Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Georgia State University/GLOS 3500 Culture and Change in Africa (Fall 2019)
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- Course name
- GLOS 3500 Culture and Change in Africa
- Institution
- Georgia State University
- Instructor
- Drbgsu
- Wikipedia Expert
- Shalor (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- African studies, anthropology, global studies
- Course dates
- 2019-08-26 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-12-11 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 60
Africa is large continent, with diverse regions, societies, histories, and cultures. This course introduces the ethnography of Africa, explores the historical and cultural conditions underpinning current predicaments facing African societies, and highlights change and resistance to change since European colonization. In this course, we will come to understand that tragedy is only one facet of African lives and experiences.
Teams of 5-6 students will work together to research and write a Wikipedia article related to the content of this course. Students will be making significant additions to Wikipedia related to African culture, history, and politics. Teams will work together for the entire semester. Your final articles will be posted to Wikipedia.
The Wikipedia Project consists of a series of individual and team assignments. Individual assignments will count towards your participation and homework grade for the course. Team assignments will be graded collectively, but each team member will receive a customized, individual Wikipedia Team Based Learning Grade.
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 28 August 2019
- 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:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 4 September 2019
- Assignment - Get started on Wikipedia
Individual assignment:
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
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- Monday, 9 September 2019 | Wednesday, 11 September 2019
- In class - Discussion
- Assignment - Add to an article
Exercise
Individual assignment:
Looking for ideas of what to work on? Consider finding an article in the list of Africa stubs to improve. Or, add information from one of the course readings to a relevant page and add the reading to the reference list.
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 16 September 2019 | Wednesday, 18 September 2019
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 23 September 2019 | Wednesday, 25 September 2019
- Assignment - TEAM ASSIGNMENT & ARTICLE
TEAM ASSIGNMENT
Team assignments are posted in iCollege under Groups. You can see your team assignment and list of teammates there. You will see your team's assigned topic in the iCollege discussion forum for the Wikipedia project. A hard copy of your team topic will also be in your team's folder for use in class. To start your online work together, all team members should create a section in their sandbox space listing their team and linking to their other team members' userpages.
TEAM TOPIC / ARTICLE
- Review page 6 of your Editing Wikipedia guidebook.
- Find the article your team has been assigned from the list of "Available Articles" on the Articles tab on this course page. One team member should click Select to assign it to themselves. Other members of the team should also assign themselves the same topic. Make sure you are all logged into the course page on your own devices and head to the My Articles section on the home tab. Then assign yourself your team's topic.
- Identify one member of your team whose sandbox space you will work in to draft your article. Make a note in each of your your individual sandbox spaces of where your team will be drafting your work, and leave a link to the team space.
- In your team's sandbox, write a few sentences about what you (individually) plan to contribute to the selected article.
- Read through the whole article and quickly come up with one or two ideas of how you might improve it. Next week, you'll do a full critique of the article together.
- Compile a list of relevant, reliable books, journal articles, or other sources. These may come from the required reading for the course or elsewhere. Post that bibliography to the talk page of the article you'll be working on, and in your sandbox. Make sure to check in on the Talk page to see if anyone has advice on your bibliography.
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 30 September 2019 | Wednesday, 2 October 2019
- In class - Study for Midterm Exam
No new assignments for Wikipedia project this week. Catch up on any missed Wikipedia assignments or trainings and study for the Midterm Exam.
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 7 October 2019 | Wednesday, 9 October 2019
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
Exercise
Team assignment:
As a team, evaluate your chosen article. Complete the evaluation in the designated user sandbox by launching the Evaluate an Article template in the following exercise. In your evaluation, use the relevant guides in the block below to help identify areas for improvement.
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
- In class - Discussion
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 14 October 2019 | Wednesday, 16 October 2019
- Assignment - Start drafting your contributions
Team assignment:
Be sure to take the Drafting as a Group training module and begin drafting your article in the designated user sandbox.
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 21 October 2019 | Wednesday, 23 October 2019
- Assignment - Peer review an article
INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT
This assignment is canceled as of October 23, 2019. Please work with your groups to get back on track. Don't forget to send Dr. Burnet the URL of the sandbox your group is working in or post the link to the Team Discussion Forum on iCollege.
- Milestones
This assignment is canceled. Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 28 October 2019 | Wednesday, 30 October 2019
- Assignment - Complete a first draft of new content
Team assignment:
Complete a first draft of your team's new content in the team sandbox.
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 - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia
Team assignment:
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 11
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 4 November 2019 | Wednesday, 6 November 2019
- Assignment - Continue improving your article
Exercise
Team assignment:
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 12
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 11 November 2019 | Wednesday, 13 November 2019
- Assignment - Polish your work
Team assignment:
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 13
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 18 November 2019 | Wednesday, 20 November 2019
- Assignment - Final article
Team assignment:
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!
Week 14
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 2 December 2019 | Wednesday, 4 December 2019
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.