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Course name
MassArt Wikipedia Project
Institution
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Instructor
Gabrielle Reed
Subject
Art History
Course dates
2021-09-07 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-12-31 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
18


Ink-Caricature-we-spoof Section 1 . Collaboration between History of Art department. Prof. Ezra Shales , Greg Wallace, and Gabrielle Reed

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Tuesday, 14 September 2021   |   Wednesday, 15 September 2021
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.

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 21 September 2021
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 5 October 2021   |   Wednesday, 6 October 2021
Assignment - Exercise
In class - Discussion
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Art History

Books

History

Women's Studies

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 19 October 2021   |   Wednesday, 20 October 2021
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 2 November 2021
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 16 November 2021
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.

Week 7

Course meetings
Wednesday, 1 December 2021
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!