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Course name
Writing 3225 Fall 2020
Institution
Western University
Instructor
Dr. Christopher Lee
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Writing for the Web
Course dates
2020-09-09 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-12-11 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
25


Students will be doing the training, editing stubs or Wikipedia articles listed as in need of edits, then creating a new Wikipedia article or making substantial contributions to an existing one. They will not be following the full WEP course schedule.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Hshah56
Jross263 Dresden, Ontario
Mminor2
Emilyxu475
Amirahm99
Irina M Neacsu
Mollycampbell232
Jdavid85
Mason Fr
Apocrypha2020
ACoutts4444
Christianmer
Leannacarpino
Samcharlton3
Jfrasca4
Lcordick
Maryamkarimif
Cshapir4
LaurenCsucs
Akerr69
Abroekhu ETSEIB Motorsport, Dundas Valley Conservation Area
Hhsiao
Emilymason419
Mytoeraider
Lander67
Ethrapt

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Wednesday, 9 September 2020   |   Thursday, 10 September 2020   |   Friday, 11 September 2020   |   Saturday, 12 September 2020
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 2

Course meetings
Sunday, 13 September 2020   |   Monday, 14 September 2020   |   Tuesday, 15 September 2020   |   Wednesday, 16 September 2020   |   Thursday, 17 September 2020
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article

Week 3

Course meetings
Sunday, 20 September 2020   |   Monday, 21 September 2020   |   Tuesday, 22 September 2020   |   Wednesday, 23 September 2020   |   Thursday, 24 September 2020
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 4

Course meetings
Sunday, 27 September 2020   |   Monday, 28 September 2020   |   Tuesday, 29 September 2020   |   Wednesday, 30 September 2020   |   Thursday, 1 October 2020
Assignment - Exercise

Copyedit an article

Week 5

Course meetings
Sunday, 4 October 2020   |   Monday, 5 October 2020   |   Tuesday, 6 October 2020   |   Wednesday, 7 October 2020   |   Thursday, 8 October 2020
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 6

Course meetings
Sunday, 11 October 2020   |   Monday, 12 October 2020   |   Tuesday, 13 October 2020   |   Wednesday, 14 October 2020   |   Thursday, 15 October 2020
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

Milestones

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

Week 7

Course meetings
Sunday, 18 October 2020   |   Monday, 19 October 2020   |   Tuesday, 20 October 2020   |   Wednesday, 21 October 2020   |   Thursday, 22 October 2020
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 8

Course meetings
Sunday, 25 October 2020   |   Monday, 26 October 2020   |   Tuesday, 27 October 2020   |   Wednesday, 28 October 2020   |   Thursday, 29 October 2020

Week 9

Course meetings
Sunday, 1 November 2020   |   Monday, 2 November 2020   |   Tuesday, 3 November 2020   |   Wednesday, 4 November 2020   |   Thursday, 5 November 2020
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!

Week 10

Course meetings
Sunday, 8 November 2020   |   Monday, 9 November 2020   |   Tuesday, 10 November 2020   |   Wednesday, 11 November 2020   |   Thursday, 12 November 2020
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 11

Course meetings
Sunday, 15 November 2020   |   Monday, 16 November 2020   |   Tuesday, 17 November 2020   |   Wednesday, 18 November 2020   |   Thursday, 19 November 2020
Milestones

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