Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Riverside City College/Honors World Religions (Fall 2020)

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Course name
Honors World Religions
Institution
Riverside City College
Instructor
Kirsten Gerdes
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Religion and Humanities
Course dates
2020-08-24 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-12-16 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
20


This is an honors section of an introductory religion/humanities course that covers the major world religions. It includes readings from both primary and secondary sources, research, and writing, all geared toward student understand of diverse worldviews and cultures. This project is designed to help get them more in-depth about specific practices and beliefs from within one religious tradition.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Andrea14leon The Path to Nirvana Animatism
Jackson Dutra Gender separation in Judaism Christian feminism
Lechuga271 African diaspora religions Beliefs and theology of the Nation of Islam
Gabrielajorrin Christian feminism Gender separation in Judaism
KarenRCC Haitian Vodou drumming Neo-Confucianism
Caerozades Animatism African diaspora religions
Alexa114258 Reform Judaism Beliefs and theology of the Nation of Islam
Amcbayy Buddhist symbolism Islamic feminism
Ramsabeoulve Venial sin Criticism of atheism
Rizfermier Buddhism and Eastern religions Venial sin
Annaybanez Islamic feminism Buddhist symbolism, Christian feminism
Ethanabca Neo-Confucianism Haitian Vodou drumming
Lucyli00
Perla.Sunval Criticism of atheism Wiccan views of divinity
Celesteceja
Jammontoya Wiccan views of divinity The Path to Nirvana
Aliyaa97 Beliefs and theology of the Nation of Islam African diaspora religions

Timeline

Week 3

Course meetings
Wednesday, 9 September 2020
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 4

Course meetings
Monday, 14 September 2020   |   Wednesday, 16 September 2020
In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 21 September 2020   |   Wednesday, 23 September 2020
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Biographies

Books

Cultural Anthropology

History

LGBT+ Studies

Women's Studies


Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 28 September 2020   |   Wednesday, 30 September 2020
Assignment - Finalize bibliography for major edits to an article

Finalize sources for your major edit on your chosen article + begin writing 


Assignment - Small edit
add a citation to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 5 October 2020   |   Wednesday, 7 October 2020
Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.


In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Assignment - Training for Peer review of two classmates' articles

Guiding framework

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 12 October 2020   |   Wednesday, 14 October 2020
Assignment - Complete rough draft of 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

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.


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 9

Course meetings
Monday, 19 October 2020   |   Wednesday, 21 October 2020
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!


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


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!
Milestones

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


Assignment - Original analytical paper

Write a paper going beyond your Wikipedia article to advance your own ideas, arguments, and original research about your topic.