Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Ohio State University/HIST2800 (Autumn 2021)

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Course name
HIST2800
Institution
Ohio State University
Instructor
Thomas McDow
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
History
Course dates
2021-08-27 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-12-09 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
18


This course is a required course for History majors, and we will be using the Wikipedia portion of the course to think about using secondary sources, source acknowledgement and plagiarism, and paraphrasing/use of quotations.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Myhumbleopinions 1960 Ford Territorial disputes in the South China Sea
Hectorhhernandezz Homosexuality in ancient greece
JohnHarrisonDoe Sebeos
BrandonS.39 Elizabeth Anne Rothschild
Neptunexists Lucy Harris
LadyM96
Jigolay Los Zetas, Mexican Drug War, Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nintendo DS, South China Sea Islands, Territorial disputes in the South China Sea
Fem2021 Labor history Homosexuality in ancient greece
DannyOSU1234
GaryBobary
Cpm1400
DaBearsCubsOsu
A-cows-life
Vinyl472 Fukushima nuclear disaster

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Thursday, 2 September 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:

Week 2

Course meetings
Thursday, 9 September 2021
Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

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 3

Course meetings
Thursday, 16 September 2021
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 4

Course meetings
Thursday, 23 September 2021
In class - Discussion
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 5

Course meetings
Thursday, 30 September 2021

Week 6

Course meetings
Thursday, 7 October 2021
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise
Assignment - Exercise

Week 7

Course meetings
Thursday, 21 October 2021
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

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Biographies

Books

History

LGBT+ Studies

Women's Studies

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 8

Course meetings
Thursday, 28 October 2021
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.

Week 9

Course meetings
Thursday, 4 November 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.
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 10

Course meetings
Thursday, 11 November 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.

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 11

Course meetings
Thursday, 18 November 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!
In class - In-class presentation

Week 12

Course meetings
Thursday, 2 December 2021
Assignment - Reflective essay
Assignment - Original analytical paper

Write a paper going beyond your Wikipedia article to advance your own ideas, arguments, and original research about your topic.

Milestones

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