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Course name
Hist401
Institution
CSULB
Instructor
GAIL HAMILTON
Wikipedia Expert
Brianda (Wiki Ed)
Subject
History
Course dates
2023-01-23 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-05-12 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
25


History for Secondary Social Science teachers is the capstone course for the subject matter sequence. This 4-unit course is designed to help future teachers draw upon their existing knowledge of history to connect context, academic scholarship, and pedagogy.

This class reviews the content and historiography of World and US History, relating these areas of knowledge to history pedagogy and cognition. Students examine the state standards for U.S., and World History and learn how to bridge academic knowledge and content standards in a secondary school setting.

The following Historical Thinking Skills will be incorporated: • Historical significance • Change and Continuity • Cause and Consequence • Evidence and Interpretation • Comparison

Student Assigned Reviewing
Anonquokka History of cosmetics Criminal law of the United States
GlobeTrotter49 Asian American movement Bay View incident
PandaBananaMarie History of tattooing Anti-Federalist Papers
Historian1109 History of cosmetics Talk:Criminal law of the United States
RekishiKyoushi Asian American movement Bay View incident
Historynerdd22 Volstead Act Asian American movement
Oekct Asian American movement Bay View incident
Ohtani MVP Criminal law of the United States History of cosmetics, User:Anonquokka/History of cosmetics
Littlebigfoot088 History of tattooing Anti-Federalist Papers
Piratekingjay History of anime, Anti-Federalist Papers
Heartattack4400 Anti-Federalist Papers
History323 Volstead Act Asian American movement
Beaver14 Criminal law of the United States History of cosmetics
AliResen Disneyfication Anti-Federalist Papers, History of anime
CGJohnston21 Anti-Federalist Papers History of tattooing
Ela0521 Volstead Act
Megatron888 Talk:Criminal law of the United States, Volstead Act Asian American movement
Dred562 Disneyfication, The Walt Disney Company
Ujoive23 Bay View incident, Milwaukee Police Department bombing Volstead Act
JohnTer0 Criminal law of the United States History of cosmetics
HistoryKrymz History of tattooing Anti-Federalist Papers
DerpyGlasses Asian American movement Bay View incident
CaseyChoCSULB Bay View incident, Milwaukee Police Department bombing Volstead Act

Timeline

Week 6

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:

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.)

Assignment - Wikipedia assignment blog

Begin a blog about your experiences. You can use discussion questions to frame your entries, or reflect on the research and writing process. Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 13 March 2023
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 20 March 2023
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 3 April 2023
Assignment - Make a small edit
Assignment - Finalize your topic and find sources
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

History

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 10 April 2023
Assignment - Peer review two articles

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, 17 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

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 24 April 2023
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, 1 May 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.