Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Georgia Southern University/Tudor and Stuart Britain (Spring 2021)
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- Course name
- Tudor and Stuart Britain
- Institution
- Georgia Southern University
- Instructor
- Kathleen Comerford
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- History
- Course dates
- 2021-01-11 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-05-07 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 25
This course covers England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland between 1485 and 1707. In place of a research paper, I will be asking students to work on Wikipedia articles focused on areas not deeply covered by the current Tudor and Stuart pages, including (but not limited to) Africans in the British Isles; Wales in the Early Modern Period; Ireland in the Renaissance; the Reformation in Ireland; and Muslims in Early Modern Britain.
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 12 January 2021 | Thursday, 14 January 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:
- 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 2
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 19 January 2021 | Thursday, 21 January 2021
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
- In class - Discussion
- In class - Discussion
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 26 January 2021 | Thursday, 28 January 2021
- Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
This exercise is for anyone who will be working with health-related issues of any kind in their article: disease, doctors, midwives, pharmacy, diet, etc.
- Assignment - Exercise
You must submit the choice of article, along with the names of everyone in your group, via the Folio dropbox, by 5:00 PM on Friday, January 29. Late submissions (anything after 5:01 PM on Friday, January 29) will be penalized 10%.
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 2 February 2021 | Thursday, 4 February 2021
- Assignment - Add to an article
- In class - Discussion
- Assignment - Exercise
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 9 February 2021 | Thursday, 11 February 2021
- Assignment - Start drafting your contributions
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
- In class - EXAM
Feb. 11 is your first exam.
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 16 February 2021 | Thursday, 18 February 2021
- In class - Practice
- review two existing articles
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 23 February 2021 | Thursday, 25 February 2021
- In class - Peer review our class
Each group will be responsible for reviewing the articles completed by two other groups. I will provide the rubric and schedule.
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 2 March 2021 | Thursday, 4 March 2021
- In class - Peer review our class
Each group will be responsible for reviewing the articles completed by two other groups. I will provide the rubric and schedule.
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 9 March 2021 | Thursday, 11 March 2021
- 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.
- 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
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- Tuesday, 23 March 2021 | Thursday, 25 March 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.
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 30 March 2021 | Thursday, 1 April 2021
- 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!
- In class - EXAM
March 11 is your second exam.
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 6 April 2021 | Thursday, 8 April 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!
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 13 April 2021 | Thursday, 15 April 2021
- In class - In-class presentation
Week 14
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 20 April 2021 | Thursday, 22 April 2021
Week 15
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 27 April 2021 | Thursday, 29 April 2021
- Assignment - Reflective essay
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.