Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Drew University/ENGH 240 - Intro to WCS (Spring 2020)

The course is &quot;Introduction to Writing &amp; Communication Studies,&quot; the first course in our writing concentration. Students think about how knowledge is generated and communicated; how we assign authority and engage with data; and the role of information literacy, audience, editing, and collaboration. For the Wikipedia project, students can write about any non-specialist topics from the available list, working in groups of 3 or 4.

Week 11
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

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

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 -- or wait until class on the 16th.)

Exercise
Evaluate an article (in class 3/25)

Exercise
Choose a topic (teams of three - in class)

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

THINKPIECE #10:  Review the information about the Wiki project listed on the syllabus for March 16 -23, and complete the training (takes about an hour for each class), then write a response to this assignment. Do you think you will like working with wikipedia? What do you expect to learn? What challenges do you predict? (due by 10 am on Fri., Mar., 27th)

Finalize your topic / Find your sources

What's a content gap?

Week 12
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Exercise
Add a citation (in class on 4/8)

Biographies

Books

Films

Linguistics

Guiding framework

Thinking about Wikipedia

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 13
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.

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

Week 14
Now that you've improved your draft based on others' feedback, it's time to move your work live - to the &quot;mainspace.&quot;

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

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.

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!

Guiding questions

Week 15
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!

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