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| "Rhizome" (2010) in mixed media by James Michael Starr (photo. by Kris Ellis), c. jamesmichaelstarr.com |
About the Assignment
Based on the themes we investigate as a class related to public sphere writing, editing, or higher education, the whole class will – in smaller working groups – compose, revise, edit, and submit a Wikipedia article on a new topic already identified, or on a “stub” that needs expansion. This is our culminating assignment, and it gives you the opportunity to enact principles offered by Lazere, Liu, Ridolfo and Rife, and Zittrain about achieving clarity without oversimplification, and understanding remediation as more than a simple changing out of tools. Writing on the Wiki requires some study of ethics and fallibility, not to mention a sense of what the Wiki community values and needs. Group assignments will be worked out early in the semester, and you will have to fulfill a series of steps before submission. I'll ask you to establish a free account on Wikipedia so that your revisions and edits can be tracked.- Article Pitches - whole class will discuss together on 10/16/14
- Outlines and Sources (groups) - due on Google Docs by class time 10/30/14
- Article Plan (whole class) - due in class and on Google Docs 11/4/14
- Article Plan (groups) - due in class and on Google Docs 11/13/14
- Working Draft (groups) - due in class and on Google Docs 11/25/14
- Working Draft (whole class) - on Wikipedia by class time 12/2/14
- Final Revisions - on Wikipedia by class time 12/4/14
