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Course name
Environmental Justice and Environmental Racism
Institution
University of Waterloo
Instructor
James Nugent
Subject
Sociology
Course dates
2021-09-02 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-12-31 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
40


This is an introductory course on environmental justice and environmental racism. Students will be asked to either contribute to the existing wiki on environmental justice or environmental justice--both which have been flagged as needing improvements. Students may edit to improve existing text or create new cases studies (policy, program or event) from Canada and around the world (the current wikipedia articles are USA-focused).

Students might also contribute a sub-article discussing a case study (policy, program or event) about environmental justice to another existing main article. E.g., On the Asubpeeschoseewagong First Nation main article, there is a sub-article on Mercury contamination in Grassy Narrows, Ontario, Canada.

Note: This is an environmental studies course (not sociology) but is not an environmental science/ecology course, so sociology is probably closest in your list of subjects.

Timeline

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 19 October 2021   |   Thursday, 21 October 2021
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.)

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 26 October 2021   |   Thursday, 28 October 2021
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 2 November 2021   |   Thursday, 4 November 2021
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 9 November 2021   |   Thursday, 11 November 2021
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise
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
Tuesday, 16 November 2021   |   Thursday, 18 November 2021
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

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.

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 23 November 2021   |   Thursday, 25 November 2021
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 - Continue improving 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 13

Course meetings
Tuesday, 30 November 2021
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!
Milestones

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

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