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Course name
FYSH
Institution
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Instructor
Rae Mansfield
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
History
Course dates
2021-08-31 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-12-07 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
60


FYSH: Text and the City is an Arts and Humanities Core Curriculum Course in which students are introduced to public history, museum studies, sustainability and repurposing of post-industrial space, and history of the industrial revolution, the labor movement, and how immigration and personal histories relate to both. Students will be learning facility with sources and will be adding citations and expanding articles related to course content.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Miaandrade12 Cape Verde, Brockton, Massachusetts
Ilikebudder72
Tilty123 Memory bandwidth, Dew
Anthony Ghobrial Lowell Spinners, University of Massachusetts Lowell, College tuition in the United States
Sousaf3476
Ethanlois37
Isaiahandrade Dunning–Kruger effect, Old Rochester Regional High School
Abisceglia3
Gracemurray53 Francis Cabot Lowell, Millinocket, Maine
Mohammadali Khalifa Technological and industrial history of the United States, Electronic engineering
Christopher Bonney War crime
Wikintoppa Rent (musical), Woodstock
Meet4145 Roronoa Zoro, Burlington, Massachusetts
Aamatucci33 Federal Student Aid, Roof garden
Nataliengo Winchester, Massachusetts, College tuition in the United States
Jaa563
Js620
Diego.goodrich Kennedy College of Sciences, Costello Athletic Center
Wikirichard123
JacobBreen25 Sophia (robot), Methuen High School
Dudeaman122 Eggroll Cafe
Rabbit2892 New England Holocaust Memorial, Boston desegregation busing crisis
Francis Seme Half Assini
Cogorchock
Bostoig Dengue Fever (band), Patent medicine
Host181 Nurdle
ShaLee123 Music of Cambodia, Obesity and the environment, Microplastics
RandomWords528
Tracey1230
Calpen19
Fufule Nduma

Timeline

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 13 September 2021   |   Tuesday, 14 September 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 4

Course meetings
Monday, 20 September 2021   |   Tuesday, 21 September 2021
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 27 September 2021   |   Tuesday, 28 September 2021
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 4 October 2021   |   Tuesday, 5 October 2021
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise
Assignment - Exercise

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 12 October 2021
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 8

Course meetings
Monday, 18 October 2021   |   Tuesday, 19 October 2021
Assignment - Peer review one article

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 25 October 2021   |   Tuesday, 26 October 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

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 1 November 2021   |   Tuesday, 2 November 2021
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 11

Course meetings
Monday, 8 November 2021   |   Tuesday, 9 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.