Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Georgetown University/Disability Narratives (Fall 2021)

In this course we will explore cultural narratives of disability and also create our own interventions into these narratives, aiming to shift the conversation.

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.)

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 5
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

We are 15, so this will be groups of 2 with one group of 3.

Black Maternal Mortality in the U.S.

Eugenics in the U.S.

Genetic Discrimination

Mental Disorders and Gender

Opioid Epidemic in the U.S.

Prison Healthcare

Wellness (alternative med)


 * note I left off one, Gender Discrimination in the Medical Profession because it's less directly related to Disability Narratives, but flagging this since this was one Elliott worked on over the Summer

Week 6
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS EXERCISE ---

(some of you have already done this exercise, but I'm reassigning it because now we've had the info session -- so if you haven't yet done it, do it for the first time. If you've already done it, do the below steps for your group's article)


 * Evaluate your group's selected page
 * Share your thoughts on your group googledoc
 * Post a comment on the Talk Page of your article sharing some of your assessments while also introducing yourselves

Week 7
By the 12th, in your googledocs, can you let me know who will have what completed by the 10/18 date?

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Biographies

History

LGBT+ Studies

Medicine

Psychology

Women's Studies

Week 8
This week you'll be drafting in your group's Sandbox based on what you've decided to prioritize and your research. NOTE there is one sandbox per group and it IS possible to over-write so either coordinate who is using it when, or use the collaborations doc and have a designated sandbox transfer person.

You'll finish drafting your content into the sandboxes to have it up by 10/18 so a slight shift here.

Week 10
Guiding framework

Every student has finished reviewing their peer groups' sandboxes

Week 11
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.

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

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!

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!

We'll share your work on the 22nd and 29th of November in two &quot;shifts&quot; -- I think the deadline on this module says 11/20; but that's incorrect -- we will be presenting on 11/22 and 11/29, not 11/20, though you can always aim to be ready to present by then (why not)!

The reasons for the gap between when you finish and when you present are:


 * -we'll be shifting gears to starting your final projects as of 10/25!!
 * -some folks may simply need more time to tie up loose ends
 * -this gives us time to see how the wiki community responds (if they do -- this isn't always a given)

Week 16
Write a 500-800 word reflection on your experience with this (detailed guidelines coming)

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