Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/The University of Texas at Austin/Arabs and Vikings (Fall 2021)

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Course name
Arabs and Vikings
Institution
The University of Texas at Austin
Instructor
Stephennie Mulder
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Art History, Middle Eastern Studies, Islamic Studies
Course dates
2021-08-25 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-12-06 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
50


This is a course on the art of the Global Middle Ages that looks at both the art of this era and its representation in popular media. Students will be working on Wikipedia stubs to improve content and sourcing.

Student Assigned Reviewing
PastTenseOfDraw Slavery in medieval Europe
BassSean Sankore Madrasah
Payt.mm Jami' al-tawarikh
MooglinRouge Birka
Rgandhi22 Salerno Ivories
Firstnamebunchofnumbers
Hvngnzls
Lineece
Amahsaah Chinese influences on Islamic pottery
Richard.lwin Mausoleum of Imam al-Shafi'i
Srs002
Belleval Chinese influences on Islamic pottery
Tori.gentry
Morgz.boud Salerno Ivories
Mortez Vajorp
RCRohmer Dome of Soltaniyeh
KMilwiki21 Mausoleum of Imam al-Shafi'i
Purlspearls Birka
Mvandenbout Jami' al-tawarikh
Allyfowler59
Nataliep01 Dome of Soltaniyeh
Inkfear Jami' al-Tawarikh
Janetrasm
Caitlinjnes Slavery in medieval Europe
NickHargroue Dayfa Khatun
Sophiac104 ' Chinese influences on Islamic pottery
Nickdavis1029 Salerno Ivories
Bevo1234 Mausoleum of Imam al-Shafi'i
33ta55br0 Timurid art
Kaylamoore99 Mausoleum of Shjar-al durr
Carolineballay21 Salerno Ivories
Pearlstreetcooper
WeiCLiang Slavery in medieval Europe
Andean4312 Mausoleum of Imam al-Shafi'i
PaytonAvery Timurid art
Marisgreen Mausoleum of Shajar al-Durr
Paisleypolk Jami' al-tawarikh
Icotton Islamic influences on Western art
Joy S92 Blue and white pottery
Pranav10101
Reaganlwells
Taywhite2022 Dome of Soltaniyeh
Rcbrysacz
Jamiemhall Dayfa Khatun
Fatemehebrahimi199 Mausoleum of Shajar al-Durr
MEWPkruegnit Slavery in medieval Europe
Kfang1900

Timeline

Week 3

Course meetings
Wednesday, 8 September 2021   |   Friday, 10 September 2021

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 13 September 2021   |   Wednesday, 15 September 2021   |   Friday, 17 September 2021
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:

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

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.)

In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 20 September 2021   |   Wednesday, 22 September 2021   |   Friday, 24 September 2021
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article

In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 27 September 2021   |   Wednesday, 29 September 2021   |   Friday, 1 October 2021
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 4 October 2021   |   Wednesday, 6 October 2021   |   Friday, 8 October 2021
Assignment - Developing Strong Digital and Analog Research Skills

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 11 October 2021   |   Wednesday, 13 October 2021   |   Friday, 15 October 2021
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 18 October 2021   |   Wednesday, 20 October 2021   |   Friday, 22 October 2021
Milestones

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

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 25 October 2021   |   Wednesday, 27 October 2021   |   Friday, 29 October 2021
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 1 November 2021   |   Wednesday, 3 November 2021   |   Friday, 5 November 2021
Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 8 November 2021   |   Wednesday, 10 November 2021   |   Friday, 12 November 2021
Assignment -

Week 13

Course meetings
Monday, 15 November 2021   |   Wednesday, 17 November 2021   |   Friday, 19 November 2021
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 14

Course meetings
Monday, 22 November 2021
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 - 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!

Week 15

Course meetings
Monday, 29 November 2021   |   Wednesday, 1 December 2021   |   Friday, 3 December 2021
Assignment - Reflective essay

Guiding questions

Week 16

Course meetings
Monday, 6 December 2021
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

Milestones

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