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Course name
Media Literacy
Institution
Salem State University
Instructor
Cindy Vincent
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Media
Course dates
2017-07-10 00:00:00 UTC – 2017-08-18 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
10


In this course students will use a critical perspective to become informed consumers and creators of media texts–to access, analyze, evaluate, and communicate information in print, electronic and digital formats. Issues discussed in class will address topics like the social impact of popular culture, influence of advertising on media content, mass media as a global industry, how to read the news, and media as a source of information and entertainment.

Student Assigned Reviewing
KerryCollins21 Miss Representation
S0282031 Global village (term)
Kville23
Megan Kudlik Representation of African Americans in Media
Samfeeleypbp Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Monday, 10 July 2017   |   Tuesday, 11 July 2017   |   Wednesday, 12 July 2017   |   Thursday, 13 July 2017   |   Friday, 14 July 2017
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 Content 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 - 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.

Week 2

Course meetings
Sunday, 16 July 2017   |   Monday, 17 July 2017   |   Tuesday, 18 July 2017   |   Wednesday, 19 July 2017   |   Thursday, 20 July 2017
Assignment - Evaluate a Wikipedia article

 It's time to think critically about Wikipedia articles. You'll assign yourself an article from the "Articles" tab above and evaluate the article, leaving 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 — Samfeeleypbp (talk) 19:49, 23 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Week 3

Course meetings
Sunday, 23 July 2017   |   Monday, 24 July 2017   |   Tuesday, 25 July 2017   |   Wednesday, 26 July 2017   |   Thursday, 27 July 2017
Assignment - Copyedit an article

Using the Wikipedia article you've assigned yourself, read through the article and think about ways to improve the language, such as fixing grammatical mistakes. Then, make the appropriate changes. You don’t need to contribute new information to the article for this assignment. 

Week 4

Course meetings
Sunday, 30 July 2017   |   Monday, 31 July 2017   |   Tuesday, 1 August 2017   |   Wednesday, 2 August 2017   |   Thursday, 3 August 2017
Assignment - Add to an article

Familiarize yourself with editing Wikipedia by adding information and a citation to your article. 

  • First, play with the Citation Hunt tool to learn how to identify unreferenced statements from articles. Evaluate whether the statement in question is true! An uncited statement could just be lacking a reference or it could be inaccurate or misleading. Reliable sources on the subject will help you choose whether to add it or correct the statement. 
  • Once you've learned how to add citations, then add 1-2 sentences to your article and cite that statement to a reliable source, as you learned in the online training.