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Course name
Indigenous Studies 2730
Institution
Mount Royal University
Instructor
Jessie Loyer
Wikipedia Expert
Elysia (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Indigenous Studies
Course dates
2018-09-07 00:00:00 UTC – 2018-12-28 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
32


INST 2730 is an Indigenous studies class; this section is focusing on Indigenous women creatives.
For this assignment, we'll be identifying gaps in coverage and attempting to highlight the contributions of Indigenous women creatives.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Dmart3223 Tracey Lindberg Thirza Cuthand
Twill661 Tenille Campbell, Wilma Mankiller, Elizabeth LaPensée Sharon McIvor
Kmorr393 Lauren Crazybull Tasha Hubbard
SnowSwan1 ReMatriate Collective Beatrice Medicine
INWOMCREATIVES Beatrice Medicine ReMatriate Collective
Htdlc
LastSemester2018 Elsie Paul Gwen Benaway
Brad Rains Gwen Benaway Elsie Paul
DesireeL Ruth Scalplock
OddWolfe Cheif Lady Bird, Tiny House Warriors
Tfox804 Sharon McIvor, McIvor v. Canada (2009)
Strod610 Lisa Odjig
Nelson.paige
MorbidLace
BrodyKRS R v Gladue Rebecca Roanhorse
ChaseGG Making Treaty 7 R v. Gladue
Kkapt689 Thirza Cuthand Tracey Lindberg
Gabbyfaye Tasha Hubbard Lauren Crazybull
Phoenix.K1918 Red Power movement, Rebecca Roanhorse Making Treaty 7
Magunisha Pamela Palmater Ruth Scalplock

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Friday, 7 September 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.)

Week 2

Course meetings
Friday, 14 September 2018
Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article

Week 3

Course meetings
Friday, 21 September 2018

Week 4

Course meetings
Friday, 28 September 2018
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation

Week 5

Course meetings
Friday, 5 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 6

Course meetings
Friday, 19 October 2018
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion with Librarian

Thinking about Wikipedia

In class - Discussion with Librarian

Thinking about sources and plagiarism

Milestones

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

Week 7

Course meetings
Friday, 26 October 2018
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 8

Course meetings
Friday, 2 November 2018

Week 9

Course meetings
Friday, 9 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 10

Course meetings
Friday, 16 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!

Week 11

Course meetings
Friday, 23 November 2018
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 12

Course meetings
Friday, 30 November 2018
Milestones

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