Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo/Gender, Race, Culture, Science, Technology (Fall 2018)
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- Course name
- Gender, Race, Culture, Science, Technology
- Institution
- California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
- Instructor
- Jane Lehr
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Ethnic Studies, Gender Studies, Science & Technology Studies
- Course dates
- 2018-09-20 00:00:00 UTC – 2018-12-21 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 70
This course (ES/WGS 350-70/71; TR 4:10-6pm) examines the complex relationships between gender, race, science, and technology in historical and contemporary contexts. This examination highlights the role of ethical, social, cultural, political, and economic factors in determining historical and contemporary meanings of scientific and technical practice, as well as knowledge and beliefs about gender, race, class, and sexuality. The course also asks students to engage with reform efforts that seek to create more socially responsible scientific and technical knowledge production and decision-making practices.
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 20 September 2018
- 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
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 25 September 2018 | Thursday, 27 September 2018
- Assignment - Exercise 1
- Get started on Wikipedia (individual)
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.)
Please also review the guidelines for "Did you know?" nominations (1500 words or five-fold increase); at https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/Classroom_handout_-_Submitting_an_article_to_the_Did_You_Know_process.pdf
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
- Assignment - Exercise 2
- Evaluate an article (individual; post on your Sandbox)
Exercise
- In class - Discussion
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 2 October 2018 | Thursday, 4 October 2018
- Assignment - Activity 4
- Wikipedia comparative analysis (individual; post on PolyLearn)
Assignment details on PolyLearn.
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 9 October 2018 | Thursday, 11 October 2018
- Assignment - Exercise 3
- Choose a topic (individual; Sandbox)
Exercise
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
Assignment details on PolyLearn and at https://www.dropbox.com/s/2zzfj3oujp7h2uh/10-11-18_AssignmentDirections_Topic.pdf?dl=0
- In class - Discussion
- In class - Discussion
- Optional
- Editing health and psychology topics
- Review the topics/pages identified by peers
Do you want to form a 2- or 3-person group or do you prefer to work individually?
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 16 October 2018 | Thursday, 18 October 2018
- Assignment - Exercise 4
- Add a citation (individual; modify an existing Wikipedia page)
Exercise
- Assignment - Exercise 5
- Copyedit (individual; modify an existing Wikipedia page)
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 23 October 2018 | Thursday, 25 October 2018
- Explore the Wikipedia Assignment Assessment Rubric
- Assignment - Exercise 6
- Finalize your topic (individual or group; Sandbox)
Finalize your topic / Find your sources
Make sure your article selected meets course topic and scope requirements.
- For existing pages, calculate your five-fold increase goal
Remember, to be eligible for a "Did you know?" nomination:
- new articles must have at least 1500 words of prose
- modified articles must have a five-fold increase in the prose section; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Rjanag/Calculating_fivefold_expansion_by_hand
- Assignment - Exercise 7
- Start drafting (individual or group; Sandbox)
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
Assignment details on PolyLearn.
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 30 October 2018 | Thursday, 1 November 2018
- Assignment - Exercise 8
- Continue improving (individual or group; Sandbox)
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.
NOTE from Dr. Lehr: Working in a group & not using your Sandbox anymore this quarter? In your Sandbox, please add a link to the Sandbox your group is utilizing to draft (e.g., the Sandbox of your group member).
In addition to continued work on your article draft and your completion of the training module & exercise:
- In the Talk Section of your article draft's Sandbox, please list what you want to accomplish by 12/6/18 and your status towards these goals. Please use the Wikipedia Assignment Rubric to provide the framework for your status update. Please also describe the strategies you will utilize to make sure that you meet your goals and your timeline.
Looking for a guide with all the information you have covered in the tutorials & exercises in one spot? Check out the Editing Wikipedia Guide for Student Editors.
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 6 November 2018 | Thursday, 8 November 2018
- Assignment - Exercise 9
- Peer review two articles (individual; post on Sandbox of peer)
Each student should invidually assign themselves 2 draft articles created by their peers & then review. Follow the directions in the Training Module. Utilize the format suggested:
- First, what does the article do well? Is there anything from your review that impressed you? Any turn of phrase that described the subject in a clear way?
- What changes would you suggest the author(s) apply to the article? Why would those changes be an improvement?
- What's the most important thing the author(s) could do to improve the article?
- Did you notice anything about the article you reviewed that could be applicable to your own article? Let them know!
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing at least 2 articles written by peers (making sure that every article created by a peer has been reviewed).
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 13 November 2018 | Thursday, 15 November 2018
- Assignment - Exercise 10
- Respond to your peer review (individual or group; Sandbox)
You probably have some feedback from other students and possibly other Wikipedians. Please consider their suggestions and respond to your peer reviews on the Talk page of your draft article in your Sandbox. Then, decide whether it makes your work more accurate and complete, and edit your draft to make those changes.
Remember! Report what you decide on your Talk Page.
Resources:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 12 and 14
- Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.
- Assignment - Exercise 11
- Begin moving your work to Wikipedia (individual or group)
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 details on PolyLearn.
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 27 November 2018 | Thursday, 29 November 2018
- Assignment - Exercise 12
- Polish your work (individual or group; Wikipedia page)
Continue to expand and improve your work, and format your article to match Wikipedia's tone and standards. Respond to any new comments or feedback you have received from the instructor, your peers, and/or the broader Wikipedia community.
By Th 11/29: In your Sandbox Talk page, please describe what you did this week on this project to "polish your work." This may include responding to other Wikipedians on the "live article's Talk page" if there was some engagement with your changes since you began to move some of your work to Wikipedia (between 11/16 to 11/29).
Remember to contact your Wikipedia Expert at any time if you need further help!
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 4 December 2018 | Thursday, 6 December 2018
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 11 December 2018 | Thursday, 13 December 2018
- Assignment - Exercise 13
- Final article (individual or group; Wikipedia page)
It's the final week to develop your article. Due date extended to 11:59pm on T 12/11.
- 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!
Assignment details on PolyLearn.
- Assignment - Exercise 14
- Reflective essay (individual; post on PolyLearn)
Guiding questionsAssignment details on PolyLearn. Due date extended to 11:59pm on T 12/11.
- Assignment - Optional
- Article Nomination
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.