Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Middlebury College/Zionism and the Roads Not Taken 1880-1948 (Spring 2023)
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- Course name
- Zionism and the Roads Not Taken 1880-1948
- Institution
- Middlebury College
- Instructor
- Adi Livny
- Wikipedia Expert
- Brianda (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- History
- Course dates
- 2023-02-15 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-06-02 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 23
An Arab-Jewish binational state in Palestine was only one of the possible paths that the Zionist movement considered before taking the road that led to Israel’s 1948 establishment. Using various primary and secondary sources, we will critically engage with alternatives to the nation-state within the Zionist movement, unfolding key debates in its history. In the introductory units, we will position Zionism alongside other forms of Jewish nationalism, such as Simon Dubnow’s Diaspora Nationalism. We will then zoom in on post-World War I Zionism, discussing Imperial, anti-Imperial, pan-Asian, and binationalist-federalist alternatives to the Jewish nation-state program. In the concluding units, we will examine the processes by which these possibilities became marginalized, and the vision of a Jewish nation-state prevailed.
Timeline
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 23 February 2023
- 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:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- Assignment - Start training!
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.)
All Basic Training modules = 5% (complete/incomplete)
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 28 February 2023 | Thursday, 2 March 2023
- In class - Discussion
- Assignment - Continue basic training
- evaluating Wiki and how to edit
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 7 March 2023 | Thursday, 9 March 2023
- In class - Discussion
- Assignment - Basic training
- Choose your article from a list
- Assignment - Training
- Group editing
If you are writing in a group, please complete these modules
- Milestones
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 14 March 2023 | Thursday, 16 March 2023
- Assignment - Assignment
- Make a small edit
Graded assignment = 5% (0-5)
- Milestones
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 28 March 2023
- 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
- Assignment - Mid-term
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 4 April 2023
- In class - Discussion
- Assignment - Have a draft for peer review
Complete a full (or almost full) draft for peer review
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 11 April 2023 | Thursday, 13 April 2023
- Assignment - Peer review two articles
- 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
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- Tuesday, 18 April 2023 | Thursday, 20 April 2023
- 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
- 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.
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 25 April 2023 | Thursday, 27 April 2023
- 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!
- Assignment - Finalize 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 11
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 2 May 2023 | Thursday, 4 May 2023
- Assignment - In-class presentations
5/2-4
- Assignment - It's time to submit your final article!
Make sure to send a copy of the final edited version on Canvas