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Course name
English Composition 3740
Institution
Everett Community College
Instructor
Stevenarntson
Wikipedia Expert
Adam (Wiki Ed)
Subject
English
Course dates
2017-01-09 00:00:00 UTC – 2017-03-20 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
24


Student Assigned Reviewing
KyeongTakHan
Sannanguyen
Morgan.nguyen123
Tokoman
Isaystuff
Hannah Bradley
Jennyhw90
Wobblingpenguin
JacobCP
Starwarssith
Yogurtsauce
Jennasey Brechler
LeandraLotus
Dietrick Kooyman
Colemardesich
AndrewHailey754
Karenibarra
Tanumodu
Tupua34
Tmartinez0824
Annarose15
Calicjdan18
HunterDearden
Briannac51
Samuelemiller98
Jsalotaibi

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Monday, 9 January 2017   |   Tuesday, 10 January 2017   |   Wednesday, 11 January 2017   |   Thursday, 12 January 2017
Assignment - The basics
  • Create an account and join this course using the link I posted on Canvas.
  • Read the short article, "Evaluating Wikipedia."
  • Complete the two training modules below.
  • Next, using the "edit" or "edit source" button on your userspace, write a 100-word bio to introduce yourself to other wikipedians. Remember, this can be read by anyone, anywhere in the world, who visits your page.

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 17 January 2017   |   Wednesday, 18 January 2017   |   Thursday, 19 January 2017
Assignment - Evaluating articles and sources

This short training module will prepare you for the longer assignment that follows.

Assignment - Article Critique

This is one of the three major assignments for this class, and its requirements are listed on my website here.

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 23 January 2017   |   Tuesday, 24 January 2017   |   Wednesday, 25 January 2017   |   Thursday, 26 January 2017
Assignment - Add to an article

Familiarize yourself with editing Wikipedia by adding a citation to an article. There are two ways you can do this:

  • Add 1-2 new sentences to an article and cite that statement to a reliable source, as you learned in the online training.
  •  The Citation Hunt tool shows unreferenced statements from articles. First, evaluate whether the statement in question is true! An uncited statement could just be lacking a reference or it could be inaccurate or misleading. Reliable sources on the subject will help you choose whether to add it or correct the statement.