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Course name
FMS 115
Institution
UNCG
Instructor
Joseph A. Ross
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Course dates
2020-01-13 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-05-09 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
20


This course helps students develop information literacy and analytical reasoning skills. Students will learn to identify and evaluate the quality of information in order to determine which sources are the most accurate, objective, and reliable.

Students will work in teams to evaluate a Wikipedia article and revise it in order to increase its quality and credibility.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Jessiehorrorx Heart-nosed bat
Skyfoy Victory rolls Self-pity
Sarahnicolechrist Blue-cheeked amazon
Klromero MASA syndrome Victory rolls
Smalls12 Burundian cuisine Box braids
Amaya Bell George Hancock (softball)
Mszambra Self-pity Heart-nosed bat, Pixie cut
Kyndallalexiss MASA syndrome MASA syndrome, Box braids
Jgjaynes Ball python
Corymarkell MASA syndrome Ball python
Birdie115
Sddavis4 Box braids
Kayleighdea Pixie cut Ball python
DamienS02 MASA syndrome George Hancock (softball)
PedroGallegos84 Hispanic America
Lexicraven Jean Lussier
ThimbleFlower
Elaynefaith

Timeline

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 9 March 2020   |   Wednesday, 11 March 2020   |   Friday, 13 March 2020
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 - Reflection Essay 1 - Research and Writing Process

After completing the introduction to Wikipedia, reflect on the research and writing process. This reflection should be at least 2 paragraphs, and no longer than 1 page. Please submit through Canvas.

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 16 March 2020   |   Wednesday, 18 March 2020   |   Friday, 20 March 2020
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Assignment - Discussion -- Sources and Plagiarism

Thinking about sources and plagiarism

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 23 March 2020   |   Wednesday, 25 March 2020   |   Friday, 27 March 2020
Assignment - Discussion -- What's a content gap?

What's a content gap?

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 30 March 2020   |   Wednesday, 1 April 2020   |   Friday, 3 April 2020
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


Assignment - Exercise

Copyedit an article

Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 13

Course meetings
Monday, 6 April 2020   |   Wednesday, 8 April 2020
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

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 14

Course meetings
Monday, 13 April 2020   |   Wednesday, 15 April 2020   |   Friday, 17 April 2020
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 15

Course meetings
Monday, 20 April 2020   |   Wednesday, 22 April 2020   |   Friday, 24 April 2020
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.


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 16

Course meetings
Monday, 27 April 2020   |   Wednesday, 29 April 2020   |   Friday, 1 May 2020
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!


Assignment - Reflection Essay 2 - Final Reflection on Wikipedia Project

Guiding questions

Milestones

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