Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Dartmouth College/Sport and Technology at the Crossroads (Spring 2021)
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- Course name
- Sport and Technology at the Crossroads
- Institution
- Dartmouth College
- Instructor
- Rachel Obbard
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Science Communication
- Course dates
- 2021-03-29 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-06-07 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 12
Technology and Sport at the Crossroads is a technology and applied science writing seminar that engages students in in-depth study of the intersection of sport, technology and ethics. We examine engineering innovations in sport and their role in reflecting and shaping social values. Topics will include: sports prostheses and the second place problem, discontinuous change (in records) as a result of innovation, the relative merits of human and technology assisted refereeing, and more. Students will work individually and in small groups to research technology (using peer-reviewed papers) and its effects. Wikipedia will be one of their product modalities.
Timeline
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 13 April 2021 | Thursday, 15 April 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:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- 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.)
- Assignment - Wikipedia assignment blog
Begin a blog about your experiences. You can use discussion questions to frame your entries, or reflect on the research and writing process. Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 20 April 2021 | Thursday, 22 April 2021
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
- In class - Discussion
- In class - Discussion
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 27 April 2021 | Thursday, 29 April 2021
- Assignment - Review the rules for health topics (optional)
- Assignment - Exercise (alternate 2nd project)
- Assignment - Add to an article (alternate 2nd project)
- Assignment - Start drafting your contributions (alternate 2nd project)
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 4 May 2021 | Thursday, 6 May 2021
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 11 May 2021 | Thursday, 13 May 2021
- Assignment - Peer review two articles (alternate 2nd project)
- In class - Discussion
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
- Assignment - Respond to your peer review (alternate 2nd project)
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.
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 18 May 2021 | Thursday, 20 May 2021
- Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia (alternate 2nd project)
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 - Continue improving your article (alternate 2nd project)
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 (alternate 2nd project)
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 9
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 25 May 2021 | Thursday, 27 May 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!
- 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.