Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of New Haven/English 1112-04 Introduction to Academic Inquiry and Writing (Fall 2018)
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- Course name
- English 1112-04 Introduction to Academic Inquiry and Writing
- Institution
- University of New Haven
- Instructor
- Cara Petitti
- Wikipedia Expert
- Elysia (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- English
- Course dates
- 2018-08-27 00:00:00 UTC – 2018-12-13 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 20
This course introduces students to the conventions of academic writing and the habits of critical inquiry they will need in university courses and beyond.
| Student | Assigned | Reviewing |
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| Awolf6 | Therapy Dogs
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| Mkenn7 | Classroom climate | |
| Mdiaz1 | ||
| Eheri1 | Special needs, Special education in the United States, Inclusion (education) | |
| Ndunc1 | United States news media and the Vietnam War | |
| Abarz1 | 88Glam | |
| Jdebi1 | ||
| Edaig1 | Vinyl revival | |
| Flync1 | Corpus callosum | Corpus callosum |
| Rmulh1 | Automobile dependency
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| Oeger1 | ||
| Jferg2 | ||
| Jmais1 | Young offender
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| Mmcca7 | Medicinal Marijuana, Cannabis Research Centers, Medicinal plants
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| Gmcki1 | Drafting in the sandbox, Cycle of poverty | |
| Cmurr3 | ||
| Brich3 | ||
| Dsola1 | Solitary confinement | |
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Timeline
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 5 November 2018 | Wednesday, 7 November 2018
- 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.
- In class - Discussion
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 12 November 2018 | Wednesday, 14 November 2018
- In class - Discussion
- Assignment - Add to an article
- Assignment - Exercise
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 19 November 2018
- 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
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 14
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 26 November 2018 | Wednesday, 28 November 2018
- In class - Discussion
Week 15
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 3 December 2018 | Wednesday, 5 December 2018
- 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
Exercise
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 16
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 10 December 2018 | Wednesday, 12 December 2018
- 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.