Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/IUPUI/Introduction to Digital Public History (Spring 2023)
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- Course name
- Introduction to Digital Public History
- Institution
- IUPUI
- Instructor
- Guiliaje
- Wikipedia Expert
- Brianda (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- History
- Course dates
- 2023-01-09 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-05-05 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 17
These are public history graduate students who will be selecting a historical topic they are familiar with (likely Indiana or Indianapolis-based) and contributing to an article.
Timeline
Week 8
- Course meetings
- Monday, 6 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:
- 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.)
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Week 9
- Course meetings
- Monday, 13 March 2023
- In class - Making Edits
- Assignment - Choose your article
Week 10
- Course meetings
- Monday, 20 March 2023
- Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia
It's time to move your work live - to the "mainspace." But only after you've reviewed your classmate's entry.
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13
Week 11
- Course meetings
- Monday, 27 March 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!
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.