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Course name
History of Western Music
Institution
Vancouver Academy of Music
Instructor
Eshantha Peiris
Wikipedia Expert
Brianda (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Music History
Course dates
2023-01-23 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-06-15 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
8


This course covers the history of Western Art Music from ancient times to the present day, focusing on musical styles and the socio-cultural contexts within which they originated. Students will be required to create an article about a piece of historical music that does not have much representation online, drawing on information from the "Norton Anthology of Western Music" (Burkholder and Palisca, 2019) and other scholarly sources.

Student Assigned Reviewing
HistoryAtVAM
Jaixwav
MJApam9
Tomas M Marzan
Cchen Lin

Timeline

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 28 March 2023   |   Friday, 31 March 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 - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

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 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 4 April 2023
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
Assignment - Finalize your topic and find sources
In class - Discussion

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 11 April 2023   |   Friday, 14 April 2023
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Art History

History

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.

In class - Discussion

Week 13

Course meetings
Tuesday, 18 April 2023   |   Friday, 21 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 14

Course meetings
Tuesday, 25 April 2023   |   Friday, 28 April 2023
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

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 15

Course meetings
Tuesday, 2 May 2023   |   Friday, 5 May 2023
In class - In-class presentation
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.

Week 16

Course meetings
Tuesday, 9 May 2023   |   Friday, 12 May 2023
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 17

Course meetings
Tuesday, 16 May 2023
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 18

Course meetings
Tuesday, 23 May 2023   |   Friday, 26 May 2023
Milestones

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