Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/UW-Madison/LIS301 Information literacies in online spaces (Fall 2019)
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- Course name
- LIS301 Information literacies in online spaces
- Institution
- UW-Madison
- Instructor
- Rebekah Willett
- Wikipedia Expert
- Shalor (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Library and information studies
- Course dates
- 2019-09-05 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-11-30 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 17
Students will use special collections and archives on campus to locate published information about Native American Boarding Schools in Wisconsin. Currently, there is nothing on Wikipedia about the Wisconsin schools, although there are several listed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Indian_boarding_schools#List_of_Native_American_boarding_schools
Students will work in groups to write short entries on 3-4 schools. They will write a reflective essay afterwards. They are also reading various academic writings about Wikipedia.
Timeline
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 31 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.)
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 5 November 2019 | Thursday, 7 November 2019
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
- In class - Writing and editing on Wikipedia
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 12 November 2019 | Thursday, 14 November 2019
- Assignment - Start drafting your contributions
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 19 November 2019 | Thursday, 21 November 2019
- Assignment - Peer review
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 13
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 26 November 2019 | Thursday, 28 November 2019
- 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.
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
- Assignment - Peer review an article