Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Rutgers University Newark/Latinx Literature and Culture (Spring 2023)
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- Course name
- Latinx Literature and Culture
- Institution
- Rutgers University Newark
- Instructor
- Laura Lomas
- Wikipedia Expert
- Brianda (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Literature
- Course dates
- 2023-01-18 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-05-19 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 15
Latinx Literature and Culture introduces students to canonical and noncanonical literary texts, representative genres, and a range of critical approaches in Latinx literature and culture studies. Students learn to research and cite sources to disseminate existing knowledge and to generate original interpretations through analysis of Latinx literary texts, films, other media and criticism about them
Timeline
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 31 January 2023 | Thursday, 2 February 2023
- 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
- In class - Discussion
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 7 February 2023 | Thursday, 9 February 2023
- Assignment - Choose your article
- Assignment - Reflecting about your Wikipedia assignment in Discussion Board Posts
Reflect upon your experiences while engaged in the Wikipedia Assignment. You may include a question or comment on the discussion board from time to time about the Wikipedia Assignment. Possible questions at the link above. Your questions on the Packback discussion board can be a space for asking classmates or instructors for help with your entries, to reflect philosophically on the possibility of "neutral" representations of received knowledge, or to discuss the research and writing process. There is no minimum required number of reflections; rather this is an option for an alternative or supplementary packpack post (but not every week). Be prepared to discuss these kinds of questions in your oral presentation.
- In class - Discussion
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 14 February 2023 | Thursday, 16 February 2023
- Assignment - Make a small edit
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 21 February 2023 | Thursday, 23 February 2023
- Assignment - Start drafting your contributions
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 28 February 2023 | Thursday, 2 March 2023
- In class - Discussion
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 7 March 2023 | Thursday, 9 March 2023
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 21 March 2023 | Thursday, 23 March 2023
- Assignment - Peer review an article
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 28 March 2023 | Thursday, 30 March 2023
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
- 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, 11 April 2023 | Thursday, 13 April 2023
- 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!
- 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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- Thursday, 20 April 2023
- 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!
- In class - In-class presentation
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 25 April 2023 | Thursday, 27 April 2023
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.