Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Alberta/Colonialism and the Criminal Justice System (Fall 2020)

This course explores Indigenous Peoples' experiences with the Canadian criminal justice system, including policing, courts, criminality, etc. Historical context is covered early in the course but the main focus is on contemporary issues. Because we examine discourse and knowledge production about these issues, Wikipedia assignments will include analyzing and critiquing existing articles and making small edits, especially adding high quality, diverse citations.

Week 1
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.)

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

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 2
mini-assignment #1

Week 3
mini-assignment #2 all steps, choose, evaluate, add to sources due Sept 19

Cultural Anthropology

LGBT+ Studies

Political Science

Sociology

Women's Studies

Week 4
mini-assignment #3

Week 5
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 9
Your instructor will assign a colleague's draft article for you to peer review.

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

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
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 13
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 15
This module outlines the Wikipedia component of the essay. Please also follow the additional guidelines posted on e-class.

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