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Course name
Information in a Post-Truth World
Institution
Mesa Community College
Instructor
Megan McGuire
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
IFS201
Course dates
2019-10-14 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-12-28 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
15


Development of critical thinking skills in using information. Exploration of how information can be used as a tool or a weapon. Explanation of the role of information as a consumer and creator. Recognition of the impact of culture and worldview on how information is understood, created, and disseminated.

Student Assigned Reviewing
AddGoff Misinformation
Allthecats88 Venipuncture
CourttSportt Positivist school (criminology)
In2theabiss Sampling (music)
WIDKJ False advertising
Klowkynndaggyr Clickbait
Giovanni lewis15 Virtual reality in fiction U.S. national anthem protests
Kellyofthedesert Martin v. City of Struthers
Ali2163 Cat communication
Notdamcat03 U.S. national anthem protests (2016–present), 1968 Olympics Black Power salute, U.S. national anthem protests
MARTIN KANJAGUA Privacy concerns regarding Google
CrisGreer Censorship of Facebook
Npederson97 Augmented reality

Timeline

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 5 November 2019   |   Wednesday, 6 November 2019   |   Thursday, 7 November 2019   |   Friday, 8 November 2019   |   Saturday, 9 November 2019
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
Sunday, 10 November 2019   |   Monday, 11 November 2019   |   Tuesday, 12 November 2019   |   Wednesday, 13 November 2019   |   Thursday, 14 November 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation

Week 6

Course meetings
Sunday, 17 November 2019   |   Monday, 18 November 2019   |   Tuesday, 19 November 2019   |   Wednesday, 20 November 2019   |   Thursday, 21 November 2019
Assignment - Choose an Article

Choose your topic / Find your sources

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


In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Cultural Anthropology

Political Science

Psychology

Sociology

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 7

Course meetings
Sunday, 24 November 2019   |   Monday, 25 November 2019   |   Tuesday, 26 November 2019   |   Wednesday, 27 November 2019   |   Thursday, 28 November 2019
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Milestones

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


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
Sunday, 1 December 2019   |   Monday, 2 December 2019   |   Tuesday, 3 December 2019   |   Wednesday, 4 December 2019   |   Thursday, 5 December 2019
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

Exercise

Add links to 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.

Week 9

Course meetings
Sunday, 8 December 2019   |   Monday, 9 December 2019   |   Tuesday, 10 December 2019   |   Wednesday, 11 December 2019   |   Thursday, 12 December 2019
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.