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Course name
Imagining Other Worlds
Institution
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Instructor
Derrick Higginbotham
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
History
Course dates
2021-01-12 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-05-15 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
17


This course focuses on English literature in the Renaissance, attending to the the different ways this literature represents other words, both real and imagined. The wiki assignment takes place in the second half of the semester and involves students picking an author or text, doing research, and adding that research to the author or text's wiki page.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Mysamyra The Fair Maid of the West Salomon's House
JTShirai Lady Hester Pulter
MarleyRin
English.Shminglish Cross-gender acting
Jonz70 Margaret Cavendish and female friendship
Vapyun Salomon's House
Nmnbldbyr Edward II (play)
Nmshin Utopia (book) Christopher Marlowe
MMargauXX Essays (Francis Bacon)
Supad808 The Tempest
SpicyEggs Isabella Whitney
Julyenkaluna Christopher Marlowe
Kanafair Miranda (The Tempest)
Hawaiijay Inigo Jones
Amberlie J. O The Blazing World
MarleyPereira Isabella Whitney
NicolasMarabella Lady Hester Pulter
Galaxaye The Blazing World
Cgould21

Timeline

Week 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 23 March 2021   |   Thursday, 25 March 2021
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 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 30 March 2021   |   Thursday, 1 April 2021
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 13

Course meetings
Tuesday, 6 April 2021   |   Thursday, 8 April 2021
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

Week 14

Course meetings
Tuesday, 13 April 2021   |   Thursday, 15 April 2021
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

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

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 15

Course meetings
Tuesday, 20 April 2021   |   Thursday, 22 April 2021
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion

Week 16

Course meetings
Tuesday, 27 April 2021   |   Thursday, 29 April 2021
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 - 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.

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 17

Course meetings
Tuesday, 4 May 2021
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.