Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/American University/COMM420 (Spring 2016)

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Course name
COMM420
Institution
American University
Instructor
Andrew Lih
Wikipedia Expert
Adam (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Communications
Course dates
2016-01-12 – 2016-04-20
Approximate number of student editors
15


Crowdsourcing, Wikipedia, and Public Knowledge Who are the keepers of history in the digital age? What does Wikipedia's crowd know that major institutions could reproduce for the greatest public good? With Washington, D.C., as the backdrop, students collaborate with some of the world's greatest institutions in media, libraries, and museums to explore the best ways to capture knowledge in the public interest. The course bridges both theory and practice, with the class pairing with world-renown institutions such as the National Archives, Smithsonian Institution and the Library of Congress, to analyze the policies, ethics, and dynamics of large-scale collaboration. Students not only learn how to become a Wikipedian, they learn how to apply the power of crowds to the mission of any institution, and to create high quality multimedia content for their portfolios.

Student Assigned Reviewing
TndlCtO8 Colesville, Maryland
Spienciak John Mara
Eb0178a Emily Gould
Aa2432a Space vehicle
Bridgebrad
Acruz319
Vashti Adora
Fl4812a
AmeriMike
Snapesofwrath
Gr3524a
Austaclausen
at5682a
bw2217a
sy1744a

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Tuesday, 12 January 2016
Milestones

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