Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University Of Missouri-Columbia/HIST 1200 (Fall)
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- Course name
- HIST 1200
- Institution
- University Of Missouri-Columbia
- Instructor
- Liz du Plessis
- Wikipedia Expert
- Brianda (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- History
- Course dates
- 2023-08-22 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-12-07 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 50
- I am no longer assigning WikiEdu trainings because the platform seems unreliable. I'll provide instructional videos later in the semester when we need them for projects. ~Dr. Liz
Timeline
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 4 September 2023
- 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.)
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 11 September 2023
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
(Just read through the "exercise" - no submission required.)
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 18 September 2023
- In class - Avoiding plagiarism
- Assignment - Citations (NOTE
- it's optional to try out using citations in your sandbox)
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 25 September 2023
- Assignment - Images & media files
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.