Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Oklahoma/Capstone-Fur Trade (Spring 23)

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Course name
Capstone-Fur Trade
Institution
University of Oklahoma
Instructor
Courtney Hofman
Wikipedia Expert
Brianda (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Course dates
2023-01-17 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-05-10 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
15


The complex web of cultural, economic, and ecological interactions of the North American fur trade (16-19th centuries) fundamentally shaped the globalization of biodiversity harvest. Rapid colonial exploitation dramatically altered the abundance of furbearing species (beaver, mink otter, and muskrat) and likely diverged from millennial-scale harvest practices of Indigenous peoples. These coupled harvest histories form the deep but underappreciated roots of present-day North American landscapes. We will integrate interdisciplinary approaches to explore the legacies of the fur trade situated at the nexus of evolving relationships between humans and landscapes of North America.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Paigelebs California Fur Rush American Fur Company, Marie Aioe Dorion
KayleeT1127 Bear-baiting, Distribution of brown bears Coureur des bois, Mink
Turtleduck71 Rocky Mountain Fur Company, American Fur Company Bear-baiting, Distribution of brown bears
AbbieAver Coureur des bois Great bison belt, California Fur Rush
Jwmc2077 Marie Aioe Dorion American Fur Company, Rocky Mountain Fur Company
Jared.r.wilson-2 Trading post Coureur des bois, Rocky Mountain Fur Company
Eliseleroi Mink Great bison belt, Trading post
Elijah Whalen Great bison belt Mink, California Fur Rush

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Wednesday, 18 January 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:

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 2

Course meetings
Monday, 23 January 2023   |   Wednesday, 25 January 2023
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 30 January 2023   |   Wednesday, 1 February 2023
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 6 February 2023   |   Wednesday, 8 February 2023
Assignment - Make a small edit
Assignment - Finalize your topic and find sources

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 13 February 2023   |   Wednesday, 15 February 2023
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

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 20 February 2023   |   Wednesday, 22 February 2023
Assignment - Draft article due
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion
Milestones

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

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 27 February 2023   |   Wednesday, 1 March 2023
Assignment - 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.

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 6 March 2023   |   Wednesday, 8 March 2023
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 9

Course meetings
Monday, 20 March 2023   |   Wednesday, 22 March 2023
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!
Assignment - Reflective essay
Assignment - Original analytical paper

Write a paper going beyond your Wikipedia article to advance your own ideas, arguments, and original research about your topic.