Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Texas at Arlington/Human Geography (Fall 2018)
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- Course name
- Human Geography
- Institution
- University of Texas at Arlington
- Instructor
- Andrew Milson
- Wikipedia Expert
- Elysia (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Geography
- Course dates
- 2018-08-22 00:00:00 UTC – 2018-12-14 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 30
Human geography involves the study of the spatial distribution and spatial relationships of human activities on the earth’s surface. The course is designed to introduce you to various ways of studying the geography of human activities and to relate the many ideas and concepts of human geography to your life and the world around you. Specifically, the course will introduce you to the following key areas of human geography: 1) Geography: Its Nature and Perspectives, 2) Population and Migration, 3) Cultural Patterns and Processes, 4) Political Organization of Space, 5) Agriculture, Food Production, and Rural Land Use, 6) Industrialization and Economic Development, and 7) Cities and Urban Land Use. Students will use Wikipedia to complete a "Terra Incognita" assignment in which they will explore a country that is "unknown land" to them and contribute their research to Wikipedia.
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 22 August 2018 | Friday, 24 August 2018
- In class - Introduction to the Terra Incognita Wikipedia project
Welcome to the Wikipedia Terra Incognita project's course timeline for Human Geography. See the complete instructions for the course assignment on Blackboard. 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.
Our 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
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 27 August 2018 | Wednesday, 29 August 2018 | Friday, 31 August 2018
- 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
By August 31, 2018, you must have a Wikipedia account and complete the training on "Wikipedia policies" and "Sandboxes, talk pages, and watchlists."
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 5 September 2018 | Friday, 7 September 2018
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
Exercise: Evaluate an article
Tips
- Select a topic of your choice. Something that you know something about already.
- Due Sept 7th.
- In class - Discussion
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 10 September 2018 | Wednesday, 12 September 2018 | Friday, 14 September 2018
- In class - Discussion
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 17 September 2018 | Wednesday, 19 September 2018 | Friday, 21 September 2018
- Assignment - Exercise
- select an available article
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 24 September 2018 | Wednesday, 26 September 2018 | Friday, 28 September 2018
- Assignment - Note the improvements needed to your selected article
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 1 October 2018 | Wednesday, 3 October 2018 | Friday, 5 October 2018
- Assignment - Draft your improvements
Continue working on your draft.
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 8 October 2018 | Wednesday, 10 October 2018 | Friday, 12 October 2018
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 15 October 2018 | Wednesday, 17 October 2018 | Friday, 19 October 2018
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 22 October 2018 | Wednesday, 24 October 2018 | Friday, 26 October 2018
- 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 11
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 29 October 2018 | Wednesday, 31 October 2018 | Friday, 2 November 2018
- Assignment - Continue improving your article
Exercise
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, 5 November 2018 | Wednesday, 7 November 2018 | Friday, 9 November 2018
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 12 November 2018 | Wednesday, 14 November 2018 | Friday, 16 November 2018
Week 14
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 19 November 2018
- 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!
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.
Week 15
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 26 November 2018 | Wednesday, 28 November 2018 | Friday, 30 November 2018