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The Wikipedia assignment is designed to be a springboard for your final paper project. For the Wiki project, students are asked to improve or create articles on Wikipedia as an assignment for the course. You are required to pick a topic relevant to the field of black sexual politics, using the article, “Whose Afraid of Black Sexuality,” by Stacey Patton in The Chronicle of Higher Education as a catalyst. For example, you could update the biography of a scholar we’ve discussed or other African-American writers on Wikipedia. Or, contribute thematic content related to misinformation on a variety of articles, including updating the reception and reviews of works of African-American literature, or articles about African-American culture or articles about sexuality more broadly. There are a few hundred "stubs" (aka short or underdeveloped articles that are perfect for students to work on) already identified in relation to sexuality.
First, students are required to sign up to the course page with their Wikipedia usernames. They can both create their usernames and enroll to the course page with a custom enrollment link; this link will be emailed on 01/12/2017 via a Canvas message. Please contact the instructor immediately if you have not received the link. Once you are signed up, your dashboard will have a timeline of specific training modules that you must complete. In order to get credit, you must complete the trainings/assignments by the due date. This semester you'll be working with Wikipedia Expert Shalor Toncray, she is linked to our course page for your convenience. If you have questions throughout the semester, first review all trainings and help resources and then reach out to Shalor using the "Get Help" button on the Dashboard.
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.
This page breaks down writing a Wikipedia article into a series of steps, or milestones. These steps include online trainings to help you get started on Wikipedia.
Your course has also been assigned a Wikipedia 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:
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
It's time to think critically about Wikipedia articles. You'll evaluate a Wikipedia article related to the course and leave suggestions for improving it on the article's Talk page.
Now that you're thinking about what makes a "good" Wikipedia article, consider some additional questions.
Training Due
Again, we introduce Intertwine, a video conferencing tool where you will do an hour-long edit-a-thon to improve a fun Wikipedia article with peer editors enrolled in other courses. Sign up for a session
here using the Intertwine training module below.
Review Wikipedia's rules for topics related to medicine, human health, and psychology.
You've picked a topic and found your sources. Now it's time to start writing.
Creating a new article?
Improving an existing article?
Keep reading your sources, too, as you prepare to write the body of the article.
Resources: Editing Wikipedia pages 7–9
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
You probably have some feedback from other students and possibly other Wikipedians. It's time to work with that feedback to improve your article!
Once you've made improvements to your article based on peer review feedback, it's time to move your work to Wikipedia proper - the "mainspace."
Editing an existing article?
Creating a new article?
Handout: "Did You Know" submissions
Do additional research and writing to make further improvements to your article, based on suggestions and your own critique.
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!
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.
Present about your Wikipedia editing experience.
Consider the following questions as you reflect on your Wikipedia assignment:
This Course
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Wikipedia Resources
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Connect
Questions? Ask us:
contact |
![]() | This course page is an automatically-updated version of the main course page at dashboard.wikiedu.org. Please do not edit this page directly; any changes will be overwritten the next time the main course page gets updated. |
The Wikipedia assignment is designed to be a springboard for your final paper project. For the Wiki project, students are asked to improve or create articles on Wikipedia as an assignment for the course. You are required to pick a topic relevant to the field of black sexual politics, using the article, “Whose Afraid of Black Sexuality,” by Stacey Patton in The Chronicle of Higher Education as a catalyst. For example, you could update the biography of a scholar we’ve discussed or other African-American writers on Wikipedia. Or, contribute thematic content related to misinformation on a variety of articles, including updating the reception and reviews of works of African-American literature, or articles about African-American culture or articles about sexuality more broadly. There are a few hundred "stubs" (aka short or underdeveloped articles that are perfect for students to work on) already identified in relation to sexuality.
First, students are required to sign up to the course page with their Wikipedia usernames. They can both create their usernames and enroll to the course page with a custom enrollment link; this link will be emailed on 01/12/2017 via a Canvas message. Please contact the instructor immediately if you have not received the link. Once you are signed up, your dashboard will have a timeline of specific training modules that you must complete. In order to get credit, you must complete the trainings/assignments by the due date. This semester you'll be working with Wikipedia Expert Shalor Toncray, she is linked to our course page for your convenience. If you have questions throughout the semester, first review all trainings and help resources and then reach out to Shalor using the "Get Help" button on the Dashboard.
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.
This page breaks down writing a Wikipedia article into a series of steps, or milestones. These steps include online trainings to help you get started on Wikipedia.
Your course has also been assigned a Wikipedia 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:
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
It's time to think critically about Wikipedia articles. You'll evaluate a Wikipedia article related to the course and leave suggestions for improving it on the article's Talk page.
Now that you're thinking about what makes a "good" Wikipedia article, consider some additional questions.
Training Due
Again, we introduce Intertwine, a video conferencing tool where you will do an hour-long edit-a-thon to improve a fun Wikipedia article with peer editors enrolled in other courses. Sign up for a session
here using the Intertwine training module below.
Review Wikipedia's rules for topics related to medicine, human health, and psychology.
You've picked a topic and found your sources. Now it's time to start writing.
Creating a new article?
Improving an existing article?
Keep reading your sources, too, as you prepare to write the body of the article.
Resources: Editing Wikipedia pages 7–9
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
You probably have some feedback from other students and possibly other Wikipedians. It's time to work with that feedback to improve your article!
Once you've made improvements to your article based on peer review feedback, it's time to move your work to Wikipedia proper - the "mainspace."
Editing an existing article?
Creating a new article?
Handout: "Did You Know" submissions
Do additional research and writing to make further improvements to your article, based on suggestions and your own critique.
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!
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.
Present about your Wikipedia editing experience.
Consider the following questions as you reflect on your Wikipedia assignment: