Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Texas at Austin/Race and Policing in the USA (Fall)

This class will focus on race and policing in the United States. We will consider case studies in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and other cities. To a lesser extent, we will also look at the role of law enforcement in rural areas, on the border, and in colonial spaces like Puerto Rico, Hawai’i, and Indian Country. Of particular interest will be the relationships between policing and communities of color. This course has a seminar format, relying on student-centered discussion with minimal use of lectures by the professor. Assessment will include a broad range of formats from in-class presentation to online publication.

Student	Assigned	Reviewing
S730910	Texas Ranger Division
Maybenans	Campus police
Pensadora956	United States Border Patrol
Dhsimms	History of the Houston Police Department
Akariok	Police brutality
RussellTerrier	Phoenix Police Department
Tlacuilx	Portland Police Bureau

Timeline

Week 3

Course meetings

Wednesday, 15 September 2021

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.)

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:

Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
Evaluating Wikipedia

Assignment - Wikipedia assignment blog

Begin a blog about your experiences. You can use discussion questions to frame your entries, or reflect on the research and writing process. Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account. Everyone has joined the course page. Everyone has created a blog entry. Everyone has completed the first two training modules.

Week 4

Course meetings

Wednesday, 22 September 2021

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

In class - Discussion

Assignment - Wikipedia assignment blog

Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.

Week 5

Course meetings

Wednesday, 29 September 2021

Assignment - Exercise

In class - Discussion

Assignment - Wikipedia assignment blog

Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.

Week 6

Course meetings

Wednesday, 6 October 2021

Assignment - Add to an article

Assignment - Wikipedia assignment blog

Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.

Week 7

Course meetings

Wednesday, 13 October 2021

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

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

Assignment - Wikipedia assignment blog

Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.

Week 8

Course meetings

Wednesday, 20 October 2021

Assignment - Partial Draft of your contribution

Draft of your contribution written in your sandbox (at least 500 words, including references).

In class - Discussion

Assignment - Wikipedia assignment blog

Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.

Week 9

Course meetings

Wednesday, 27 October 2021

Assignment - Peer review three articles

Guiding framework

Assignment - Wikipedia assignment blog

Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.

Week 10

Course meetings

Wednesday, 3 November 2021

Assignment - Revise your contribution to at least 1000 words (including references)

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.

Assignment - Wikipedia assignment blog

Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.

Week 11

Course meetings

Wednesday, 10 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 - Move your article from the sandbox

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 - Wikipedia assignment blog

Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.

Week 12

Course meetings

Wednesday, 17 November 2021

Milestones

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

A short essay reflecting on the experience of working on your contribution to Wikipedia. (This is not an essay on the subject of your contribution, but a personal essay about your experience.) (Approximately 5 pages.)

Assignment - Wikipedia assignment blog

Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.