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Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Trinity College/Sociology of Metoo (Summer Session1)

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Course name
Sociology of Metoo
Institution
Trinity College
Instructor
Tanetta Andersson
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Sociology
Course dates
2021-06-01 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-07-09 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
15


In progress

Student Assigned Reviewing
Togiveanythinglessthanyourbest Working Women United
Finnnlee Alliance Against Sexual Coercion
Eatyourfruits2 Working Women United
PineappleSnow Gender identity, Working Women United Diane R. Williams
Bantam24 Working Women United
Cocochanel2121 Working Women United
Chocolatelab123 Alliance Against Sexual Coercion
Khattameetha18 Diane R. Williams, Alliance Against Sexual Coercion
Sociscool Working Women United
Macjaleshatore
Matuda02 Working Women United
Legendary Edu Alliance Against Sexual Coercion
Luvv20 Sociology of gender, Alliance Against Sexual Coercion
Tusk22 Alliance Against Sexual Coercion

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Thursday, 3 June 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 2

Course meetings
Monday, 7 June 2021   |   Tuesday, 8 June 2021   |   Wednesday, 9 June 2021   |   Thursday, 10 June 2021
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Exercise
In class - Discussion
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Films

History

LGBT+ Studies

Sociology

Women's Studies

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 14 June 2021   |   Tuesday, 15 June 2021   |   Wednesday, 16 June 2021   |   Thursday, 17 June 2021
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 21 June 2021   |   Tuesday, 22 June 2021   |   Wednesday, 23 June 2021   |   Thursday, 24 June 2021
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion
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 5

Course meetings
Monday, 28 June 2021   |   Tuesday, 29 June 2021   |   Wednesday, 30 June 2021   |   Thursday, 1 July 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 6

Course meetings
Monday, 5 July 2021   |   Tuesday, 6 July 2021   |   Wednesday, 7 July 2021   |   Thursday, 8 July 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!
Assignment - Reflective essay
Milestones

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