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This course page is an automatically-updated version of the main course page at dashboard.wikiedu.org. Please do not edit this page directly; any changes will be overwritten the next time the main course page gets updated.

I’m trying out a new idea this year, and I hope we both gain a lot from the experience.  Wikipedia, the world’s largest online encyclopedia, has an education program (WikiEdu) which guides students in how to contribute information to its vast knowledge base.  

I think this quote from WikiEdu sums it up well - 

“Wikipedia strives to represent “the sum of all human knowledge.” While Wikipedia contains more than 5 million articles, a lot of that human knowledge is still missing or underdeveloped on Wikipedia. When you’ve written papers in the past, they were likely read by just one person–your instructor. When you write for Wikipedia, you’re writing for an audience of millions. As a student, you can access knowledge that most people can only dream of. You have your library. You have access to academic journals and textbooks. Writing for Wikipedia makes knowledge available for others to learn from. You also have your brain. You have the critical thinking skills, and the academic know-how, to help others make sense of the subjects you’re studying. Imagine the difference your knowledge can make in people’s lives. That’s why we’re asking you to write for Wikipedia.” 

There is a vast number of court cases related to education for students with disabilities that no do not have a Wikipedia entry. Each of us will be assigned a specific case to research and will write a brief article about it for publication on Wikipedia.  Our ultimate goal is to shrink the knowledge gap that exists in telling the story of how educational rights were achieved for students with disabilities in the United States. 

Project details in brief

This project will be divided into five parts over thirteen weeks:  1) Purpose and foundations, 2) Source search and annotated bibliography, 3) Outline and rough draft 4) Peer review, and 5) Polish, publish, and reflect.  Here I will briefly outline each of these parts, with more in-depth information about each part to come in the weeks that follow.  Due dates and complete grading rubrics for each part will be communicated well in advance.

PART 1- Purpose and foundations:  We will start off by revisiting our purpose and goals for this project.  Next, we’ll explore how Wikipedia works and its policies.

PART 2-  Source search and annotated bibliography:  You’ll be assigned a specific case to research and explore sources with the help of our DVC library.  Create a bibliography for your article by compiling a list of good sources on your topic with notes. 

PART 3-  Outline and rough draft:  Review your sources and create an outline for your brief article. From that outline, write a draft of your brief article. 

PART 4-  Peer review:  You will read a classmate’s draft and provide feedback using a helpful framework.

PART 5-  Polish, publish, and reflect: Revise your article based on your classmate’s feedback.  Lastly, you’ll make any final tweaks and then make your article “live” on Wikipedia!