Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/The College of Wooster/Adding Immigrants Quantitative Sources for Latinx Immigration History (Spring 2022)
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- Course name
- Adding Immigrants Quantitative Sources for Latinx Immigration History
- Institution
- The College of Wooster
- Instructor
- Katie Holt
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- History
- Course dates
- 2022-01-17 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-05-14 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 25
This course examines the history of Latinx immigration to the U.S., considering both federal efforts to shape immigration policy to serve national elites AND the lived experiences of immigrants. We'll analyze U.S. immigration from the late 19th century to the present, providing a complex historical framework for contemporary immigration debates. We will consider how and why federal immigration records are constructed and maintained; the role of quantitative arguments in formulating racially motivated immigration quotas; what quantitative records can and cannot tell us about immigrant communities; and how statistics have been selectively applied in debates about what it means to be “American.”
Timeline
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 26 January 2022 | Friday, 28 January 2022
- 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. Must of our work-in-progress will be shared on our course Moodle site.
Your course has been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. You can reach them through the Get Help button at the top of this page.
Resources:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- Assignment - Getting Started with Wikipedia
- It's time to dive into Wikipedia. Above, you'll find the first set of online trainings you'll need to take; complete them before class on Friday. New modules will appear on this timeline as you get to new milestones. Be sure to check back and complete them! Incomplete trainings will be reflected in your grade.
- When you finish the trainings, practice by introducing yourself to a classmate on that classmate’s Talk page.
- In class - Discussion
- What is a content gap?
Now that you're thinking about what makes a "good" Wikipedia article, consider some additional questions.
- Wikipedians often talk about "content gaps." What do you think a content gap is, and what are some possible ways to identify them?
- What are some reasons a content gap might arise? What are some ways to remedy them?
- Does it matter who writes Wikipedia?
- What does it mean to be "unbiased" on Wikipedia? How is that different, or similar, to your own definition of "bias"?
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account, join our course page, and leave a message on a classmate's Talk page.
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 31 January 2022 | Wednesday, 2 February 2022 | Friday, 4 February 2022
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 7 February 2022 | Wednesday, 9 February 2022 | Friday, 11 February 2022
- Assignment - Add to an article
Familiarize yourself with editing Wikipedia by adding a citation to an article. There are two ways you can do this:
- Add 1-2 sentences to your choice of Wikipedia article, and cite that statement to a reliable source, as you learned in the online training.
- The Citation Hunt tool shows unreferenced statements from articles. First, evaluate whether the statement in question is true! An uncited statement could just be lacking a reference or it could be inaccurate or misleading. Reliable sources on the subject will help you choose whether to add it or correct the statement.
- In class - Discussion
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 14 February 2022 | Wednesday, 16 February 2022 | Friday, 18 February 2022
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 21 February 2022 | Wednesday, 23 February 2022 | Friday, 25 February 2022
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 28 February 2022 | Wednesday, 2 March 2022 | Friday, 4 March 2022
- Assignment - Exercise
- Chose your Wikipedia Article
You can sign up for one of the "available articles" listed on this site, or you can suggest ones that I haven't included. More than one student can work on longer articles: just make sure you coordinate your editing plans!
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 7 March 2022 | Wednesday, 9 March 2022 | Friday, 11 March 2022
- Assignment - Forum Post
- Critiquing Wikipedia's Coverage of Immigration
It's time to think critically about Wikipedia articles. For this assignment, you'll write a forum post and share it on Moodle before class on Monday, March 7. Considering the questions below, evaluate your chosen Wikipedia article,
- Write a forum post that critiques your chosen Wikipedia article. If possible, try not to pick an article someone else has already evaluated. As you read, consider the following questions (but don't feel limited to these):
- Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?
- Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
- Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
- Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article?
- Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?
- What kinds of quantitative information is included? Are these neutral sources?
- Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?
- Check out the Talk page of the article. What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
- How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
- How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
- Assignment - Forum Post
- Article Improvement Plans & Research Annotation
By the end of the day on Friday, 3/11, write a Moodle forum post confirming which article you're going to improve.
- Why did you pick this article, and what quantitative information will you incorporate to strengthen its use of evidence?
- What high-quality web-source will you use?
- Write a research annotation for your scholarly source.
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 28 March 2022 | Wednesday, 30 March 2022 | Friday, 1 April 2022
- Assignment - Final wikipedia work complete
It's the final week to add your quantitative source evidence to 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 - Wikipedia Showcase
Add a summary of your contributions to our Wikipedia Showcase on google slides.
- Assignment - Project Memo
Upload your project memo to Moodle.
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.