Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Drew Theological School/Lives of Commitment Feminist and Womanist Religious Resources (Spring 2021)

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Course name
Lives of Commitment Feminist and Womanist Religious Resources
Institution
Drew Theological School
Instructor
Kate Ott
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Women's Studies
Course dates
2021-01-25 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-05-03 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
10


Traces the developments in the writings and organizing of womanist and feminist Christians at the intersections of theological education, ecumenical movements, and activist initiatives. Explores the anthologies of these religious leaders from past global ecumenical movements up to the present to better understand how we can live lives of commitment as women religious leaders.
The students will use the writings of these scholars to add to articles that define theological terms and either edit or create pages for these historic women religious scholars.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Spiffaroo Queer theology, Yvette Flunder
ACT1865 Monica Coleman, Womanist theology
NoraIzzy Traci Blackmon, Womanist Theology
Mia Hash Sloan Biblical Hermeneutics, Wil Gafney
Nvitug Muriel Orevillo-Montenegro, Asian feminist theology
Hhill1909 Women as theological figures, Wilda C. Gafney
Rosa Poetisa Mujerista theology, Marta Benavides
DaughterofAse Black Feminism, Feminist art, Jacquelyn Grant

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 8 February 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:

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.

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 15 February 2021
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 22 February 2021
Assignment - Choose possible topics - 1 Thinker and 1 Theological Topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 1 March 2021
Assignment - Add citation to Theological Topic article
Assignment - Exercise
In class - Discussion

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 15 March 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

LGBT+ Studies

Women's Studies

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 22 March 2021
Assignment - Be prepared to share one active sandbox topic

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 5 April 2021
In class - Share Sandbox and 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.

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 12 April 2021
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
Monday, 19 April 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
Monday, 26 April 2021
Assignment - Final articles - Topic and Thinker

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!

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 3 May 2021
Assignment - In-class presentation
Assignment - Reflective essay
Milestones

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