Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Merrimack College/WGS 3300 US Women's History (Fall 2019)

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Course name
WGS 3300 US Women's History
Institution
Merrimack College
Instructor
Debra Michals
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Women's History
Course dates
2019-09-04 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-12-19 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
26


This course will explore the complex history of women in the United States from the contact period to the present, uncovering the evolution of women’s roles in American society and exploring the intersection of race, ethnicity, class, and sexual identity in shaping women’s historical experiences. The main goal is to discover how history looks different when viewed through the prism of gender. We will explore such topics as the nature of work in agricultural, industrial and post-industrial America; notions of citizenship and rights; debates about women’s proper roles; relationships between different groups of women; women’s impact on and response to changing cultural contexts; and women’s participation in movements for social and political change. For their Wikipedia assignment, students will have an opportunity to directly contribute to and help shape the representation of women in history.

Student Assigned Reviewing
ThackeryBinks
Snapple212 Betty Crocker
Remdog11 Hepsibeth Hemenway Shannon Eastin, Mary C Crowley
Historian107 Lucretia Crocker Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
Warriors29 Florence Howe
BMA0799 Annie Jenness Miller
Warriors2020 Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, Annie Jenness Miller
Honeybee64 Audrey Evans
Cactickles27 Lucinda Cisler
Freezerghost Owanah Anderson
Cmcka17 Jeanne lee crews
Sarahmolk Mary C Crowley
Somewhataboveaverage
Mcstudent597 Lucretia Crocker
Hockeyplaya7 Alice H. Parker
Peaceandnature Nancy Hartsock
Patriots0825 Lucinda Cisler
Cmackenzie31 Lyn St. James
Denalidog Mary Jean Simpson
Greyhoundlover0 Lucretia Crocker, Cynthia Harrison
TLHistory
Algeraj Elizabeth Rickey, Beth Rickey
Vieringa Amy Pence-Brown
Smith554 Amy Pence-Brown
Tn12345678 Shannon Eastin
SamIam496
Devmoore11
Mcd750 Lulu M. Hefner

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Thursday, 12 September 2019
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
Tuesday, 17 September 2019   |   Thursday, 19 September 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 24 September 2019   |   Thursday, 26 September 2019
In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Biographies

History

LGBT+ Studies

Women's Studies

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 1 October 2019   |   Thursday, 3 October 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 8 October 2019   |   Thursday, 10 October 2019
Assignment - Finalize your bibliography

Compile your bibliography for your chosen topic. Make sure all sources are secondary and are from reliable outlets. You can find your Bibliography template by navigating to the My Articles section under the home tab. The link to your bibliography template will be next to your assigned article.


Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 7

Course meetings
Thursday, 17 October 2019
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Milestones

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 22 October 2019   |   Thursday, 24 October 2019
Assignment - 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
Tuesday, 29 October 2019   |   Thursday, 31 October 2019
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
Tuesday, 5 November 2019   |   Thursday, 7 November 2019
Assignment - Continue improving your article

Exercise

Add links to 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.

Week 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 12 November 2019
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 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 19 November 2019   |   Thursday, 21 November 2019
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!


In class - In-class presentation

Guiding questions

Assignment - Reflective essay

Guiding questions

Week 13

Course meetings
Tuesday, 26 November 2019
Milestones

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