Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Berea College/Introduction to Historical Studies (Spring 2023)
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- Course name
- Introduction to Historical Studies
- Institution
- Berea College
- Instructor
- Rebecca Bates
- Wikipedia Expert
- Brianda (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- his
- Course dates
- 2023-03-04 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-04-28 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 14
An introduction to history as a scholarly discipline; a way of studying one aspect of human experience. It includes examination of various kinds of sources and how they are handled, principles of research, the collection of data and use of quantitative analysis, historical reasoning, interpretation and synthesis, the history of historical study, and issues raised by contemporary concerns about the uses of history.
Timeline
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 20 March 2023 | Friday, 24 March 2023
- 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.
- 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 - Choose possible topics
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
- In class - Discussion
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 27 March 2023 | Wednesday, 29 March 2023 | Friday, 31 March 2023
- Assignment - Make a small edit
- Assignment - Finalize your topic and find sources
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 3 April 2023 | Wednesday, 5 April 2023 | Friday, 7 April 2023
- 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
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 10 April 2023 | Wednesday, 12 April 2023 | Friday, 14 April 2023
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 17 April 2023 | Wednesday, 19 April 2023 | Friday, 21 April 2023
- 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