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Course name
Exploring Coffee
Institution
Worcester State University
Instructor
Maria Fung
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Quantitative Literacy
Course dates
2017-10-23 00:00:00 UTC – 2017-12-07 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
22


Students will evaluate content on health benefits of coffee.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Dcb6113 Coffee
Tucker Llewelyn Coffee
Sgomez11 Coffee
Bcharest99 Coffee
Emmacollings Coffee
Smott4 Coffee
Mainsouth123 Coffee Coffee
Derickmireku Coffee
Ogomez0 Coffee
HelicopterDad Coffee
Crazyroo98 Coffee
Echapski Coffee
KNewell2 Coffee
Kmalonson Coffee
Tspencer2 Coffee
Bistany Coffee
Aking1998 Coffee
Connor phelan Coffee
Opereira30 Coffee
Jmccarthy5 Coffee
Tmercado22
Anaturley

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Tuesday, 24 October 2017   |   Thursday, 26 October 2017
Assignment - Get started on Wikipedia
  • Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you. (To avoid hitting Wikipedia's account creation limits, this is best done outside of class. Only 6 new accounts may be created per day from the same IP address.)
  • It's time to dive into Wikipedia. Below, you'll find the first set of online trainings you'll need to take. New modules will appear on this timeline as you get to new milestones. Be sure to check back and complete them! Incomplete trainings will be reflected in your grade.
  • When you finish the trainings, practice by introducing yourself to a classmate on that classmate’s Talk page.


In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia project

Welcome to your Wikipedia project's course timeline. This page will guide you through the Wikipedia project for your course. Be sure to check with your instructor to see if there are other pages you should be following as well.

Your course has also been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. Check your Talk page for notes from them. You can also reach them through the "Get Help" button on this page.

To get started, please review the following handouts:


Assignment - Best practices for working in groups
  • Make sure everyone in the group is assigned to the same Wikipedia article on the Students tab of this course page.
  • Select one group member whose Sandbox space you'll all share to draft your article. Each person should link to that shared Sandbox from their own Sandbox page. A sandbox is like any other page on Wikipedia, and anyone can edit it.
  • Wikipedia doesn't allow multiple people to edit from different devices at the same time. If you're working together in person, one person should add the work to the Sandbox. If you are all working independently, make small edits and save often to avoid "editing conflicts" with classmates. Make sure that you're logged in under your own Wikipedia account while editing in your classmate's sandbox to ensure your edits are recorded.
  • Don't create a group account for your project. Group accounts are prohibited.

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 31 October 2017   |   Thursday, 2 November 2017
Assignment - Evaluate a Wikipedia article

It's time to think critically about Wikipedia articles. You'll evaluate a Wikipedia article related to the course and leave suggestions for improving it on the article's Talk page.

  • Complete the "Evaluating Articles and Sources" training (linked below).
  • Create a section in your sandbox titled "Article evaluation" where you'll leave notes about your observations and learnings.
  • Choose an article on Wikipedia related to your course to read and evaluate. As you read, consider the following questions (but don't feel limited to these):
    • Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?
    • Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
    • Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
    • Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article?
    • Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?
    • Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?
    • Check out the Talk page of the article. What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
    • How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
    • How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
  • Optional: Choose at least 1 question relevant to the article you're evaluating and leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback with four tildes — ~~~~.

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 7 November 2017   |   Thursday, 9 November 2017
Assignment - Add to an article

Familiarize yourself with editing Wikipedia by adding a citation to an article. At a minimum, add 1-2 sentences to a course-related article, and cite that statement to a reliable source, as you learned in the online training. For help with these tasks, review the trainings linked below. 

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 14 November 2017   |   Thursday, 16 November 2017
In class - Continue to work on Add to an Article

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 21 November 2017
In class - Complete project