Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Montclair State University/Humanities 2 (Fall)

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Course name
Humanities 2
Institution
Montclair State University
Instructor
Jerise Fogel
Wikipedia Expert
Brianda (Wiki Ed)
Subject
History
Course dates
2023-09-06 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-12-12 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
30


The course covers literature, the arts, and humanities from 1400 CE to the present; the main emphasis is on the Renaissance and Enlightenment period. This is an optional assignment, and students who complete it successfully will receive extra credit for the class. Students who participate will each adopt one under-annotated artist (often a woman or a non-Italian artist or both) from approximately 1400-1700 CE, and work on improving their article. To make the work a bit easier, students will work with a small group on their article. In the process, students will learn the basics of editing and contributing to Wikipedia, learn more about the nature of sources and historical information, and hone their reasoning and editing skills.

Timeline

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 10 October 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.

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 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 17 October 2023
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
Assignment - Discussion (online on Canvas)

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 24 October 2023
Assignment - Choose your article
Assignment - Discussion (online on Canvas)
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Art History

Biographies

Books

History

Women's Studies

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 31 October 2023
Assignment - Make a small edit
Assignment - Copyedit an article
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts; this may involve your adding just a few sentences to an existing article, making other changes, or even (if you are very ambitious!) creating a new article on your chosen person.

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 7 November 2023
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

Assignment - Discussion (online on Canvas)
Milestones

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

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 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 14 November 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

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 21 November 2023
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 13

Course meetings
Tuesday, 28 November 2023
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
Milestones

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