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Course name
Introduction to Digital Humanities
Institution
Kansas State University
Instructor
Mark Crosby
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Books
Course dates
2022-08-22 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-12-16 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
12


This course introduces undergraduate students to the theories and practice of Digital Humanities. As part of the course, they will learn how to edit a Wikipedia article.

Student Assigned Reviewing
BenCaseyKSU Hot swapping
Terrie14
Natharris History of knitting Castellabate
Reformedbailey
BreezyMac 10th Air Support Operations Squadron, 3rd Air Support Operations Group
LeahHenn Kansas Industrial School for Girls History of knitting
Skizzlefritz Castellabate
Random.emily Dwarf cat Kansas Industrial School for Girls
Alyssadarby18
Bdenson7718 Political hip hop Gender dysphoria
Baileyadams1 Gender dysphoria, Last Night at the Telegraph Club
Yuchaowang6300 Nissan RB engine
Zjulian12

Timeline

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 27 September 2022   |   Wednesday, 28 September 2022   |   Thursday, 29 September 2022   |   Friday, 30 September 2022
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 7

Course meetings
Monday, 3 October 2022   |   Tuesday, 4 October 2022   |   Wednesday, 5 October 2022   |   Thursday, 6 October 2022   |   Friday, 7 October 2022
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 10 October 2022   |   Tuesday, 11 October 2022   |   Wednesday, 12 October 2022   |   Thursday, 13 October 2022   |   Friday, 14 October 2022
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 17 October 2022   |   Tuesday, 18 October 2022   |   Wednesday, 19 October 2022   |   Thursday, 20 October 2022   |   Friday, 21 October 2022
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Finalize your topic and find sources
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

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Art History

Biographies

Books

Films

History

LGBT+ Studies

Linguistics

Women's Studies

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 24 October 2022   |   Tuesday, 25 October 2022   |   Wednesday, 26 October 2022   |   Thursday, 27 October 2022   |   Friday, 28 October 2022
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 11

Course meetings
Monday, 31 October 2022   |   Tuesday, 1 November 2022   |   Wednesday, 2 November 2022   |   Thursday, 3 November 2022   |   Friday, 4 November 2022
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 12

Course meetings
Monday, 7 November 2022   |   Tuesday, 8 November 2022   |   Wednesday, 9 November 2022   |   Thursday, 10 November 2022   |   Friday, 11 November 2022
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 13

Course meetings
Monday, 14 November 2022   |   Tuesday, 15 November 2022   |   Wednesday, 16 November 2022   |   Thursday, 17 November 2022   |   Friday, 18 November 2022
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 14

Course meetings
Monday, 28 November 2022   |   Tuesday, 29 November 2022   |   Wednesday, 30 November 2022   |   Thursday, 1 December 2022   |   Friday, 2 December 2022
Milestones

Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.