Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Oberlin College/GSFS 101 (Fall 2017)

This assignment consists of several elements, each designed to compliment the in-class work we will be doing on epistemology (ways of knowing) and feminist perspectives on knowledge production. It involves several elements -- independent research on a particular woman and/or GSM (gender and/or sexual minority) of your choice; a class session with Rosalinda Linares at the Oberlin College Library intended to help students develop sound research strategies for finding, evaluating, and using biographical sources; a class session during which each student will be editing the Wikipedia article of the person they've chosen, based on their research; and a retrospective reflection essay. This dashboard will guide you through this process. Please direct your questions to Professor Miller.

Week 1
Welcome to your Wikipedia project's course timeline. This page will guide you through the Wikipedia project for your course.

Your course has also been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. Check your Talk page for notes from them. You can also reach them through the &quot;Get Help&quot; button on this page.

To get started, please review the following handouts:


 * Editing Wikipedia pages 1–5
 * Evaluating Wikipedia

Week 2
STEP 1:


 * Login to your Wikipedia account and join this course page.
 * Complete the two training modules below.
 * When you finish the trainings, practice by introducing yourself to a classmate on that classmate’s Talk page.

STEP 2:


 * Pick a person (a woman and/or GSM)
 * Complete the GSFS 101 Wikipedia Pre-assignment. You will be asked to provide the following:
 * Your name
 * Your Wikipedia username
 * Your Wikipedia article title &amp; url
 * A short statement on your reasonings for your choice of article, and what you are intending to edit or change and why

By the beginning of the first library session in Mudd on Thursday, September 21st, everyone will have created a Wikipedia account, chosen an article to edit, and completed the pre-assignment

In our first library session (9/21), we will explore sources related to biographical research. You may bring your personal laptop to class, and/or/also we will have access to desktop computers and library laptops.

Week 5
Come to class prepared to complete the following assignment:


 * Add at least 2 sentences to your assigned article, and cite each statement to a reliable source, as you learned in the online training.
 * Add an additional 1-3 citations to existing statements in your assigned article.