Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/California State University Channel Islands/The African Diaspora (Spring 2021)
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- Course name
- The African Diaspora
- Institution
- California State University Channel Islands
- Instructor
- Robin Mitchell
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- History
- Course dates
- 2021-01-26 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-05-22 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 24
What does a usable history of black womanhood look like? Black women’s history across time and space? This course is an introduction to the history of the African diaspora, a working definition of which is the history of the dispersal of Africans and their descendants throughout much of the world. From antiquity, such populations and communities have made their way through the realms of the Mediterranean and Europe, the central Islamic lands, Asia, and the Americas. At times their movement has been voluntary; often it was compelled. Throughout their long history, Africans have been both conqueror and conquered, slaveholder and enslaved. In all circumstances, they have made significant and lasting contributions to the economies and cultures of the societies into which they were introduced. To better understand the history of black women across the diaspora, we turn to the archive of slavery. How have archives shaped narratives of history and informed our historical memory of black women and enslavement? We will remain critical of how historians enter slavery’s archive, recognizing that it is an archive of violence that historians can resist, but also reproduce.
Timeline
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 10 February 2021
- 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.)
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 15 February 2021 | Wednesday, 17 February 2021
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
- In class - Discussion
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 22 February 2021 | Wednesday, 24 February 2021
- Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
- Assignment - Choose possible topics
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
- In class - Discussion
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 1 March 2021 | Wednesday, 3 March 2021
- Assignment - Add to an article
- Assignment - Exercise
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 8 March 2021 | Wednesday, 10 March 2021
- Assignment - Start drafting your contributions
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 16 March 2021 | Thursday, 18 March 2021 | Friday, 19 March 2021
- Assignment - Peer review an article
- In class - Discussion
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 22 March 2021 | Wednesday, 24 March 2021
- 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 10
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 29 March 2021
- 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 - Exercise
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 5 April 2021 | Wednesday, 7 April 2021
- 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 12
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 12 April 2021 | Wednesday, 14 April 2021
- 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 13
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 19 April 2021 | Wednesday, 21 April 2021
- 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 - Reflective essay
Week 14
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 26 April 2021 | Wednesday, 28 April 2021
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.