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Course name
Seminar in Academic Inquiry and Writing
Institution
University of New Haven
Instructor
Mary Isbell
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Academic Writing
Course dates
2018-08-27 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-01-12 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
20


The Seminar in Academic Inquiry introduces students to the conventions of academic writing and the habits of critical inquiry they will need in university courses and beyond. Students read and annotate texts on a topic (or topics) selected by the instructor, develop original avenues of inquiry through classroom discussion, and transform their questions into well-supported academic arguments. Assignment sequences incorporate opportunities for research, drafting, revision, editing, and reflection to help students find writing processes that can be replicated in future courses and workplace projects that require only polished work. Because different disciplines and career paths present different scenarios for critical thinking and writing, this course also teaches students how to adapt the conventions of academic inquiry to a variety of contexts.

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Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 4 September 2018   |   Wednesday, 5 September 2018   |   Thursday, 6 September 2018
Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account and have joined our course dashboard. 

In class - Introduction

Welcome to your Wikipedia 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.

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 10 September 2018   |   Tuesday, 11 September 2018   |   Wednesday, 12 September 2018   |   Thursday, 13 September 2018
Assignment - Wiki #2
Get started on Wikipedia

Once you're able to log in and see our course page, complete the two trainings above AND save annotations with your questions to our private Hypothesis group.


Assignment - Wiki #3

Complete the two trainings above AND save annotations with your questions to our private Hypothesis group.

 

In-class Exercise: Evaluate Wikipedia

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 17 September 2018   |   Tuesday, 18 September 2018   |   Wednesday, 19 September 2018   |   Thursday, 20 September 2018

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 24 September 2018   |   Tuesday, 25 September 2018   |   Wednesday, 26 September 2018   |   Thursday, 27 September 2018

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 1 October 2018   |   Tuesday, 2 October 2018   |   Wednesday, 3 October 2018   |   Thursday, 4 October 2018
Assignment - Wiki #4

If you haven't yet, complete the two trainings above AND save annotations with your questions to our private Hypothesis group. You can receive half credit for doing this now.

In-class Exercise (this time, each student contributes): Evaluate Wikipedia 

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 8 October 2018   |   Tuesday, 9 October 2018   |   Wednesday, 10 October 2018
In class - Wiki #5 and Wiki #6

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 15 October 2018   |   Tuesday, 16 October 2018   |   Wednesday, 17 October 2018   |   Thursday, 18 October 2018

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 22 October 2018   |   Tuesday, 23 October 2018   |   Wednesday, 24 October 2018   |   Thursday, 25 October 2018
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 29 October 2018   |   Tuesday, 30 October 2018   |   Wednesday, 31 October 2018   |   Thursday, 1 November 2018
Assignment - Evaluate one source in your sandbox

Exercise

Add a citation

Assignment - Copyedit a Wikipedia Article

Copyedit an article

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 5 November 2018   |   Tuesday, 6 November 2018   |   Wednesday, 7 November 2018

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 12 November 2018   |   Tuesday, 13 November 2018   |   Wednesday, 14 November 2018   |   Thursday, 15 November 2018

Week 13

Course meetings
Monday, 19 November 2018   |   Tuesday, 20 November 2018
Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Assignment - Peer review of draft contributions

 Keep working on preparing your contribution to an existing article. Get ready to peer review three of your classmates' articles. 


Assignment - Draft your contribution to Wikipedia article

Week 14

Course meetings
Monday, 26 November 2018   |   Tuesday, 27 November 2018   |   Wednesday, 28 November 2018   |   Thursday, 29 November 2018
Assignment - Wiki #7
How can your research project improve Wikipedia?

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

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.
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

In class - Continue improving your article

Exercise

Add links to 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.

Week 15

Course meetings
Monday, 3 December 2018   |   Tuesday, 4 December 2018   |   Wednesday, 5 December 2018   |   Thursday, 6 December 2018
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!

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.

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