Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Boston University/Public Writing Spring 2022 M1 (Spring 2022)

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Course name: Public Writing Spring 2022 M1

Institution: Boston University

Instructor: Marisa Milanese

Wikipedia Expert: Ian (Wiki Ed)

Subject: Writing

Course dates: 2022-01-20 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-05-04 23:59:59 UTC

Approximate number of student editors: 16

In this class, you will learn about the growing call for scholars to communicate their research to the public and, through course readings and regular short writing exercises, study and practice the genres that academic researchers and other serious thinkers use to shape public discourse. You will also have the opportunity to explore the immediate relevance of an academic research project you are passionate about and “translate” it to reach a public audience. You will read and write in several public genres, including contributing to a Wikipedia article.

Student	Assigned	Reviewing
Ndogar	History of medicine in the United States	Jerry Lorenzo
Andrewsbaba	Jerry Lorenzo	History of medicine in the United States
Ssin13	Malaise era
Linz36	Cello Sonatas Nos. 1 and 2 (Beethoven)	Aromatherapy
BlockA.BU	Cross country running
Rosamaury	Shih Tzu	Argyroxiphium, Op-ed
Publicwriaz	Revere, Massachusetts	Aromatherapy
DancingPineapple	Yoshitaka Hoshino	Cello Sonatas Nos. 1 and 2 (Beethoven)
Srd1212	Taj Mahal
Wapool	Op-ed	Argyroxiphium
Checkmeowt0	Smoothie	Rajneesh
Punitama	Rajneesh	Smoothie
Snailery	Argyroxiphium	Smoothie, Op-ed, Shih Tzu
Chocolataupain	Aromatherapy	Cello Sonatas Nos. 1 and 2 (Beethoven), Revere, Massachusetts
Nmc1999
Syan32	Electronic dance music	Malaise era

Timeline

Week 4

Course meetings

Tuesday, 15 February 2022 | Thursday, 17 February 2022

Assignment - Introduction to the Wikipedia assignment: Feb. 10

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:

Week 5

Course meetings

Tuesday, 22 February 2022 | Thursday, 24 February 2022

Assignment - Evaluating articles and sources: Feb. 15

Assignment - Review the rules for health topics: Feb. 15

Assignment - Finding and choosing your article: Feb. 15

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

- The "Choose your article" exercise will provide a link to your Article Selection page (you have to be logged in to Wikipedia to access it). Here, you will list three potential articles to work on along with a few sources for each. It's absolutely fine if you use the same three articles from Thursday's in-class activity.

Assignment - Start drafting your contributions: Feb. 17

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Assignment - Citations and images: Feb. 17

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 10-11

Week 6

Course meetings

Tuesday, 1 March 2022 | Thursday, 3 March 2022

Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia: Feb. 24

Now that you've improved your draft based on others' feedback, it's time to move your work live - to the "mainspace."

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

Week 7

Course meetings

Tuesday, 8 March 2022 | Thursday, 10 March 2022

Assignment - Polish and publish: March 1

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.

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 15