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Course name
Food, water and heath
Institution
St Johns University
Instructor
Alana Glaser
Subject
Cultural Anthropology
Course dates
2020-01-24 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-05-01 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
35


This is a cultural anthropology course on food, water, and heath from a social justice perspective.

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 3 February 2020   |   Thursday, 6 February 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:

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 10 February 2020   |   Thursday, 13 February 2020
In class - 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.

In class - Discussion

Week 4

Course meetings
Thursday, 20 February 2020
In class - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 24 February 2020   |   Thursday, 27 February 2020
In class - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 9 March 2020   |   Thursday, 12 March 2020
Assignment - Add to an article

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 16 March 2020   |   Thursday, 19 March 2020
In class - Exercise
In class - Discussion

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 23 March 2020   |   Thursday, 26 March 2020
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions trainings

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Assignment - Everyone has started writing

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 9

Course meetings
Thursday, 2 April 2020
In class - Peer review three articles

Guiding framework

In class - Improving your article trainings

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 10

Course meetings
Monday, 6 April 2020
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 11

Course meetings
Thursday, 16 April 2020
In class - 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.
In class - 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
Monday, 20 April 2020   |   Thursday, 23 April 2020
Assignment - Post Final article by Monday, april 27

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 13

Course meetings
Monday, 27 April 2020
In class - In-class presentation on April 30 or May 4
Milestones

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

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