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Course name
Online communities and crowds
Institution
Northwestern University
Instructor
Aaron Shaw
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Communication Studies
Course dates
2022-01-03 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-03-18 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
60


Online communities & crowds are fundamental to how people communicate, work, play, learn, socialize, and more. However, they can also threaten our well-being and undermine critical social institutions as well as the integrity of public discourse. This course seeks to understand online communities & crowds. It does so through an interdisciplinary inquiry into a set of practical challenges that confront online communities & crowds today. When and why do some efforts to overcome these challenges succeed? What insights and expectations can we draw from these experiences?

Student Assigned Reviewing
Guamyo Reyhan Jamalova Guerilla Open Access Manifesto
Noriyucky The Slanted Screen Maria Rodriguez Denton
Hcikim Sylvia Speller Inclusive Design
Charlottespohler Reyhan Jamalova Inclusive Design, Inclusive design
Maggrond Jennifer Wortman Vaughan Guerilla Open Access Manifesto
ElmerB23 Inclusive design
Alisoncasler
MollyPribble Darkness into Light Inclusive design
Polovinnak Reyhan Jamalova Inclusive Design
Jordynlemer
Katieshanley13 Darkness into Light Reyhan Jamalova
Priyathakore Darkness into Light Jennifer Wortman Vaughan
Jiyoonh Sylvia Speller Reyhan Jamalova
Aukwiri Guerilla Open Access Manifesto Darkness into Light
AlphaBetta Inclusive design Darkness into Light
Emand2026 Reyhan Jamalova Sylvia Speller
Mo791 Jennifer Wortman Vaughan Sylvia Speller
Jbox23
Rz2345 Slanted screen Maria Rodriguez Denton
Kiaravillalobos303
Junubiin2011 Sylvia Speller Jennifer Wortman Vaughan
Jaywetz
Trevorh910 Yik Yak
Afiaetonam Lauren Macuga Slanted screen
HYang2024 Inclusive design Sylvia Speller
Cawow
Stickygecks Guerilla Open Access Manifesto
Brianacrowley
Jchang35 Maria Rodriguez Denton
Carlikelley Jennifer Wortman Vaughan Inclusive design
Kfeldman2022 Sustainable living, Sustainable design
Jamieacooley Ryan Field (stadium), Yik Yak, Neo-Futurists
Willmoore2024 Reyhan Jamalova
Jcyrus22
Vicentecastror
KO525W Guerilla Open Access Manifesto Sylvia Speller
Dylancomm378 Sylvia Speller
CHand3333 Jennifer Wortman Vaughan Reyhan Jamalova

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Wednesday, 5 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.

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
Discussion

Week 2

Course meetings
Wednesday, 12 January 2022
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Discussion

Week 3

Course meetings
Wednesday, 19 January 2022
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Finalize your topic and find sources
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 4

Course meetings
Wednesday, 26 January 2022
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

Discussion
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 5

Course meetings
Wednesday, 2 February 2022
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

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 6

Course meetings
Wednesday, 9 February 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 - Reflection essay

See the course website for details: https://wiki.communitydata.science/Online_Communities_and_Crowds_(Winter_2022)/Wikipedia_assignment

Milestones

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