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Course name
Honors Senior Seminar
Institution
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Instructor
Meg Cotter-Lynch
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Course dates
2021-08-16 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-12-14 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
35


In this interdisciplinary senior seminar for the Southeastern Honors Program, students will engage in public scholarship related to their major academic field by editing a Wikipedia article in their area of expertise, conveying their knowledge to a non-specialist audience.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Ecaldwell97 Carprofen Georg Olden (graphic designer)
Kcarr51 Constant (mathematics) Romantic music
Ddotdalllas Intermittent fasting Word problem (mathematics education)
Harpleigh Word problem (mathematics education) Intermittent fasting
Emilywheeler56 Peripheral artery disease
Lorainethompson Art education in the United States Bad debt, Elementary schools in the United States, Princess and monster game
Cassiebisson Blue Zone Accident triangle
Chaz Hodge Georg Olden (graphic designer) Carprofen
Nautical Nomad Loyalty Marketing, Loyalty marketing
Unmusically.me Elementary schools in the United States Exercise prescription
Jordanmackenzienelson Centromere
Ktom88 Romantic music Constant (mathematics), Word problem (mathematics education)
Pedwards10 Debtor finance, Bad debt, Talk:Debtor finance Nerodia erythrogaster
Kcarr77 Nerodia erythrogaster Art education in the United States
Dollajills 2000s in the music industry Princess and monster game
Kencord Exercise prescription Elementary schools in the United States
AnomalousNull Princess and monster game 2000s in the music industry
Photogdahl Persuasion Peripheral artery disease
Tuckinator Accident triangle Blue Zone

Timeline

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 5 October 2021
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
In class - Discussion

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 12 October 2021
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 19 October 2021
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise

Week 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 26 October 2021
In class - Discussion
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

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 2 November 2021
Assignment - Peer review three articles

Guiding framework

Milestones

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

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 13

Course meetings
Tuesday, 9 November 2021
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.

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 14

Course meetings
Tuesday, 16 November 2021
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 15

Course meetings
Tuesday, 30 November 2021
In class - In-class presentation
Milestones

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