Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Ithaca College/Practicing Art History (Spring)

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Course name: Practicing Art History

Institution: Ithaca College

Instructor: Jennifer Germann

Wikipedia Expert: Shalor (Wiki Ed)

Subject: Art History

Course dates: 2020-01-22 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-05-30 23:59:59 UTC

Approximate number of student editors: 8

This course is an introduction to the theory and methods of the discipline of art history. Students learn about different methodologies, develop their critical reading and research skills (including a literature review), and write a final paper and presentation.

Student	Assigned	Reviewing
Xjenxranx	Mary Thornycroft
Billyboffman	Mary Beale
MichaelBluth2020	Empress Joséphine
Princebeans	Marie Spartali Stillman
OceanBlue11	Norma Merrick Sklarek

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings

Wednesday, 22 January 2020 | Friday, 24 January 2020

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:

Read Editing Wikipedia (PDF on Sakai)

Week 2

Course meetings

Monday, 27 January 2020 | Wednesday, 29 January 2020 | Friday, 31 January 2020

Milestones

Please have an account by Monday, Jan 27 or make an appointment with me to set one up.

Assignment - Understanding More About Wikipedia

Week 3

Course meetings

Monday, 3 February 2020 | Wednesday, 5 February 2020 | Friday, 7 February 2020

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Art History

Biographies

Women's Studies

Assignment - Choosing Topics, Finding Sources

Week 4

Course meetings

Monday, 10 February 2020 | Wednesday, 12 February 2020 | Friday, 14 February 2020

Assignment - Finding Sources & Plagiarism

Milestones

Week 5

Course meetings

Monday, 17 February 2020 | Wednesday, 19 February 2020 | Friday, 21 February 2020

Assignment - Drafting your article 1

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

Find more sources.

Week 6

Course meetings

Monday, 24 February 2020 | Wednesday, 26 February 2020 | Friday, 28 February 2020

Milestones

Find two sources.

Week 7

Course meetings

Monday, 2 March 2020 | Wednesday, 4 March 2020 | Friday, 6 March 2020

Assignment - Drafting your article 2

Assignment - Peer reviewing as a process

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.

Week 8

Course meetings

Monday, 16 March 2020 | Wednesday, 18 March 2020 | Friday, 20 March 2020

Assignment - Presenting your research

What do you find most compelling about the work of the artist or architect you are writing about?
What kinds of sources have you found and what do you think is missing?

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

Week 9

Course meetings

Monday, 23 March 2020 | Wednesday, 25 March 2020 | Friday, 27 March 2020

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 10

Course meetings

Monday, 30 March 2020 | Wednesday, 1 April 2020 | Friday, 3 April 2020

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!

Week 11

Course meetings

Monday, 6 April 2020 | Wednesday, 8 April 2020 | Friday, 10 April 2020

Assignment - Reflective essay

Week 12

Course meetings

Monday, 13 April 2020 | Wednesday, 15 April 2020 | Friday, 17 April 2020

Week 13

Course meetings

Monday, 20 April 2020 | Wednesday, 22 April 2020 | Friday, 24 April 2020

Week 14

Course meetings

Monday, 27 April 2020 | Wednesday, 29 April 2020 | Friday, 1 May 2020

Assignment - Final Research Presentations

Assignment - Final Research Presentations