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Course name
Gender and Social Justice
Institution
University of Waterloo
Instructor
Jessica Blackwell
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Introduction to Gender and Social Justice : The Global North
Course dates
2019-09-09 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-12-03 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
65


This course surveys contemporary issues and theories relating to the intersection of gender with race, ethnicity, sexual identity, (dis)ability, class, religion and other axes of oppression in the Global North. What injustices are attendant upon membership in these groups? How are these injustices produced? How can we combat them? What are the possibilities of alliance and solidarities across differences of gender, race, etc.?

We will be editing this page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:LibrarianJEB/sandbox

Student Assigned Reviewing
Chupone
The.real.slim.jadey.17
DenCoLearner
LoialOgier
KA50marst
Leonie627
Ah2001
A22CSN
Sheen22
Queenofsmth
Bestofbothworldz
Whappient
NonaAlaa
Editor1808
Editor8212001
Bluebird20042001
Waterloo18
Pipormylove
Jbindev
Lirdanna
Brightstar22
Kccaverl
Hockey2897 Elizabeth Smith Shortt
Hihihihi19980203

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Monday, 16 September 2019
In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 23 September 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


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.)


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:


Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Biographies

History

Women's Studies

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 30 September 2019
In class - Adding Citations
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 4

Course meetings
Monday, 7 October 2019
Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 14 October 2019
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!
Milestones

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