Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/HGHES and UBC/Haida History as a Case Study in the History of of Colonialism in Canada (Fall)
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- Course name
- Haida History as a Case Study in the History of of Colonialism in Canada
- Institution
- HGHES and UBC
- Instructor
- Paige Raibmon
- Wikipedia Expert
- Shalor (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- HGSE310
- Course dates
- 2017-09-05 00:00:00 UTC – 2017-10-23 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 20
This intensive place-based course runs every day for three weeks. It relies upon the case study of the Haida as a lens through which to assess the relationship between Indigenous peoples, colonialism, Canada, and reconciliation.
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 5 September 2017 | Wednesday, 6 September 2017 | Thursday, 7 September 2017
- In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia project
Welcome to your Wikipedia project's course timeline. This page will guide you through the Wikipedia project for your course. Be sure to check with your instructor to see if there are other pages you should be following as well.
Your course has also been assigned a Wikipedia Content Expert. Check your Talk page for notes from them. You can also reach them through the "Get Help" button on this page.
- Assignment - Step 1
- Get started on Wikipedia
- Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you. (To avoid hitting Wikipedia's account creation limits, this is best done outside of class. Only 6 new accounts may be created per day from the same IP address.)
- It's time to dive into Wikipedia. Below, you'll find the first online training you'll need to take. New modules will appear on this timeline as you get to new milestones. Be sure to check back and complete them! Incomplete trainings will be reflected in your grade.
- When you finish the training, practice by introducing yourself to a classmate on that classmate’s Talk page.
- In class - Discussion
- Haida Protocols and Intellectual Property (I)
On Wednesday, we will discuss Haida intellectual property protocols and initiate the process for a culturally and politically appropriate request for permission to publish your research about the Haida on Wikipedia.
- Assignment - Step 2
- Evaluate Wikipedia
- To prepare for Thursday's class, complete the training modules below: "Editing Basics" and "Evaluating Articles and Sources" (linked below)
- After you've taken the trainings, review the following handouts:
- Editing Wikipedia pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- After doing the training modules read the Wikipedia article about the Haida people and for several of the place names on the list provided.
- Create a section in your sandbox titled "Article evaluation" where you'll leave notes about your observations and learnings.
- As you read, consider the following questions (but don't feel limited to these):
- Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?
- Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
- Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
- Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article?
- Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?
- Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?
- Check out the Talk page of the article. What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
- How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
- How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
- What could you contribute to this article to make it better?
- Optional: Choose at least 1 question relevant to the article(s) you have evaluated and leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback with four tildes — Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 17:16, 2 October 2017 (UTC).
- In class - Discussion
- Haida Protocols and Intellectual Property (II)
On Thursday, we will discuss your thoughts on the modules you have completed and the articles you have evaluated.
You will select the village site you want to research and will organize yourselves into groups of 1-3 people. The site you choose may belong to a specific clan in which case your group will initiate a clan-specific request for permission to write about that site.
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 11 September 2017 | Tuesday, 12 September 2017 | Wednesday, 13 September 2017 | Thursday, 14 September 2017
- In class - Discussion
- Place as Knowledge and Archive
On Monday we will be in Gwaii Haanas and have the opportunity to hold our discussion about knowledge, history, and protocol in place. In what ways might the places we have visited be understood as embodied knowledge and/or as archives of knowledge? Does visiting these places change your thoughts and feelings about the site you are researching? If so, how?
- Assignment - Step 3
- Find your sources
- Review page 6 of your Editing Wikipedia guidebook.
- Take the "Sources and Citations" training linked below.
- Identify at least two sources that you'll be using to start drafting your work.
- Assignment - Step 4
- Draft your contributions
You've picked a topic and found your sources. Now it's time to start writing.
- To start, take the "Sandboxes and Mainspace" training (linked below).
- Review pages 7-9 of your Editing Wikipedia guidebook.
Then, get started on your draft.
Improving an existing article? (most of you)
- Identify what's missing from the current form of the article and check the Talk page to see what other Wikipedians are already contributing. Think back to the skills you learned while critiquing an article. Make notes for improvement in your sandbox.
Creating a new article? (maybe one or two of you)
- Write an outline of that topic in the form of a standard Wikipedia article's "lead section." Write it in your sandbox.
- A "lead" section is not a traditional introduction. It should summarize, very briefly, what the rest of the article will say in detail. The first paragraph should include important, broad facts about the subject. A good example is Ada Lovelace. See Editing Wikipedia page 9 for more ideas.
Note: If you are planning to create a new article, each member of your group should have the title of the new, proposed article assigned to them on the Students tab of this course page. If you're updating an existing article, each member of your group should have the title of the current article that you plan to approve assigned to them on the Students tab of this course page.
At the end of this week you should have a complete first draft and your article should be ready for peer review.
