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Course name: Seminar in Academic Inquiry and Writing

Institution: University of New Haven

Instructor: Mary Isbell

Wikipedia Expert: Brianda (Wiki Ed)

Subject: English

Course dates: 2023-01-17 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-05-10 23:59:59 UTC

Approximate number of student editors: 19

The Seminar in Academic Inquiry introduces students to the conventions of academic writing and the habits of critical inquiry they will need in university courses and beyond. Students read and annotate texts on a topic (or topics) selected by the instructor, develop original avenues of inquiry through classroom discussion, and transform their questions into well-supported academic arguments. Assignment sequences incorporate opportunities for research, drafting, revision, editing, and reflection to help students find writing processes that can be replicated in future courses and workplace projects that require only polished work. Because different disciplines and career paths present different scenarios for critical thinking and writing, this course also teaches students how to adapt the conventions of academic inquiry to a variety of contexts.

Between each major writing assignment, students are introduced to Wikipedia by completing trainings through the dashboard and participating in short, in-class activities. The final assignment of the course asks each student to select an article in Wikipedia to improve, emphasising the difference between writing for an encyclopedia and writing an academic argument. We focus specifically on the role of argument in the creation of an encyclopedia article (particularly as it manifests in talk pages).

Student	Assigned	Reviewing
Spacecat014
The fire fist
Toastysun19
Zalula01
Washington788888
YaYa8999	Artificial nails
Annabc889
AshDuub
JayDR8667
1stormynight	Thomas Ruffin Gray

Timeline

Week 5

Course meetings

Tuesday, 14 February 2023 | Thursday, 16 February 2023

In class - Wikipedia Day 1

Before class, read (and annotate with hypothesis, if they choose) a remixed version of the “Wikipedia Policies” training. In class, we will complete an activity called “Your Digital Presence”), which focuses on helping you get acquainted with Wikipedia, Wiki Education, and their own presence on the Internet before creating accounts.

Assignment - Wikipedia Day 2

Contributing to A Talk Page

Week 6

Course meetings

Tuesday, 21 February 2023 | Thursday, 23 February 2023

Week 7

Course meetings

Tuesday, 28 February 2023 | Thursday, 2 March 2023

Week 8

Course meetings

Tuesday, 7 March 2023 | Thursday, 9 March 2023

Assignment - Wikipedia Day 3

In class, we will revisit “Contributing to a Talk Page” and focus together on an article related to the assignment we just completed. We'll work together to brainstorm suggestions for improving the article I'll invite you to share your suggestions on the talk page for the article.