Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Murray State University/News Editing (Fall 2019)
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- Course name
- News Editing
- Institution
- Murray State University
- Instructor
- Marcie Hinton
- Wikipedia Expert
- Elysia (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- News editing
- Course dates
- 2019-09-12 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-12-13 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 8
Students will select articles that are underdeveloped on Wikipedia and have significant coverage in reliable sources and will adhere to Wikipedia’s policies and norms for conduct, including completing training modules.
Purpose
Students will get the experience of editing, feeling of deadline and publication pressure and real-time editing process.
Learning Outcomes/Goals
The course learning outcomes pertaining to Wikipedia assignments are the following:
- Demonstrate mastery of grammar, punctuation, spelling and sentence syntax.
- Verify sources of information thereby increasing information literacy and maintaining neutrality.
- Edit for accuracy.
- Edit copy for the online platform.
- Edit copy according to legal and ethical issues, specifically plagiarism.
- Edit copy for bias and assessing neutrality.
- Engage in formal communication process to share ideas publically
- Demonstrate proficient application of rules in The Associated Press Stylebook.
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 18 September 2019
- 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 - 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.)
- Assignment - Wikipedia class discussion
What are your concerns about editing or performing edits for both your professor and professional editors? Were you able to identify some articles that might need editing? What kinds of articles do you imagine you might be interested in contributing to?
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 25 September 2019
- In class - Discussion
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 2 October 2019
- In class - Discussion
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 9 October 2019
- Assignment - Exercise
- Assignment - Exercise
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 16 October 2019
- 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
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 23 October 2019
- Assignment - Peer review two articles
- In class - Discussion
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 30 October 2019
- 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 8
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 6 November 2019
- 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 - Exercise
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 13 November 2019
- Assignment - Continue improving your article
Exercise
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 10
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 20 November 2019
- 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
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- Monday, 25 November 2019
- 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 12
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 4 December 2019 | Friday, 6 December 2019
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.