Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of the South/Academic Research and Critical Thinking (Spring 2022)

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Course name
Academic Research and Critical Thinking
Institution
University of the South
Instructor
Linnea Minich
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Books
Course dates
2022-01-12 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-05-05 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
5


This is a course on information literacy and specifically academic library research. The focus of the course is on finding and using information on academic topics. We'll talk about navigating digital information, information privilege, the information cycle, finding and reading scholarly information, etc. Students will choose articles from topics in their discipline to work on during the semester. Working on these articles is our main semester project.

Student Assigned Reviewing
LukeShort2 2011 stock market crash, August 2011 stock markets fall Capricorn (astrology), Cognition
Garciba0 Capricorn (astrology) Cognition, Addictive behavior
Acechen0 Addictive behavior 2011 stock market crash, Capricorn (astrology)
Robertp41 1st Georgia Regiment
MatthewSchaublin Cognition Addictive behavior, 2011 stock market crash

Timeline

Week 4

Course meetings
Thursday, 10 February 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:

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 5

Course meetings
Thursday, 17 February 2022
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
Assignment - Evaluate a Wikipedia Page
In class - Discussion

Week 6

Course meetings
Thursday, 24 February 2022
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Assignment - Meet with Linnea about your topic

Complete this week's trainings and exercises before your appointment. Make your appointment here: https://sewanee.libcal.com/appointments/linnea (Appointment must take place Monday-Friday, weekends times are not available.)

In class - Discussion

Week 7

Course meetings
Thursday, 3 March 2022
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 8 March 2022
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Political Science

History

Psychology

Women's Studies

Other Subject Specific Guides

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

Week 9

Course meetings
Thursday, 24 March 2022
Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 10

Course meetings
Thursday, 31 March 2022
Assignment - Work on article

Make sure you have your sources. Try to add at least 300 words to your sandbox (all of this won't be added to the actual Wikipedia article, but this will give you something to work with over the coming weeks). Meet with me if you feel stuck. You can do this!

Week 11

Course meetings
Thursday, 7 April 2022
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 12

Course meetings
Thursday, 14 April 2022
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 13

Course meetings
Thursday, 21 April 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 - 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 - 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!

Week 14

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
Milestones

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