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Course name
GE203 - Question Everything
Institution
Aquinas College
Instructor
Austin Phillips
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Information Literacy
Course dates
2022-01-10 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-03-04 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
40


A required one credit course for second-year students which focuses on intermediate research skills. The purpose of this class is to develop students’ abilities to critically think about and effectively use information in their college coursework and beyond.

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Sunday, 16 January 2022
Assignment - Introduction to the Wikipedia assignment

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:

Assignment - Get started on 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.)

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
Assignment - Discussion

Week 2

Course meetings
Sunday, 23 January 2022
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Assignment - Discussion

Week 3

Course meetings
Sunday, 30 January 2022
Assignment - Exercise
Assignment - Add to an article

Using scholarly databases and more, locate five (or more) potential sources that further your article overall. These sources should meet all CRAAP criteria and Wikipedia standards. Keep in mind, as you continue your article development, you may need to change sources and locate another one. 

Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

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

Week 4

Course meetings
Sunday, 6 February 2022
Assignment - Continue improving your article

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.

Assignment - Discussion

Week 5

Course meetings
Sunday, 13 February 2022
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

Assignment - Polish your work

Continue to expand and improve your work, and format your article to match Wikipedia's tone and standards, incorporating suggestions from peer review and more. Remember to contact your Wikipedia Expert at any time if you need further help!

Week 6

Course meetings
Sunday, 20 February 2022
Assignment - Final article contributions saved in Sandbox

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 7

Assignment - Reflective essay
In class - In-class presentation