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Course name
Technical Writing at YCHS--Fall 2020
Institution
College of DuPage
Instructor
Andrew Bendelow
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Technical Writing
Course dates
2020-08-12 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-12-04 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
30


In this one-semester course in Technical Communication, students learn to write clearly, accurately, and responsibly for a variety of audiences. The WikiEdu lessons on the principles of Wikipedia, and how to research, edit, and share information on this platform are very efficient and motivating. While not all students choose to create a new Wikipedia page, all of them get the basic training to become productive Wikipedians.

Student Assigned Reviewing
GCallen62316
NathanJung
Kamila Szylkiewicz
LeahMortensen
Nolanp7227
Oliviaquick1 Law enforcement agency
Natewhite
BSchrage02
Norfo23! Aids in Morocco Centrism
Georggia International business
SamGauthier 3D printing
AaronBerman Business manager
Mackz5
Mslowinski1
Tylerfrank11 York Community High School
Mishdafish Madvillain
Catlady246 Serbian Orthodox Church
DavidTith Nectar (Joji Album)
Ilovewater10 Centrism
J8097
MatteoMcuso
Bgseavoy3

Timeline

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 15 September 2020   |   Wednesday, 16 September 2020   |   Thursday, 17 September 2020   |   Friday, 18 September 2020
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 7

Course meetings
Monday, 21 September 2020   |   Tuesday, 22 September 2020   |   Wednesday, 23 September 2020   |   Thursday, 24 September 2020   |   Friday, 25 September 2020
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 28 September 2020   |   Tuesday, 29 September 2020   |   Wednesday, 30 September 2020   |   Thursday, 1 October 2020   |   Friday, 2 October 2020
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 5 October 2020   |   Tuesday, 6 October 2020   |   Wednesday, 7 October 2020   |   Thursday, 8 October 2020   |   Friday, 9 October 2020
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


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.

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 12 October 2020   |   Tuesday, 13 October 2020   |   Wednesday, 14 October 2020   |   Thursday, 15 October 2020   |   Friday, 16 October 2020
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 - Peer review an article

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.


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 11

Course meetings
Monday, 19 October 2020   |   Tuesday, 20 October 2020   |   Wednesday, 21 October 2020   |   Thursday, 22 October 2020   |   Friday, 23 October 2020
In class - 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.