Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Lake Washington Institute of Technology/ECED 355 - Social and Political Context of Early Childhood Education (Winter 2020)
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- Course name
- ECED 355 - Social and Political Context of Early Childhood Education
- Institution
- Lake Washington Institute of Technology
- Instructor
- Brandi Renis
- Wikipedia Expert
- Shalor (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Course dates
- 2020-01-07 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-03-20 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 13
Students will explore diversity and social justice issues influencing educational settings. Students will examine in depth the historical and current impact of children’s, teachers’, and families’ cultural, social and political context in schools.
Students will produce articles that are based on the concepts
Social Justice in Early Childhood Education,
Implicit bias' influence on identity development,
Systemic power in early childhood education,
Privilege's impact on early childhood education,
Oppression's impacts early childhood education,
Reducing bias in early childhood education
Stereotypes present in early childhood education,
Microaggressions present in early childhood education,
Family structure and cultures impact on learning and participating in early childhood education,
Politics impact on early childhood education,
Social and emotional contexts impact on learning and participating in early childhood education
Inclusion's impact on early childhood education,
Diversity's impact on early childhood education
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Saturday, 11 January 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.
Resources:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Saturday, 18 January 2020
- Assignment - Choose a partner and a topic and obtain approval
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Saturday, 25 January 2020
- Assignment - 1st draft due
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
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Saturday, 1 February 2020
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Saturday, 8 February 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
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Saturday, 15 February 2020
- 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 7
- Course meetings
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- Saturday, 22 February 2020
- 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 8
- Course meetings
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- Saturday, 29 February 2020
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.