Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of California Merced/Spark 1 Gaming the System (Spring 2022)
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- Course name
- Spark 1 Gaming the System
- Institution
- University of California Merced
- Instructor
- Sara Davidson Squibb
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Writing
- Course dates
- 2022-01-20 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-05-11 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 24
For this project, students will contribute to Wikipedia articles about games (board games, card games etc.).
Outcomes: -- Increase the diversity of Wikipedia contributors and content. -- Co-create knowledge with a community of volunteer editors. -- Reflect on a source’s credibility based on knowledge of how a source is created.
Timeline
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 23 February 2022
- 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.
- Assignment - Copyedit an article
- Assignment - Add to an article
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 28 February 2022 | Wednesday, 2 March 2022
- In class - Evaluate Wikipedia
- In class - Discussion
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 7 March 2022 | Wednesday, 9 March 2022
- In class - Choose your article
- Assignment - Start drafting your contributions
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 14 March 2022 | Wednesday, 16 March 2022
- 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!
- 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!
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 21 March 2022 | Wednesday, 23 March 2022
- In class - Wrap Up
- Assignment - Reflective essay