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Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Trinity College/Sociology of Metoo (Spring 2023 term)

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Course name
Sociology of Metoo
Institution
Trinity College
Instructor
Tanetta Andersson
Wikipedia Expert
Brianda (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Sociology
Course dates
2023-01-25 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-05-19 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
15


In progress

Student Assigned Reviewing
Cdockery44 North Country (film), Jenson v. Eveleth Taconite Co.
COOKIELUVR101 Maquilapolis, Maquiladora
SGEAgatha Sexual harassment
Binx12345 Sexual harassment in the workplace in the United States
Theinsiderr Hostile work environment
Blablabla12345678 Sexual harassment
Blackcatmom Sexual harassment
Penguin.banana63 Sexual violence in Haiti
Yesthereitis 9to5
Elasia11 Rape myth

Timeline

Week 6

Course meetings
Wednesday, 1 March 2023
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.

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 6 March 2023   |   Wednesday, 8 March 2023
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Exercise
In class - Discussion
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Films

History

LGBT+ Studies

Sociology

Women's Studies

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 13 March 2023   |   Wednesday, 15 March 2023
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 27 March 2023   |   Wednesday, 29 March 2023
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion
Milestones

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

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.

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 3 April 2023   |   Wednesday, 5 April 2023
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 11

Course meetings
Monday, 10 April 2023   |   Wednesday, 12 April 2023
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.