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Course name
How to Study Religion
Institution
University of Toronto Mississauga
Instructor
Ken Derry
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Religion
Course dates
2018-09-10 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-04-01 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
45


What is religion? How should we study it? This course gives students the opportunity to ask the big, messy questions about religion, and to see how scholars know what they know about it. Students will learn key theoretical ideas and research methods, and then apply them in their own projects.

For the Wikipedia assignment, students will be asked to create a new page for a prominent female scholar of religion. I have crowdsourced a list of these scholars who do not have a page for students to choose from. However not everyone on the list may meet Wikipedia's notability requirements, so this is an issue the students will need to deal with.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Castellk Janet Gyatso
Gerrett96
Minmimz
Woman of Maps Wendy Mayer
Carahmilk Dana Sawchuk
Rlgmj2018 Naomi Goldenberg
Mazzoneb Davina Lopez
Mhabusara
Musceleanu Ana Mariella Bacigalupo
Megzitutu
Happystudent111
Starstruckdreamer
Shah578 Wendy Mayer
PaigeSanto
Remembertheone Wendy Mayer
13hello Emma Wasserman
Coldasmelanie M. Gail Hamner
Johnballantyne047 Ana Mariella Bacigalupo
C05588
SKhan 13
Materialgirlxo Winnifred Sullivan, Winnifred F. Sullivan
Honestarab
Jessyannn Dianne M. Stewart
MickeyMouse32 Winnifred F. Sullivan
Meme1313 Emma Andorson (Canadian Professor)
History & Religion Student Sarah M. Pike
Majesticnoms Sarah M. Pike
Rupinliddar
Nadmah95
EscoandBoomin Heidi Marx
Bkeeper320 M. Gail Hamner
Uzib92 Emma Wasserman
Janinch Dana Sawchuk
ToiletPaperRolls Janet Gyatso
Iampuneetanand
Samreen3 Winnifred F. Sullivan
SharonG1145
Pal-bro Ana Mariella Bacigalupo
Shawn419
Snoooopyyy Dana Sawchuk
HananMahmood
Noorriaz

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 17 September 2018
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
Monday, 24 September 2018
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 1 October 2018
In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Biographies

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 15 October 2018
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 22 October 2018
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 29 October 2018
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Milestones

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

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 5 November 2018
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
Monday, 12 November 2018
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 10

Course meetings
Monday, 19 November 2018
Assignment - Continue improving your article

Exercise

Add links to 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 11

Course meetings
Monday, 26 November 2018
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!


In class - In-class presentation

Guiding questions

Assignment - Reflective essay

Guiding questions

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 3 December 2018
Milestones

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