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Course name
WRIT 015- Writing for Others
Institution
Georgetown University
Instructor
Lisbeth Fuisz
Wikipedia Expert
LiAnna (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Course dates
2022-01-13 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-05-14 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
15


This course focuses on the concept of “Writing for Others,” in which student work will be directed towards a public audience and adapted to meet the goals, guidelines, and ethos of a particular discourse community, in this case: English Wikipedia. Students will collaborate with other editors on Wikipedia, contributing to the site’s processes of knowledge production and distribution. Wikipedia is an every-day source of information for people worldwide. On the whole, Wikipedia seeks to democratize knowledge, crowdsourcing content through its many editors and providing free access to its readers. Given that many people use this site, it is also noteworthy that the encyclopedia is impacted by social justice issues present in the larger US society. By studying some of the ethical dimensions of working within English Wikipedia, students will be prepared to intervene to address gaps in Wikipedia and to bring about more knowledge equity on the site.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Cy.Doyle Lars Eighner
Giannamarie The Last Lecture
Thy762 Grace Lin
HoltMatheis Captain Underpants
Franziwild Sadie L. Adams
HoyaSaxa25 Toni Ko
Jas727 Rea Ann Silva
Lilyrvo Paola Velez
Jwaldman8 Heather Has Two Mommies
Anishsun Celilo Miles
Lauloe234 Hannah English Williams
Oiw222 Leila Aboulela The Last Lecture
Jan10808 Millicent Brown
MarshallWhitmer John Labatt
Emustarde25 Women in the World Wars

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Wednesday, 19 January 2022

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 24 January 2022   |   Wednesday, 26 January 2022

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 31 January 2022   |   Wednesday, 2 February 2022
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:

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 7 February 2022   |   Wednesday, 9 February 2022
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.)

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 14 February 2022   |   Wednesday, 16 February 2022
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Week 6

Course meetings
Wednesday, 23 February 2022   |   Tuesday, 22 February 2022
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia - Exercise

Please complete this exercise as part of Wikipedia Project, Phase 1. It is worth 30 points.

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 28 February 2022   |   Wednesday, 2 March 2022
In class - Discussion
Assignment - Add to an article

Please complete during class. It is part of today's assignment that is worth 30 points towards your grade for the Wikipedia Project, Phase One.

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 14 March 2022   |   Wednesday, 16 March 2022
In class - Discussion
In class - Discussion

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 21 March 2022   |   Wednesday, 23 March 2022

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 28 March 2022   |   Wednesday, 30 March 2022
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 4 April 2022   |   Wednesday, 6 April 2022

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 11 April 2022   |   Wednesday, 13 April 2022

Week 13

Course meetings
Wednesday, 20 April 2022
Assignment - Exercise

Follow the directions in this exercise and then mark it as complete. 

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 14

Course meetings
Monday, 25 April 2022   |   Wednesday, 27 April 2022
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Please use the questions in this exercise for conducting peer review. Please mark the exercise complete when you have finished reveviewing the work of your classmates.

Milestones

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

Assignment - Continuing drafting your contributions

Successful completion of this training is worth 10 points towards Wikipedia Project, Phase 1 grade.

 

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

Week 15

Course meetings
Monday, 2 May 2022   |   Wednesday, 4 May 2022
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.
Assignment - Continue improving 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 16

Course meetings
Monday, 9 May 2022   |   Wednesday, 11 May 2022
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 - 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!

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
Milestones

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