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Planning Phoebe's visit to OCC class
Here's a little bit of an overview of the lesson plan for Phoebe's visit to my Online Communities & Crowds class at Northwestern in Fall, 2013.

Objectives

 * Introduce students to the principles, processes, people, technologies, and institutions involved in Wikipedia.
 * Follow-up on students' first experience editing enWP in order to deepen their practical knowledge of how the site/community works. In particular, we'll focus on two things that seem to distinguish enWP from other communities: (1) the origins of the community in a relatively straightforward original mandate (create an encyclopedia); and (2) the salience of a strong set of social institutions and organizations designed to support the core norms and values of the community.
 * Understand how abstract principles/theories of collaboration/peer production play out in terms of a single community and in the context of a single participant's experience.
 * Develop a more personal connection with an amazing Wikipedian.

Asssignments Due in Class:

 * Ayers et al. 2008, Ch. 1 & Ch. 2
 * Wikipedia editing assignment #2
 * Visit their original edits from WP editing assignment #1 and figure out what happened to it.
 * Team-review an article OR Team-review a Wiki-project (probably harder) (list 'o wikiprojects)

Draft Lesson Plan
Class runs from 2-3:20pm (CST). Here's a breakdown of how we might use that time (please edit it, Phoebe!):
 * Introduction (Aaron - 5 minutes)
 * Brief bio/background of WP/WMF experience (Phoebe - 15 minutes? it could be awesome to show people some of what you've worked on here too)
 * A short presentation potentially covering (the list below mostly reflects my notes from our conversation - change as you see fit) - my stock presentations, for reference
 * The history, evolution, and current state of Wikipedia
 * The role of the community, the foundation
 * Big challenges/problems/puzzles facing the project
 * Getting involved
 * Q&A / Discussion of students' experiences w their assignments