Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Northern Kentucky University/ANT 201 (Fall 2020)

Course Description: Survey of world cultures, primarily non-literate, using various anthropological approaches; development from simple to more complex cultural systems.

Assignment summary: In lieu of completing a traditional term paper, students will work alone or with a partner to identify a page on Wikipedia covering a non-western society or culture that is missing information. Students will then conduct library research on this information gap and write a short contribution to the Wikipedia page. Students can choose from a list of suggested pages or submit your own for approval.

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

In class, we will talk about Wikipedia as a platform and discuss how we will use Wikipedia to expand our study of world cultures this semester.

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

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.)

Week 4
This brief training illustrates how we will use the Wikiedu Dashboard to help us keep track of our assignment.

We will meet with NKU librarian Lynn Werner to discuss why you should use NKU library resources to complete research for your Wikipedia page.

Cultural Anthropology

Get some pro-tips on making your research easier!

Week 5
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

This is the first big due date for your project! Look through Wikipedia to find a page you are interested in or choose from the article list on our Dashboard.

You will complete the &quot;Evaluate Wikipedia&quot; exercise on the page you wish to work on. Remember that you cannot fully complete this exercise without completing preliminary research! You should have an idea of what gap is present in the page and if there is research to fill it at this point.

Week 6
You will receive feedback from the prof either approving your page choice OR with specific tips for finding a new page and/or rethinking your evaluation.

After your article is approved by the professor, assign it to yourself on our Wikiedu dashboard. This allows everyone to keep track of our work.

Week 8
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 9
A first draft (including citations) is due to your sandbox. You should also write a question or comment about what you are finding to be the most difficult part of your project. We will focus on that during our Zoom conferences.

Sign up for your slot on Canvas

Week 10
Consider 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.

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
The professor will evaluate the article to let you know if it is approved to be made live to Wikipedia

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 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

As your work is live on Wikipedia, your work may be edited. Keep an eye on this. If your work is removed, it is your responsibility to politely reach out to the editor to learn and to move forward. These interactions should be addressed in your reflective essay.

Week 15
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 16
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.