Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/BYU/Hist 434 Computers in Family Historical Research and Publication (Fall semester)
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- Course name
- Hist 434 Computers in Family Historical Research and Publication
- Institution
- BYU
- Instructor
- Jill Crandell
- Wikipedia Expert
- Elysia (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- History
- Course dates
- 2019-09-04 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-12-12 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 5
Students will update an article or stub on Wikipedia that is relevant to the subject of their semester project.
| Student | Assigned | Reviewing |
|---|---|---|
| Shelbiedrake | Environmental personhood | |
| Heatherhome | History of idaho | |
| Riminns | ||
| Ryandrockwood | ||
| Marie-Luise Smith | Piqua, Ohio |
Timeline
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 9 October 2019 | Friday, 11 October 2019
- 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:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- 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 7
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 14 October 2019 | Wednesday, 16 October 2019 | Friday, 18 October 2019
- Assignment - Choose your topic
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Exercise ====
Take the "Finding your Article" training and then use this exercise to research topics related to your ancestors on Wikipedia. Try to find TWO possible articles to evaluate.
Exercise
Once you have two ideas in mind, take the "Evaluating articles and sources training" and then use this exercise to evaluate both the articles you chose, looking for ways you could improve them with one or two new paragraphs. Use this evaluation to narrow your choice down to ONE topic.
Evaluate two possible articles
Exercise
After you've thought about what topic you want to improve, use this exercise to finalize your topic. Start considering what sources you already have, or what sources you need to find, in order to make improvements to your topic.
Finalize your topic / Find your sources
Exercise
Finally, practice your editing by making a small copyedit to your article.
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
- Assignment - Start drafting your contributions
Your goal this term is to draft one or two new paragraphs for your topic. Use the trainings and exercises here to help you through this process. Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have questions using the Get Help button at the top of this page.
Exercise
Guides for writing in your topic area
Resources
Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 21 October 2019 | Wednesday, 23 October 2019 | Friday, 25 October 2019
- Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia
Now that you've got a complete draft, it's time to move your work live - to the "mainspace."
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13
- Assignment - Final article
It's the final week to develop your article. 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. At a minimum, complete the exerise below, and then 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!
Exercise
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.