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Course name
Western Civilization I
Institution
Delta College, Michigan
Instructor
Alexander Simmeth
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
History
Course dates
2019-01-06 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-04-19 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
20


Wikipedia writing assignment over 12 weeks. Introductary course about Europe and "Early Western Civilization" until 1500 CE (ancient and medieval history).

Student Assigned Reviewing
Ski-Doo800 Ancient Roman cuisine
Jaynahess Key of Solomon Key of Solomon
Danielstevenson Nicander of Sparta, Leosthenes (admiral), Olympiodoros (military leader)
Luke2639 Ancient Roman cuisine
KristenValliere Trojan War, Trojan Horse, Trojan War (film) Trojan War
JordanStamann Nicander of Sparta
Kayceemoergeli Western culture Western Civilization
Rohdee 330 Trojan War Trojan war
Loganschock Great Fire of Rome Great Fire of Rome
Trudogfootball Key of Solomon
Tschrank00 Great Fire of Rome Great Fire of Rome
AaronNeumeyer2 Ancient Roman cuisine User:Luke2639/sandbox, User:Trudogfootball/sandbox

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Sunday, 13 January 2019
In class - 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.)

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 3

Course meetings
Sunday, 20 January 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article

Week 4

Course meetings
Sunday, 27 January 2019
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 5

Course meetings
Sunday, 3 February 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


Week 6

Course meetings
Sunday, 10 February 2019
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9


Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Art History

Biographies

History

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 7

Course meetings
Sunday, 17 February 2019
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

Milestones

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

Week 8

Course meetings
Sunday, 24 February 2019
Assignment - Respond to your peer review

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.

Week 9

Course meetings
Sunday, 10 March 2019
Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia

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 10

Course meetings
Sunday, 17 March 2019
Assignment - Continue improving your article

Exercise

Add links to 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.

Week 11

Course meetings
Sunday, 24 March 2019
Assignment - Polish your work

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!

Week 12

Course meetings
Sunday, 31 March 2019
Assignment - Final article

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 13

Course meetings
Sunday, 7 April 2019
Milestones

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