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Course name
HIST 1112
Institution
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GEORGIA
Instructor
Renee Bricker
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
World Civilization post 1500
Course dates
2018-08-27 00:00:00 UTC – 2018-12-08 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
30


This course is about the history of the peculiar rise of the West beginning in the late 15th and early 16th centuries with the first stages of globalization to the world we have today.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Abbyhubert11 Francis Bebey
Peteweil31 Potsdam Conference Alice Thornton
Sarahtatehahn John Locke
Hmaldr7304 Latin America during World War II
Jake.meuse Blockade of Africa
Sarahbp16 Blockade of Africa
Cechil Slave ship
Mnwilk5385 Edward Lansdale
Anabelleb50 John Locke
Paisley.hays58 Slave ship Francis bebey
Golf316 Simón Bolívar
Entran5820 Banana Wars
Agcraw9737 Alice Thornton
Mchampaign Mao zedong
Mlwalk The Promised Land (autobiography)
Mjwilb Akbarnama
Emtrum7658 Banana Wars
Jcmoss8917 Mao Zedong
Mpsims1580 Small Wars Manual
Cdcarl4033 The Wealth of Nations
Ejclur3591 Protector of the Indians
Amdyer4504 Protector of the Indians
Smonsibais Joseph Lister
Mjelle2714 Hernán Cortés
Emmasmith9185 Slave ship
Nick S. Lance Venture Smith
Benc1021 Humberto Ortega
Jacobgpx Joseph Lister
Ancrai6004 Francis Bebey
Jpatrickc Simón Bolívar
Mason Bivins Simon bolivar, Simón Bolívar
Arperk8974 Jean-Jacques Rousseau
CStowe001
CStowe003

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Monday, 27 August 2018   |   Wednesday, 29 August 2018   |   Friday, 31 August 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 2

Course meetings
Wednesday, 5 September 2018   |   Friday, 7 September 2018
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 10 September 2018   |   Wednesday, 12 September 2018   |   Friday, 14 September 2018
In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Biographies

History

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 17 September 2018   |   Wednesday, 19 September 2018   |   Friday, 21 September 2018

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 24 September 2018   |   Wednesday, 26 September 2018   |   Friday, 28 September 2018
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 1 October 2018   |   Wednesday, 3 October 2018   |   Friday, 5 October 2018
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.

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 8 October 2018   |   Wednesday, 10 October 2018   |   Friday, 12 October 2018
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
Monday, 15 October 2018   |   Wednesday, 17 October 2018   |   Friday, 19 October 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 9

Course meetings
Monday, 22 October 2018   |   Wednesday, 24 October 2018   |   Friday, 26 October 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.

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 29 October 2018   |   Wednesday, 31 October 2018   |   Friday, 2 November 2018
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
Monday, 5 November 2018   |   Wednesday, 7 November 2018   |   Friday, 9 November 2018
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!


In class - In-class presentation

Guiding questions

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 12 November 2018   |   Wednesday, 14 November 2018   |   Friday, 16 November 2018
Milestones

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