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This grad seminar familiarizes digital media design students with the histories of visual technologies in art-making with an emphasis on digital and internet art. The Wikipedia assignment will be used to enhance critical reading, research, and writing skills. In particular, the assignment will allow students to collaborate on researching, drafting, and submitting a new digital artist entry.

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings

Wednesday, 31 August 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:

Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
Evaluating Wikipedia

In class - Discussion

Week 2

Course meetings

Wednesday, 7 September 2022

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.

Assignment - Discussion

Week 3

Course meetings

Wednesday, 14 September 2022

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Art History

Biographies

Women's Studies

Week 4

Course meetings

Wednesday, 21 September 2022

Assignment - Choose your article

In class - Make a small edit

Week 5

Course meetings

Wednesday, 28 September 2022

Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings

Wednesday, 5 October 2022

In class - Discussion

Week 7

Course meetings

Wednesday, 12 October 2022

Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

Week 8

Course meetings

Wednesday, 19 October 2022

Milestones

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

Week 9

Course meetings

Wednesday, 26 October 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 - 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 10

Course meetings

Wednesday, 2 November 2022

11/2 Wikipedia Edit-a-thon @Benton Museum 2-4pm

Class meets at Benton Museum

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 11

Course meetings

Wednesday, 9 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!

Assignment - Reflective essay

Week 12

Course meetings

Wednesday, 16 November 2022

Milestones

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

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-{{assignment|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:
-* [https://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia#page=12 Editing Wikipedia], pages 12 and 14
-* Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.
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+{{assignment|11/2 Wikipedia Edit-a-thon @Benton Museum 2-4pm}}
+Class meets at Benton Museum
 {{assignment|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!