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Course name
Feminist Theory
Institution
Northeastern Illinois University
Instructor
Laurie Fuller
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Course dates
2022-09-06 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-12-06 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
7


Working to make the info about feminist theorists more robust online.

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 13 September 2022
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.

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 20 September 2022
In class - Discussion
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Choose your article
In class - Discussion
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

LGBT+ Studies

Medicine

Psychology

Sociology

Women's Studies

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 27 September 2022
Assignment - Copyedit an article
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 4 October 2022
Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

In class - Discussion
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 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 11 October 2022
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!
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!

Milestones

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

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 18 October 2022
Assignment - Reflective essay