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- Course name
- Women and Art in the Early Modern World
- Institution
- Ithaca College
- Instructor
- Jennifer Germann
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Art History
- Course dates
- 2020-09-10 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-12-19 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 28
This course examines and investigates the history of women as active makers and participants in the production of the visual arts with an emphasis in the transatlantic world. We will explore the work of well-known artists from the fifteenth through the early nineteenth centuries as well those who have been overlooked.
A central problem the course will address is that while women artists and patrons were recognized during their lifetimes, they were regularly written out of art's histories in the next generation. In light of this, feminist art historians have debated how art's histories should be written to be inclusive while also tracing this erasure. This course will review various approaches and strategies and will therefore offer a critical introduction to the history of art.
This semester, the Wikipedia editing project will focus on addressing this by contributing to and editing a Wikipedia entry about a woman artist. This is an opportunity for you to put your learning into practice, contributing to public knowledge about women's contributions, and challenging the way that women's creative work has been erased. This project will involve research, training in Wikipedia editing, a presentation to class, and a reflective essay.
Timeline
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 14 October 2020
- 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.
The course syllabus will include a note indiciating Wikipedia work and the Sakai page has a Lessons module that links to the course timeline.
To get started, please review the following handouts:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- Assignment - Get started on Wikipedia
Today is an synchronous work day. Please complete these trainings by October 14 and prepare to work in groups during this week.
- 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 the next day.)
- When you have an account and finish the trainings, practice introducing yourself on a classmate's Talk page.
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
This week has one in person meeting (Monday, October 12) and two asynchronous class meetings. I am assigning this work to cover two 75-minute course meetings, October 14 and October 16 (a required asynchronous meeting to make up for the day off on Wednesday, November 25).
For a Milestone, everyone should have a Wikipedia account and have a list of potential Wikipedia entries to edit.
=== Evaluating Wikipedia
What makes a good Wikipedia entry? How does Wikipedia's policies differ from traditional academic norms? Can Wikipedia be feminist? This week we will evaluate a Wikipedia article related to our course and leave suggestions for improving it on the article's Talk page. ===
Use this training to prepare for next week's assignment: thinking about content gaps and adding to an article.
- Complete the "Evaluating Articles and Sources" training (linked above).
- Create a section in your sandbox titled "Article evaluation" where you'll leave notes about your observations and learnings.
- Choose an article on Wikipedia about a woman artist in the early modern period to read and evaluate. As you read, consider the following questions (but don't feel limited to these):
- Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?
- Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
- Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
- Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article?
- Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?
- Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?
- Check out the Talk page of the article. What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
- How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
- How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
- Optional: Choose at least 1 question relevant to the article you're evaluating and leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback with four tildes — ~~~~.
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 19 October 2020 | Wednesday, 21 October 2020
- Assignment - Add to an article
Familiarize yourself with editing Wikipedia by adding a citation to an article. There are two ways you can do this:
- Add 1-2 sentences to a course-related article, and cite your addition with a reliable source, as you learned in the online training.
- The Citation Hunt tool shows unreferenced statements from articles. First, evaluate whether the statement in question is true! An uncited statement could just be lacking a reference or it could be inaccurate or misleading. Reliable sources on the subject will help you choose whether to add it or correct the statement.
- For more information about adding citations in Wikipedia, watch this video: Editing Wikipedia using Visual Editor: Part 2.1 Adding citations and references
- Assignment - What's a content gap?
Monday, October 19 and Wednesday, October 21: These classes will be appointments.
We will be meeting one-on-one or as groups on Monday and Wednesday; see posted Google doc on Sakai for scheduling. Bring proposed two topics to discuss.
Now that you're thinking about what makes a "good" Wikipedia article, consider some additional questions.
- Wikipedians often talk about "content gaps." What do you think a content gap is, and what are some possible ways to identify them?
- What are some reasons a content gap might arise? What are some ways to remedy them?
- Does it matter who writes Wikipedia?
- What does it mean to be "unbiased" on Wikipedia? How is that different, or similar, to your own definition of "bias"?
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 26 October 2020 | Wednesday, 28 October 2020
- Assignment - Choose your topic / Find your sources
It's time to choose an article and, after consulting with me in an appointment during the week of Oct.19, you can assign yourself an article. No two individuals/groups can be assigned to the same article.
