Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Oregon/Archaeology of Southeast Asia (Winter)

The term Southeast Asia encompasses an environmentally and culturally diverse region. This course will provide an overview of the archaeology of Southeast Asia, exploring the origins and development of Southeast Asian cultural diversity, while also considering the factors and heritage that unite this region. The subject matter of this course is broad, covering a time span from the late Pleistocene/early Holocene to the early second millennium CE. The primary geographic focus includes the modern nations of mainland Southeast Asia: Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.

Archaeological sites in Southeast Asia are not well-known outside the region. Many major sites do not have entries on Wikipedia, or the available entries are out of date/incomplete. In this exercise, students will work in small groups to update or create a Wikipedia entry about an important Southeast Asian archaeological site.

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.)

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 3
A good source for articles to evaluate is an African Archaeology class at the University of Florida that has undertaken a similar exercise. A list of articles that have been written by students in this class can be found here:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Ninafundisha

Week 4
Cultural Anthropology

History

Week 5
After completing the &quot;Add to an article&quot; exercise, please complete the short response on Canvas.

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 9
Guiding framework

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

Week 10
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.

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 11
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!

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.