Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Eastman School of Music/Women and the Arts (spring 2023)

This course takes a new approach to the study of history and the humanities by exploring women’s creative contributions to the arts from ancient poetry to modern music. Reading, viewing, and listening will include literature, art, dance, and opera with a special focus on works by and about women. We will also study women’s place in local arts institutions; analyze and update existing articles about women in the arts in Wikipedia with a focus on highlighting the contributions of BIPOC women in the arts; and consider various other new ways to celebrate and support women’s many important past, present, and future artistic achievements.

Week 3
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.)

Begin a blog about your experiences. You can use discussion questions to frame your entries, or reflect on the research and writing process. Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 5
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 7
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

Art History

Biographies

Books

Films

History

LGBT+ Studies

Women's Studies

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 8
Guiding framework

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

Week 9
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.

You'll create and post your oral presentation on VoiceThread, and we'll talk about the process in class on Thursday, March 23. Then your classmates and I will have a chance to leave comments on your VoiceThread, you will have a chance to respond to our comments on VoiceThread, and we'll talk about the presentations themselves in class on Thursday, April 27.

Week 10
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

Week 11
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 12
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 13
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 14
We will talk about everyone's presentations in class on Thursday, 27 April.

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

Now you will just have one more thing to do for our course based on your work with Wikipedia:

Your fourth and final paper, which will focus on the same person or organization you worked on for your Wikipedia project, will be due through Blackboard on Tuesday, 2 May.

DEADLINE: Tuesday, 2 May

Write a paper going beyond your Wikipedia article to advance your own ideas, arguments, and original research about your topic.

This will be your fourth and final paper of the semester.

You will receive the prompt in class before Jury Week, and you should submit it through Blackboard by the final deadline of Tuesday, 2 May.