Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/UC Merced/Sparks Gaming the System (Fall 2022)
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- Course name
- Sparks Gaming the System
- Institution
- UC Merced
- Instructor
- Heather Devrick
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Cultural Anthropology
- Course dates
- 2022-08-24 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-12-16 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 24
Students learn about games, theories of play, and how games intersect with different disciplines and western culture in general. Last semester, the class edited articles on games, either as individuals and in groups, and this is what we would like to do again. I chose Cultural Anthropology for the discipline, but it's a gen ed course taht incorporates various disciplines.
Timeline
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 29 September 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.
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 - 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.)
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 4 October 2022 | Thursday, 6 October 2022
- Assignment - Choose possible topics
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
- In class - Discussion
- Assignment - Finalize your topic and find sources
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 11 October 2022 | Thursday, 13 October 2022
- Assignment - Make a small edit
- 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
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 18 October 2022 | Thursday, 20 October 2022
- 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 - 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!
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.