Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of New Mexico/Language in Advertising (Fall 2022)

Students receive a survey of linguistic topics and apply the analytical skills to language in advertising (broadly construed). They perform mini research projects that are scaffolded replications of a study they read about in the class. They will be able to use classroom articles as resources for the Wikipedia assignment and as a jumping off point for searching for additional articles to use in their bibliography. The course also considers visual components of advertising and how those support the linguistic message, so the create images and multimedia assignment is highly relevant. Finally, we consider how language in advertising perpetuates particular social stereotypes, so the extent to which the project aims to consider how social meaning and knowledge is constructed, the class seems to fit well with the larger student outcomes. Also, this course satisfies a general education requirement which expects students to have opportunities to develop digital literacy, so I envision this project as being a clear means of giving that experience to students.

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

AFTER you have read these articles, respond in Canvas to the discussion board prompt and respond to another student's prompt as a way of introducing yourself.

Week 2
Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you or see below. (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.)

https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/University_of_New_Mexico/Language_in_Advertising_(Fall_2022)?enroll=zfgrnatm

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 6
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 7
This week you don't have any online trainings due. Instead, on Tuesday, we will do an in-class assignment to practice what you have learned so far. If you are present for the assignment and contribute during the session, you will receive a grade of &quot;complete.&quot;  If you are absent or do not contribute to the in-class assignment, you will receive a grade of &quot;incomplete.&quot;  Review the syllabus for how complete/incomplete grades contribute to your overall grade in the class.

Week 8
No Wikipedia Assignments due this week.

Week 10
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 12
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.

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

Week 13
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

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 14
This week you don't have any online trainings due. Instead, we will use class time on Tuesday, to address any outstanding issues you may have with your assignments. If you are present and prepared to work, you will receive a grade of &quot;complete.&quot;  If you are absent or do not come prepared, you will receive a grade of &quot;incomplete.&quot;  Review the syllabus for how complete/incomplete grades contribute to your overall grade in the class.

Week 15
Continue to expand and improve your work, and format your contributions to match Wikipedia's tone and standards. Remember to contact your Wikipedia Expert at any time if you need further help!

Week 16
It's the final week to develop your article.

You should have contributed 1 citation and 1 visual to a wikipedia page by this due date.

Reminders:


 * 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!
 * Reminder:  You should have added at least one image as a contribution to a Wikipedia article.  That image should contribute to a Wikipedia article in terms of the content knowledge of the course.
 * Reminder: You should have added at least one citation as a contribution to a Wikipedia article.  That citation should contribute to a Wikipedia article in terms of the content knowledge of the course.

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