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Course name
LIS301
Institution
UW-Madison
Instructor
Rebekah Willett
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Digital studies
Course dates
2019-10-25 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-12-06 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
17


Students will use special collections and archives on campus to locate published information about Native American Boarding Schools in Wisconsin. Currently, there is only 1 page on Wikipedia about one of the Wisconsin schools, although there are several listed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Indian_boarding_schools#List_of_Native_American_boarding_schools Students will work in groups to write short entries on 3-4 schools. They will write a reflective essay afterwards. They are also reading various academic writings about Wikipedia.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Morganalipton User:RebekahWillett/sandbox
Maddisengrimm User:RebekahWillett/sandbox
Eggertg User:RebekahWillett/sandbox
Bli378 User:RebekahWillett/sandbox
NatalieCoan User:RebekahWillett/sandbox
JoeSchwaba User:RebekahWillett/sandbox
Sweiscream User:RebekahWillett/sandbox
MichaelGira23 User:RebekahWillett/sandbox
Joerock 81 American Indian boarding schools, User:RebekahWillett/sandbox
KarmenRose User:RebekahWillett/sandbox
SangminJKim User:RebekahWillett/sandbox
The-Semi-Colin User:RebekahWillett/sandbox
MRLee13 User:RebekahWillett/sandbox
Bellac123 User:RebekahWillett/sandbox
Cmonge23 User:RebekahWillett/sandbox
Grailed User:RebekahWillett/sandbox
Mikaela259 User:RebekahWillett/sandbox
Bellacerda123

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Thursday, 31 October 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.)


Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 5 November 2019   |   Thursday, 7 November 2019
Guide for writing history articles

History


Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 12 November 2019   |   Thursday, 14 November 2019
Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 19 November 2019   |   Thursday, 21 November 2019
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 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 26 November 2019   |   Thursday, 28 November 2019
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

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.


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!

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 3 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

Milestones

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


Assignment - Reflective essay

Guiding questions