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Course name
History 187D-1 Migrant Politics
Institution
UCLA
Instructor
Toby Higbie
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
History of migrant/immigrant politics and policy
Course dates
2018-10-01 00:00:00 UTC – 2018-12-22 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
20


The 2016 U.S. presidential election thrust immigration policy into the center of America’s ongoing culture wars with huge ramifications for millions of Californians. In this class, we look to the past (and writing about the past) to gain perspective on the contemporary moment. We survey the changing ways scholars have written about migration, citizenship, ethnicity, and race over the past century, and develop more informed assessments of the contemporary situation. We explore the ways immigrants have shaped, and been shaped by American culture, federal and local policy, the character of immigrant community institutions, and the wider context of global migration. We then use our knowledge to improve Wikipedia, one of the most widely used information sources on the planet.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Alruppert Mexican American Political Association, Jeremiah Jenks
GabeHaydar Milton Rosenau
Brookeurick Helene Minkin
Edithsalomonucla08
Khajehmal White supremacy
Kay.V.Patino
Ontheroads
Alexisharmon Judicial aspects of race in the United States
Kfpatron
Edenpeykar Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles
Limoressakhar American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
Kennuckles United States Congress Joint Immigration Commission
Jgilardi26 Exodus of Iran's Jews
Ocampol El Malcriado (UFW Newspaper)
Agawroblewska Dziennik Ludowy (People's Daily)
Omidrabbani Central America Resource Center
Aliyahwan Birthright citizenship in the United States
Ashzen zenash Chain migration
Katxwong Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, Coalition of Immokalee Workers
Ashleykermani Sanctuary movement, Regeneración, Nationality Act of 1940

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 8 October 2018
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 3

Course meetings
Monday, 15 October 2018
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 22 October 2018
In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Biographies

Books

Films

History

Sociology

Women's Studies

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 29 October 2018
Assignment - First Draft
Annotated Bibliography

See Handout for more information


Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


Assignment - Exercise

Copyedit an article

Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 5 November 2018
Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts. Drafts must be ready for peer review by November 12 (no class on that day).


Assignment - Peer review two articles

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 (November 15)


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 7

Course meetings
Monday, 19 November 2018
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

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 26 November 2018
Assignment - 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.


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 9

Course meetings
Monday, 3 December 2018
Assignment - Final Annotated Bibliography
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!


Assignment - Reflective essay

Guiding questions

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 10 December 2018
Milestones

Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.