Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Keene State College/IIINFO-399-01 Information Policy (Spring 2019)

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Course name
IIINFO-399-01 Information Policy
Institution
Keene State College
Instructor
Irene McGarrity
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Information Policy
Course dates
2019-01-23 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-05-01 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
17


This course covers the complex, interdisciplinary topic of information policy. Students explore theoretical frameworks and historical contexts to better understand issues such as: privacy, free speech, censorship, net neutrality, copyright and intellectual property law, information sharing, and more. Students will be editing existing wikipedia articles related to information policy.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Katelynm127 USA Freedom Act
Marnieanair Information exchange
Abbymaz Copyright Term Extension Act
Emmakay88 Copyright Term Extension Act
Brookearruda USA Freedom Act
Dorothycurrier Information exchange
Zpayne2689 Copyright Term Extension Act
Mlamarre Information exchange
Donovanh10 Copyright Term Extension Act
Cameronskarritt USA Freedom Act
MaxwellTsekrekasKeene Information exchange
Dfitch98 Copyright Term Extension Act
Alexisderosa1 Copyright Term Extension Act
Mbf1005 USA Freedom Act
AJennings49 USA Freedom Act
Rdurso4 Information exchange
Gabriel Ferrante USA Freedom Act

Timeline

Week 9

Course meetings
Wednesday, 20 March 2019
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 10

Course meetings
Monday, 25 March 2019   |   Wednesday, 27 March 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 1 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 3 April 2019
In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Political Science

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 8 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 10 April 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation

Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 13

Course meetings
Monday, 15 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 17 April 2019
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

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 14

Course meetings
Monday, 22 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 24 April 2019
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

Assignment - 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.

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 15

Course meetings
Monday, 29 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 1 May 2019
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

Guiding questions

Milestones

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