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Course name
The Qur'an
Institution
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Instructor
Jaclyn Michael
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
The Qur'an
Course dates
2019-01-08 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-04-27 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
15


An overview of the history, content, and interpretations of the Qur'an, a primary text in Islam. For this research project, students will be assigned a topic related to the Qur'an on Wikipedia (and one that we will discuss in class) to either expand or revise.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Tgclemons7 Digital Quran
Amygugliemino Islamic eschatology
Nsoufraji Prophets and messengers in Islam
NatalieR97 Quranic hermeneutics
Barrettbaugh Digital Quran
Casey1279 Quranic hermeneutics
Bradgaskin98 Islamic eschatology
Heathluallen Quranic hermeneutics
Marleej47 Islamic eschatology
Savannah Stout Prophets and messengers in Islam
Romanrouse
Qjc498 Digital Quran
Xmf137roman Prophets and messengers in Islam
Stellablue95

Timeline

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 19 February 2019   |   Thursday, 21 February 2019
Assignment - 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 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 26 February 2019   |   Thursday, 28 February 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 5 March 2019   |   Thursday, 7 March 2019
Assignment - Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

History

Books

 


In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 19 March 2019   |   Thursday, 21 March 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


Assignment - Exercise

Copyedit an article

Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 26 March 2019   |   Thursday, 28 March 2019
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 2 April 2019   |   Thursday, 4 April 2019
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 - 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 13

Course meetings
Tuesday, 9 April 2019   |   Thursday, 11 April 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.


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

Course meetings
Tuesday, 16 April 2019   |   Thursday, 18 April 2019
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

Guiding questions

Milestones

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