Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Texas at Austin/Race and Policing in the USA (Fall)
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- Course name
- Race and Policing in the USA
- Institution
- University of Texas at Austin
- Instructor
- Michael Hames-Garcia
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Latinx Studies
- Course dates
- 2021-08-26 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-12-25 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 15
This class will focus on race and policing in the United States. We will consider case studies in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and other cities. To a lesser extent, we will also look at the role of law enforcement in rural areas, on the border, and in colonial spaces like Puerto Rico, Hawai’i, and Indian Country. Of particular interest will be the relationships between policing and communities of color. This course has a seminar format, relying on student-centered discussion with minimal use of lectures by the professor. Assessment will include a broad range of formats from in-class presentation to online publication.
Timeline
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 15 September 2021
- 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 - 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 - Wikipedia assignment blog
Begin a blog about your experiences. You can use discussion questions to frame your entries, or reflect on the research and writing process. Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account. Everyone has joined the course page. Everyone has created a blog entry. Everyone has completed the first two training modules.
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 22 September 2021
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
- In class - Discussion
- Assignment - Wikipedia assignment blog
Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 29 September 2021
- Assignment - Exercise
- In class - Discussion
- Assignment - Wikipedia assignment blog
Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 6 October 2021
- Assignment - Add to an article
- Assignment - Wikipedia assignment blog
Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 13 October 2021
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
- 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
- Assignment - Wikipedia assignment blog
Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 20 October 2021
- Assignment - Partial Draft of your contribution
Draft of your contribution written in your sandbox (at least 500 words, including references).
- In class - Discussion
- Assignment - Wikipedia assignment blog
Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 27 October 2021
- Assignment - Peer review three articles
- Assignment - Wikipedia assignment blog
Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 3 November 2021
- Assignment - Revise your contribution to at least 1000 words (including references)
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.
- Assignment - Wikipedia assignment blog
Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 10 November 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
- Assignment - Move your article from the sandbox
- Assignment - Continue improving 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.
- Assignment - Wikipedia assignment blog
Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 17 November 2021
- Milestones
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
A short essay reflecting on the experience of working on your contribution to Wikipedia. (This is not an essay on the subject of your contribution, but a personal essay about your experience.) (Approximately 5 pages.)
- Assignment - Wikipedia assignment blog
Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.