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Course name
ENG102
Institution
Ashland University
Instructor
Lorna Condit
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Composition
Course dates
2018-08-27 00:00:00 UTC – 2018-12-07 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
20


English 102 is the second course in Ashland University’s two-semester writing sequence and involves continued emphasis on the writing process, critical thinking, close reading, the rhetorical nature of language, and research skills. We will be looking in depth at ethnographic writing, narrative journalism, and interdisciplinary approaches to research. Our key texts look at post-Katrina New Orleans, including Five Days at Memorial and Patina: A Profane Archaeology

Student Assigned Reviewing
Jmill108 Ray Vernon, Taylur Jones
Sprice9 Emergency Management Ella Zollinger, Erin Krupar
Tyerian14 Isaac Boroff, Brooke Peiffer
Todell21 Abby Seifert, Carson Speelman
Isaac8600 Mary O'Connor Brooke Peiffer, Taylor Yerian
Acheek98 Trek Medics Kayla Neyra, Samuel Pember
Asiefer2 Preparations for Hurricane Katrina Carson Speelman, Taylor O'Dell
Ejones40 Hunter Williams, Lydia Heckert
Rvernon2 Justine Miller, Taylur Jones
Kneyra Hurricane preparedness for New Orleans Alex Cheek, Samuel Pember
LydiaMarie139 Laney Jones, Hunter Williams
EKrup12 Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 Ella Zollinger, Sara Price
Williamshunter03 Laney Jones, Lydia Heckert
Ella zollinger Sara Price, Erin Krupar
Tjones32 Otorhinolaryngology Ray Vernon, Justine Miller
Cspeel99 Abby Seifert, Taylor O'Dell
Bpeif Hurricane Katrina, Emergency management Isaac Boroff, Taylor Yerian
Spember Kayla Neyra, Alex Cheek

Timeline

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 1 October 2018   |   Wednesday, 3 October 2018   |   Friday, 5 October 2018
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.)


Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 8 October 2018   |   Wednesday, 10 October 2018   |   Friday, 12 October 2018
In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


Review the rules for health topics

This module is only required for students who are considering a medical or psychological topic.

Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 15 October 2018   |   Wednesday, 17 October 2018   |   Friday, 19 October 2018
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 9

Course meetings
Monday, 22 October 2018   |   Wednesday, 24 October 2018   |   Friday, 26 October 2018
In class - Continue drafting and research

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 29 October 2018   |   Wednesday, 31 October 2018   |   Friday, 2 November 2018
In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

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.

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 12 November 2018   |   Wednesday, 14 November 2018   |   Friday, 16 November 2018
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


Assignment - Continue improving your article

Exercise

Add links to 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 12

Course meetings
Monday, 19 November 2018   |   Wednesday, 21 November 2018
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 - 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
Monday, 26 November 2018   |   Wednesday, 28 November 2018   |   Friday, 30 November 2018
Milestones

Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.

Week 14

Course meetings
Monday, 3 December 2018