Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Chicago/Gender and Sexuality in World Civilizations I (Fall)

The course is the first in a sequence covering gender and sexuality in world civilizations. The course covers issues such as sex and gender, masculinities, feminisms, the scientific construction of sex and gender, gender and psychology, and trans issues and narratives in their global and historical contexts. I would like to use a wikipedia project as their final assignment. Since this is a core class, students come from all different majors. I would like them to choose topics related to their various academic interests and/or majors related to gender and sexuality to explore, expand, and edit. I also want to use Wikipedia articles and editing practices as a tool in the classroom to discuss the &quot;gender gap,&quot; implicit/explicit bias, and public humanities. I think students writing for Wikipedia will help them think about their ideas and writing in a global context, mirroring the academic goals of the class.

Week 2
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.)

Begin a blog about your experiences. You can use discussion questions to frame your entries, or reflect on the research and writing process. Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 4
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

Art History

Biographies

Books

Cultural Anthropology

Environmental Sciences

Films

History

LGBT+ Studies

Linguistics

Medicine

Political Science

Psychology

Science Communication

Sociology

Women's Studies

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 7
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 8
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.

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 9
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!

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