 8 March 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


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:


In class - 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.)


Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 11 March 2019   |   Wednesday, 13 March 2019   |   Friday, 15 March 2019
Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 18 March 2019   |   Wednesday, 20 March 2019   |   Friday, 22 March 2019

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 25 March 2019   |   Wednesday, 27 March 2019   |   Friday, 29 March 2019
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 1 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 3 April 2019   |   Friday, 5 April 2019
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 8 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 10 April 2019   |   Friday, 12 April 2019
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

Week 13

Course meetings
Monday, 15 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 17 April 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.


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 - 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 14

Course meetings
Monday, 22 April 2019
In class - In-class presentation

Guiding questions

Milestones

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