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Course name
Public Writing K1
Institution
Boston University
Instructor
Sarah Madsen Hardy
Wikipedia Expert
Brianda (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Course dates
2023-01-19 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-05-02 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
16


Students learn about the growing call for scholars to communicate their research to the public, study and practice several public genres, and present research from their major to a public audience.

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 24 January 2023   |   Thursday, 26 January 2023
Milestones

Welcome to your Wikipedia assignment's course timeline. This page guides you through the steps you'll need to complete for your Wikipedia assignment, iwth 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 on the top of this page.

Resources:

No need to read them now, but keep them in mind for reference throughout the coming weeks.

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 31 January 2023   |   Thursday, 2 February 2023
Assignment - Wikipedia Policies
Due Sept 26
In class - Content gaps
Assignment - Evaluating Articles and Sources
Due Sept. 28
Assignment - Find Your Article
Finalized in class Sept. 30

This exercise, which we will finalize in class, will provide a link to your Article Selection page. (You need to be logged in to Wikpedia to access it.) Here you will list three potential articles to work on with a few souces for each.

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 7 February 2023   |   Thursday, 9 February 2023
Assignment - Start Drafting Your Contributions
due Oct. 3

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7-9

Assignment - Continue Improving Your Article
Due Oct. 5

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 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 14 February 2023   |   Thursday, 16 February 2023
Assignment - Move Your Work Out of the Sandbox
Due Oct. 11

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!

Milestones

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