Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Oregon State University/Intro to Ethnic Studies (winter 2023)

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Course name
Intro to Ethnic Studies
Institution
Oregon State University
Instructor
Natchee Barnd
Wikipedia Expert
Brianda (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Course dates
2023-01-13 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-08-28 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
45


This interdisciplinary course focuses on the ethnic group experience in the United States with emphasis on African Americans, Native Americans, Chicanos/as, Latinos/as, and Asian Americans.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Chocolate-lover-10 Hawaii Federation of Japanese Labor
IndigenousWoman01 Haruo Aoki
Lynxc Ashtin Berry
Keichuta Ing Hay (Wu Yunian)
KSpencer02 Wash Day Diaries
Blobfishchapion All I Asking for is My Body
Duiha Marys Peak
Lavendermatcha(iced) White Culture
Thamwell Japanese-Mexican Labor Association
Cgh649025 John Bracey Jr.
Minimac04 Miyo Iwakoshi
Lovelywildflower22 Viviane Barnett
Kwenq11 Lung On (Liang Guanying)
Thelegendofpeace
Ksi(knowledge strength integrity)
Larry4002 Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in Wyoming
Acupotea Jerritt Canyon
SakuraChan748 Oshu Nippo
Sh4rkk5 Caesar Robbins
Ebonypup08 Prisoner B-3087
Ddrlevelasian
Blu3trump3t15 Kid Sheik
OSUBeaverfan Diasuke Kitsugawa
Redseastar Edison Chiloquin
Cheese-itmagnet St. John’s Riot
ZemonLest Toledo Incident (1925)
Fittzp George Mitchell (activist)
Yarukiis Black Food Sovereignty Collective
Slickmin123 Alabama Camp
Tsenak Qallupilluilk
Peter 0004
Happy1328
NewLearner1234
KeepThePorsche911 Vedo(singer)
VEGAS MACHINE Black Planet
Apakabar123 Lani
Sauce soup
NutshellLA Filipino Bayanihan Center (Oregon)

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Friday, 20 January 2023
Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

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, 27 January 2023
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 3

Course meetings
Friday, 3 February 2023
Assignment - Exercise
In class - Discussion
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Biographies

Cultural Anthropology

Ecology

History

Women's Studies

Week 4

Course meetings
Friday, 10 February 2023
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise

Week 5

Course meetings
Friday, 17 February 2023
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, 24 February 2023
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion
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 7

Course meetings
Friday, 3 March 2023
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 8

Course meetings
Friday, 10 March 2023
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.

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 9

Course meetings
Friday, 17 March 2023
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