- Review page 6 of your Editing Wikipedia guidebook.
- Find an article from the list of "Available Articles" on the Articles tab on this course page. When you find the one you want to work on, click Select to assign it to yourself.
- In your sandbox, write a few sentences about what you plan to contribute to the selected article.
- Think back to when you did an article critique. What can you add? Post some of your ideas to the article's talk page.
- Compile a list of relevant, reliable books, journal articles, or other sources. Post that bibliography to the talk page of the article you'll be working on, and in your sandbox. Make sure to check in on the Talk page to see if anyone has advice on your bibliography.
Bibliography:
By Friday, October 30, please share your proposed bibliography in Chicago Style format with minimum of five scholarly sources. Upload in Sakai Dropbox with names of ALL group members.
- In class - Thinking about sources and plagiarism
Please complete the training and be prepared to discuss how one evaluates information, identify quality sources, and recognize and avoid plagiarizing. Here are some questions to consider:
- Blog posts and press releases are considered poor sources of reliable information. Why?
- What are some reasons you might not want to use a company's website as the main source of information about that company?
- What is the difference between a copyright violation and plagiarism?
- What are some good techniques to avoid close paraphrasing and plagiarism?
- Assignment - Best practices for working in groups
If you are in a group, please review and discuss these points with your partner(s).
All students should turn in the work plan; groups should assign tasks.
- Make sure everyone in the group is assigned to the same Wikipedia article on the Students tab of this course page.
- Select one group member whose Sandbox space you'll all share to draft your article. Each person should link to that shared Sandbox from their own Sandbox page. A sandbox is like any other page on Wikipedia, and anyone can edit it.
- Wikipedia doesn't allow multiple people to edit from different devices at the same time. If you're working together in person, one person should add the work to the Sandbox. If you are all working independently, make small edits and save often to avoid "editing conflicts" with classmates. Make sure that you're logged in under your own Wikipedia account while editing in your classmate's sandbox to ensure your edits are recorded.
- Don't create a group account for your project. Group accounts are prohibited.
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 2 November 2020 | Wednesday, 4 November 2020
- Milestones
Please make an appointment with me to review your draft and to check in about problems you are having. If possible, all partners should be available to talk.
- Assignment - Draft your article
- Write an outline of that topic in the form of a standard Wikipedia article's "lead section." Write it in your sandbox.
- A "lead" section is not a traditional introduction. It should summarize, very briefly, what the rest of the article will say in detail. The first paragraph should include important, broad facts about the subject. A good example is Ada Lovelace. See Editing Wikipedia page 9 for more ideas.
- Identify what's missing from the current form of the article. Think back to the skills you learned while critiquing an article. Make notes for improvement in your sandbox.
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 9 November 2020 | Wednesday, 11 November 2020
- Assignment - Peer review and copy edit
- First, take the "Peer Review" online training.
- I will assign one classmates’ article that you will peer review and copyedit. On the Articles tab, find the article that you aer assigned to review. Then in the "My Articles" section of the Home tab, assign it to yourself to review.
- Peer review your classmates' drafts. Leave suggestions on on the Talk page of the article, or sandbox, that your fellow student is working on. Other editors may be reviewing your work, so look for their comments! Be sure to acknowledge feedback from other Wikipedians.
- As you review, make spelling, grammar, and other adjustments. Pay attention to the tone of the article. Is it encyclopedic?
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned article, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
- Assignment - Expand your draft
- Keep working on developing your article into a complete first draft. Get draft ready for peer-review.
- If you'd like a Wikipedia Expert to review your draft, now is the time! Click the "Get Help" button in your sandbox to request notes.
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 16 November 2020 | Wednesday, 18 November 2020
- 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 12
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 23 November 2020
- 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 - Exercise
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 30 November 2020 | Wednesday, 2 December 2020
- 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 - 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.
Week 14
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 7 December 2020 | Wednesday, 9 December 2020
- Assignment - Presentations
- Assignment - Final article
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!
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 15
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 14 December 2020 | Wednesday, 16 December 2020
- Assignment - Reflective essay
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.