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Course name
TAS 223 DisInformation
Institution
Nazareth College
Instructor
Wendy Norris
Wikipedia Expert
Brianda (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Technology
Course dates
2023-01-17 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-04-27 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
6


In this introductory course, students will examine and critique how information, misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation proliferate through online social technologies, like websites, social media, and private messaging apps.

We will explore the information, problem-solving, and decision-making models used by machines and how they help construct or distort “reality”. We will analyze how to identify and leverage facts, authoritative information, and expertise to help counter conspiracy theories perpetuated by everyday technologies (think: search engines) and advanced technologies (think: deep fakes).

In the Wikipedia co-editing project (30% of final grade), students will work in small teams to identify, research, and edit an existing article to incorporate missing information on how discrimination, exclusion, injustice, and bias are exacerbated by sociotechnical systems. Student teams will collectively focus on one aspect of technically mediated disinformation, such as memes, deep fakes, search engines, automated content moderation algorithms, etc.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Zamz38
TruthSeekerF
Ra4or
Bear1923
Unclegrandpa3000

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 31 January 2023   |   Thursday, 2 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:

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
Tuesday, 7 February 2023   |   Thursday, 9 February 2023
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 14 February 2023   |   Thursday, 16 February 2023
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 21 February 2023   |   Thursday, 23 February 2023
Assignment - Make a small edit
Assignment - Finalize your topic and find sources

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 28 February 2023   |   Thursday, 2 March 2023
Assignment - Critique sources and references
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

LGBT+ Studies

Science Communication

Sociology

Women's Studies

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 7 March 2023   |   Thursday, 9 March 2023
In class - Discussion
Assignment - Outline edits
Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 21 March 2023   |   Thursday, 23 March 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 - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 28 March 2023   |   Thursday, 30 March 2023
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.

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 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 4 April 2023   |   Thursday, 6 April 2023
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

Milestones

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

Week 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 11 April 2023   |   Thursday, 13 April 2023
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.
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!
Milestones

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