Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Roanoke College/Media Effects INQ260 (Fall 2022)

Media effects and media literacy are big aspects of this course overall. Topics may include: impact of media on behavior, popular topics in media effects including but not limited to video games, sex and sexuality in media, health, body image, music, films, politics, misinformation, various famous people and their influence, tik tok or other popular social media platforms, issues if identity (i.e., LGBQ+ issues, disability, gender identity and roles)...it is a class that pulls from all majors so topics related to media effects could be related to anything students are interested in. As long as they can reflect on their topic in ways that relate to the theories or concepts we discuss in class I am open to whatever topics they pick that Wiki decides are OK for students to edit.

Week 3
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.)

Week 5
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 7
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Biographies

Cultural Anthropology

Environmental Sciences

Films

History

LGBT+ Studies

Medicine

Political Science

Psychology

Science Communication

Sociology

Women's Studies

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 8
Guiding framework

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.

Week 10
Since folks have had time to further edit their articles, you will do another review of two articles your classmates are working on. These should be different than the ones you previously peer reviewed.

Week 11
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

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.

Week 12
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 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 14
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!

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