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Course name
HISTORIOGRAPHY
Institution
University of North Georgia
Instructor
Renee Bricker
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
History
Course dates
2022-01-11 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-05-06 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
18


This is a required course for History majors that exposes students tp and teaches them historical methods. Those methods include research, writing, understanding that history is an interpretation of evidence and an ongoing conversation.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Walkman316 Counterculture of the 1960s, Project Camelot, Post–World War II economic expansion, Folk rock, Baby boomers
Efrobe8700 Jeju Island, Korea under Japanese rule, Korean Empire, Gojong of Korea, Chinese people in Korea, March 1st Movement, Jeju uprising, Korean immigration to Hawaii, History of Japan–Korea relations, Koreans in Japan
Vitajuice
Kwsmit4632 Tokugawa shogunate
Mlkoon7155 Nature religion, Ecospirituality
Sandkarpa War in the Vendée, Drownings at Nantes
NHarmonicPun Indian Ocean trade, Indian Ocean slave trade, Dutch East India Company, Dutch–Portuguese War
ChristopherNoell21 Western Roman Empire, Roman Empire, Fall of the Western Roman Empire, History of the Roman Empire
W1914 Second Republic of Uganda, Decolonisation of Africa, Decolonization of Asia, Second Congo War
BsKulp Tribune of the plebs, Assassination of Julius Caesar, Roman consul, Roman triumph, Constitution of the Roman Empire, Crisis of the Roman Republic, Julius Caesar, Roman dictator, Dictator
JeshuaBernal Islamic extremism, Islamic terrorism
Ava's Avenue Aztec clothing, Aztec architecture, Aztec philosophy, Montezuma's headdress
Chrisbp01
Tsamp815 American Civil War, Fort Clinch, Amelia Island, Duncan Lamont Clinch, Florida in the American Civil War, Fort Caroline, Fort Mose Historic State Park, Castillo de San Marcos, Olustee Union order of battle
Hdgoble Henry VIII, Wives of Henry VIII, Bubonic plague, Black Death, Salem witch trials, Mary, Queen of Scots, Elizabeth I, Jane Seymour, Boleyn family
MattMitchell1776 Battle of Castle Itter
Edleenh
Civilwarguy2
NJHaley1776 Columbian exchange, Native American disease and epidemics, Influx of disease in the Caribbean, European colonization of the Americas, Indigenous peoples of the Americas, History of Native Americans in the United States
Colin1278 Old Catholic Church, Catholic Church and homosexuality, Catholic Church in the United States, Sacraments of the Catholic Church
Maxton Brown Triangular trade, Domestic slave trade
MadisonSimmons07

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Friday, 21 January 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:

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.

Week 3

Course meetings
Wednesday, 26 January 2022   |   Friday, 28 January 2022
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 31 January 2022   |   Wednesday, 2 February 2022   |   Friday, 4 February 2022
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 7 February 2022   |   Wednesday, 9 February 2022   |   Friday, 11 February 2022
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Finalize your topic and find sources

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 14 February 2022
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 7

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.

Week 8

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 9

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

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.

Week 11

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 12

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
Assignment - Original analytical paper

Write a paper going beyond your Wikipedia article to advance your own ideas, arguments, and original research about your topic.

Week 13

Milestones

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

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