Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/The College of William and Mary/Foundations of Education (2022)

This reading and discussion intensive course is designed to provide students with an introduction to the social, philosophical, cultural, and historical context(s) of schooling in the United States. This course is meant to prepare prospective teachers and education researchers/policy makers with an understanding of the complexities and practicalities of public education in America. Included in this exploration of schooling in the United States are varying conceptions on the purpose of education and public schools. Particular attention is given to issues of inequality, including its causes and strategies to mitigate it. Students in this course will examine a variety of topics, such as, the cultural and political characteristics of schools, school reform, globalization, the role of schools in a democratic society, race and racism, gender, class, social justice, educational equity, diversity, and teacher pedagogy.

Upon completing this course, students will be better able to recognize and understand the following: (1) How culture, attitudes, values, and biases shape one’s worldview and their social context, (2) The limits of one’s ability to understand diverse cultures, while acknowledging sources of discomfort with differences between one’s self and others, (3) Learning occurs in a sociopolitical and cultural context that interacts and intersects with race, gender, class, ethnicity, sexual orientation, culture, and religion, (4) The social, philosophical, cultural, and historical foundations of America’s educational system are fundamentally linked to federal and state perspectives, including laws and regulations that govern society, and (5) Key historical, philosophical, and sociological elements of the curriculum, instruction, and assessment.

Week 1
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 3
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 5
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

Chemistry

Cultural Anthropology

Ecology

Environmental Sciences

History

LGBT+ Studies

Linguistics

Medicine

Political Science

Psychology

Science Communication

Sociology

Species

Women's Studies

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6
Guiding framework

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

Week 7
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 8
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 9
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 10
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 11
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 12
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.