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Course name
Academic Inquiry 1215
Institution
University of New Haven
Instructor
Martha Dumas
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
English
Course dates
2019-01-24 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-05-07 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
18


Editing articles on selected short stories.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Oeparker1
Lbern3
Nbona2
Acode1
Pdavi1
Cdebo3
Sgabo1
Vgiac1
Tgilb1
Jgonz17
Ghelu1
Alewi5UNH
Amcma3
Vquez1
Vsous1
Ecarpe3
Kiarabhiro The storm
JsansoUNH
Asant12
Smxash39c
Laurbernardo
Studentbodyunh

Timeline

Week 11

Course meetings
Thursday, 4 April 2019
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.)


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:

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 9 April 2019   |   Thursday, 11 April 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Assignment - Exercise

Copyedit an article

Week 13

Course meetings
Tuesday, 16 April 2019   |   Thursday, 18 April 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


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


Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

 

Books


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.


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 14

Course meetings
Tuesday, 23 April 2019   |   Thursday, 25 April 2019
Assignment - Reflective essay

Guiding questions

Milestones

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