Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Kansas/HA 100-300 (Spring 2022)

History of Art 100/300 is a chronological survey of Western art and architecture, including the ancient Near East, Europe from antiquity to the present, and North America from the colonial period to the present. The course emphasizes major historical and cultural developments, analyzes key artworks and monuments, and introduces basic art-historical principles and analytical methods. The course is offered at the 100 and 300 levels, with additional reading and writing assigned at the 300 levels. Intended for non-majors.

As a supplement to the canonical story of Western Art History provided by our textbook and course lectures, students will engage in a Wiki Education project contributing to or modifying existing Wikipedia pages covering artists/artworks/art movements usually left out of the traditional narrative of Western Art History. This project is designed to develop students' skills in digital literacy, written communication, research, and critical analysis. While completing this project students will learn to identify reliable sources, evaluate texts for potential biases, and properly paraphrase to avoid plagiarism.

Week 5
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 7
If you want to suggest an article that is not already on the list of approved articles let me know! I am happy to discuss alternate options so you can work on a topic you find interesting!

Please select your article by the deadline. If you do not select an article by the deadline, one will be randomly assigned to you to ensure you can keep pace with the assignment. If you have extenuating circumstances and need additional time, please email me and we will make alternate arrangements.

Art History

Biographies

Books

History

LGBT+ Studies

Women's Studies

Week 9
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

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 10
Guiding frameworkYou will be randomly assigned two articles for peer review.

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

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.

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 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
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.

Week 14
Instructor note: Reflective essay prompt TBD - not a lengthy assignment