Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/New College of Florida/Social Movements (Spring 2022)

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Course name
Social Movements
Institution
New College of Florida
Instructor
Sarah Hernandez
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Sociology
Course dates
2022-02-15 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-05-16 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
4


What is the difference between a revolution and a social movement? Why and how do revolutions and social movements take place? Who participates and why? How are social movements organized? What tactics and strategies do they use and why? Do they make a difference? Through a review of sociological and other social scientific research on social movements, in this course we seek to answer these and other related questions. As we learn the answer to these questions, we will also explore social movement theories and learn about various social movements in the USA, abroad, and globally. In the course, students also develop leadership, research, critical thinking, synthesizing, and writing skills.

Student Assigned Reviewing
SOCI3600 The Secret Space Program
Mothgirl2019 The Effeminist Movement

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Thursday, 17 February 2022
Assignment - 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.)

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 21 February 2022   |   Thursday, 24 February 2022
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 28 February 2022   |   Thursday, 3 March 2022
Assignment - Consider
Assignment - Editing Wikipedia

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Assignment - Finding sources

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 7 March 2022   |   Thursday, 10 March 2022
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 14 March 2022   |   Thursday, 17 March 2022
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

Sociology

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 28 March 2022   |   Thursday, 31 March 2022
Assignment - Consider
Assignment - Editing Wikipedia & Finishing core Wikipedia Training

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 12 - 14

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 4 April 2022   |   Thursday, 7 April 2022
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."

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 11 April 2022   |   Thursday, 14 April 2022
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.

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 18 April 2022   |   Thursday, 21 April 2022
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 10

Course meetings
Monday, 25 April 2022   |   Thursday, 28 April 2022
Assignment - First Draft of Wikipedia Entry

Frist draft of Wikipedia entry. The first draft should also include the bibliography/citations.

  • 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 11

Course meetings
Monday, 2 May 2022   |   Thursday, 5 May 2022
In class - Continue working on your draft

Meet with a SWA to continue making improvements on your draft.

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 9 May 2022
Assignment - You've finished your Wikipedia assignment!

Please submit copy of added text and link to Wikipedia in Canvas.