Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Temple University/Early Islamic Art and Architecture, 650-1250 CE (Fall 2019)

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Course name
Early Islamic Art and Architecture, 650-1250 CE
Institution
Temple University
Instructor
Emily Neumeier
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Islamic art and architecture
Course dates
2019-08-26 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-12-18 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
15


This course provides students with an introduction to the art and architecture of the Mediterranean and Middle East during the first centuries of Islam, ca. 650-1250—a vibrant period that witnessed the emergence of one of the world’s most wide-spread and enduring faith traditions.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Bfrempong1 Persian pottery Lusterware
Mamasanogo81 Kufic Early Quranic manuscripts
Tuj25134 Lusterware Persian pottery
Mar Rosario Censer Zoomorphism
Zoedescoteaux Early Quranic manuscripts Kufic
JennMiddaugh Zoomorphism Animals in Islam
Charfriedman Mihrab Tiraz
James Flavio Ortiz Animals in Islam Censer
Nonnavbat Tiraz Astronomy in the medieval Islamic world
Julia olszewski
Eric douglas 42 Gold dinar
Mdonovan1997 Pseudo-Kufic Astronomy in the medieval Islamic world
Tul13791 Manuscript Al-Andalus
Jvaughan219 Al-Andalus Manuscript
SherryLansdowne
JuliaOlszewsk19 Mihrab
Librarybones

Timeline

Week 3

Course meetings
Wednesday, 11 September 2019
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.)

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 16 September 2019   |   Wednesday, 18 September 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 23 September 2019   |   Wednesday, 25 September 2019
Assignment - Field Trips

Attend the Penn Museum and Metropolitan Museum to brainstorm topics

In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 30 September 2019   |   Wednesday, 2 October 2019
Assignment - Exercise
Select your topic

Choose your topic / Find your sources

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Art History

History

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 7 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 9 October 2019
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

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 14 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 16 October 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation

In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 21 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 23 October 2019

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 28 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 30 October 2019
Milestones

Everyone continues to work on their article drafts, in preparation for peer review

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 4 November 2019   |   Wednesday, 6 November 2019
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

Milestones

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

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 11 November 2019   |   Wednesday, 13 November 2019
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.
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 13

Course meetings
Monday, 18 November 2019   |   Wednesday, 20 November 2019
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 14

Course meetings
Monday, 2 December 2019   |   Wednesday, 4 December 2019
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 - 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!
In class - In-class presentation

Guiding questions

Assignment - Reflective essay

Guiding questions

Milestones

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