- If you'd like a Content Expert to review your draft, now is the time! Click the "Get Help" button in your sandbox to request notes.
- In class - Discussion
- Collaborative research and group work
On Tuesday and Wednesday, your group will have some class time to discuss the sources you have identified and the potential changes you would like to make to your chosen article. Thinking about Haida protocols and intellectual property, what additional questions and considerations should you bring to bear when evaluating your sources in order to determine whether it is appropriate to draw upon particular published information for your wikipedia entry?
- Assignment - Step 5
- Get your draft ready for peer review
At the end of this week (by 5pm) you should have a complete first draft and your article should be ready for peer review.
- If you'd like a Content Expert to review your draft, now is the time! Click the "Get Help" button in your sandbox to request notes.
- Assignment - Step 5
- Peer review, part 1
- First, take the "Peer Review" online training.
- Select one classmate's article that you will peer review and copyedit. On the Articles tab, find the article that you want to review, and then assign them to yourself in the Review column.
- Peer review your classmate's draft. Leave suggestions on on the Talk page of the article, or sandbox, that your fellow student is working on. Other editors may be reviewing your work, so look for their comments! Be sure to acknowledge feedback from other Wikipedians.
- As you review, make spelling, grammar, and other adjustments. Pay attention to the tone of the article. Is it encyclopedic?
- Be sure to have this finished by 5pm on Saturday the 16th in order for your classmates to have time to respond to your comments before Monday's class.
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 18 September 2017 | Tuesday, 19 September 2017 | Wednesday, 20 September 2017 | Thursday, 21 September 2017
- Assignment - Step 6
- Peer review, part 2
Part 2
Once you have feedback from other students, your instructor, and possibly other Wikipedians, it's time to work with that feedback to improve your article! Before Monday's class:
- Read Editing Wikipedia pages 12 and 14.
- Return to your draft or article and think about the suggestions. Decide which ones to start implementing. Reach out to your instructor or your Content Expert if you have any questions.
- In class - Discussion
- Peer Review
On Monday, we will discuss your experience with student peer review and also consider what a Haida peer review process might look like. Do you need to share your draft with a Haida authority in order to get permission to take your article live? If yes, now is the time to do so.
- Assignment - Step 7
- Fine-tune your improvements
Finalize your work
Continue to expand and improve your work, and format your article to match Wikipedia's tone and standards. Do additional research and writing to make further improvements to your article, based on suggestions and your own critique.
- Read Editing Wikipedia page 12 to see how to create links from your article to others, and from other articles to your own. Try to link to 3–5 articles, and link to your article from 2–3 other articles.
- 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 Content Expert at any time!
Optional: illustrate your article
If possible, you'll want to find or create an appropriate photo, illustration, or piece of video/audio to add to you article.
- Before you start, review the Illustrating Wikipedia handbook, or see Editing Wikipedia pages 10–11.
- When you've reviewed those pages, take the training linked below.
- When you're ready to start finding images, remember: Never grab images you find through an image search, or those found on Instagram, Tumblr, Reddit, Imgur, or even so-called "Free image" or "free stock photo" websites. Instead, you'll want to find images with clear proof that the creator has given permission to use their work. Many of these images can be found on search.creativecommons.org.
- If you want to upload your own image: Don't just upload an image to Wikipedia. Instead, upload it to Wikipedia's sister site for images, Wikimedia Commons. For instructions, read through the Illustrating Wikipedia handbook.
- In class - Discussion
- Images and Haida Protocols
On Wednesday, we will discuss protocols surrounding the use of historic and contemporary Haida images. Are images available to augment the content of your article? If so, how would you gain permission to post them on wikipedia from the relevant Haida authority?
- Assignment - Step 8
- Move your work live?
IF your request for permission has been granted, it's time to move your work to Wikipedia proper - the "mainspace."
Editing an existing article?
- NEVER copy and paste your draft of an article over the entire article. Instead, edit small sections at a time.
- Copy your edits into the article. Make many small edits, saving each time, and leaving an edit summary. Never replace more than one to two sentences without saving!
- Be sure to copy text from your sandbox while the sandbox page is in 'Edit' or 'Edit source' mode. This ensures that the formatting is transferred correctly.
Creating a new article?
- Read Editing Wikipedia page 13, and follow those steps to move your article from your Sandbox to Mainspace.
- You can also review the Sandboxes and Mainspace online training.
IF your request for permission has not been granted, it's time for us to discuss what you might do with the results of the work that you have done. Are the instructors the only audience for this work? Are there Haida individuals or families who might want to gain access to the work that you have done?
- Assignment - Step 9
- End of assignment
Regardless of the outcome of your permission request, Jaskwaan and Paige will grade your work based on the following:
- quality of your research
- quality of prose and composition of the article
- how well it reflects an understanding of both Wikipedia and Haida knowledge protocols
- your efforts to acquire permission to make your work live