Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University at Albany/Information Literacy in the Humanities and Arts (Spring 2021)

Information literacy is often considered to be synonymous with the ability to do research, but it encompasses a great deal more. This course will address information literacy through the lens of metaliteracy, a wider conception that emphasizes your role as both information consumer and information creator in a collaborative, open environment. Expect to examine and expand your conception of how you interact with information. Metacognition, or thinking about one’s own thinking, is a critical component of being metaliterate, and will be emphasized throughout the course.

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. And you should have submitted the Blackboard assignment with your user name.

Week 2
While it is helpful to use one of the articles you might consider editing for this assignment, it is not required.

You will be using the Dashboard frequently during this course. This module helps you to understand it better.

There is a fascinating site where you can see and hear the edits on Wikipedia. Check it out!

You will be reading about this topic and discussing it on Blackboard this week. Please review the questions here before you join the discussion.

Week 3
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Please note what it says on page 4 of the Choose Your Article Excercise--that you need to consult with me before assigning yourself an article. I will review the 3 choices you submit and then get back to you via the Blackboard submission for this assignment as to whether I think any of the articles will be problematic for you.

As you consider possible articles to submit, remember that these should be connected to your major, particularly if you are in a major that requires this course.

If you are interested in editing an article that is in any way related to health, you will need to complete this assignment. You can skip it if your topic doesn't fit in this category.

Week 4
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

If your topic fits within one of these areas, you will find the guide helpful. Unfortunately, there aren't guides for all disciplines.

Biographies

History

Political Science

Psychology

Sociology

Women's Studies

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

You might find these interesting to consider.

Week 5
Guiding framework

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

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. You are doing this in your sandbox. You will start moving your content to the actual Wikipedia article later in Week 6 or even in Week 7.

Week 6
You 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.

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!

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 7
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!
 * Remember that there is a grading rubric specifically for our course in Blackboard. You will be completing it and turning it in.

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