Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/College of Staten Island/History of Design and Digital Media (Fall 2019)
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- Course name
- History of Design and Digital Media
- Institution
- College of Staten Island
- Instructor
- Michael Mandiberg
- Wikipedia Expert
- Shalor (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- History of Design and Digital Media
- Course dates
- 2019-08-29 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-12-28 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 30
An exploration of the work of major designers and the movements they started, from its origins in the printing press as well as the interrelationship of design and fine art. We will focus on mainstream uses of graphic design as well as countercultural/activist appropriation of design techniques.
For more course details, please see this link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Theredproject/COM232
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 12 September 2019
- In class - Cover course info
- In Class - Defining Design & The Origins of Writing
- Egyptian Hieroglyphics
- Chinese characters & paper
- Roman characters
- Illuminated Manuscripts
- Assignment - Read for Next Week
- Meggs, Chapters 1-5.
Meggs, Chapters 1-5. Chapters 1-4 will be review from lecture. Chapter 5 will be new material.
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 19 September 2019
- In class - 5 points extra credit
- Editathon on September 7 at Metropolitain Museum
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/MetFashion
- In class - In Class - The Printing Press, The Rennaissance & The Reformation
- 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
- 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.)
- Assignment - Wikipedia assignment blog
Begin a blog about your experiences. You can use discussion questions to frame your entries, or reflect on the research and writing process. Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
- Assignment - Read for Next Week
- Meggs, Chapter 8
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 26 September 2019
- In class - In Class - The Enlightenment & Typography
Anatomy of Type from Thinking With Type
- Assignment - Read for Next Week Meggs, Chapter 9
- In class - Discussion
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 3 October 2019
- In class - In Class - The Industrial Revolution & The Invention of Advertising
- Assignment - Exercise
- In class - Discussion
- Assignment - Read for Next Week Meggs, Chapters 10 & 11
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 10 October 2019
- In class - In Class - Arts and Crafts & Art Noveau
- Assignment - Read for Next Week Meggs, Chapter 13
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 17 October 2019
- In class - In Class - Modern Art, Cubism, Conceptualism, an DADA.
- 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.
- Assignment - Read for Next Week Meggs, Chapter 14 & 15
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 24 October 2019
- In class - In Class - Plakatstil
- In class - Discussion
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 31 October 2019
- In class - Midterm exam
- Assignment - Read for Next Week Meggs, Chapter 16
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 7 November 2019
- Assignment - Read for Next Week Meggs, Chapter 18 & 19
- In class - In Class - The Bauhaus
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 14 November 2019
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
- Assignment - Peer review two articles
- 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 - 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
- In class - In Class - High Modernism
- Assignment - Read for Next Week Meggs, Chapter 20
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 21 November 2019
- Assignment - Continue improving your article
Exercise
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.
- In class - No In Person Class this week
- Assignment - Read for Next Week Meggs, Chapter 22
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 5 December 2019
- In class - In Class - Corporate Identity Systems
- 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!
- In class - In Class - Postmodernism
- Assignment - Read for Next Week Chapter 24
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 12 December 2019
- In class - In Class -TBD
- 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.