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Course name
American Design Culture in the 20th Century
Institution
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Instructor
Bess Williamson
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Art History
Course dates
2021-09-02 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-12-17 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
25


History of US 20th century design, with an emphasis on race and inequality. Working to add/expand articles on BIPOC designers.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Victoriawesloh Jennifer White Johnson, Jennifer White-Johnson Momi Cazimero, Elton Fax
Jpark111 Ashford Calvin Jennifer White Johnson, Justina Blakeney
Jadeperry99 Elton Fax
EdwinHartlove Georg Olden (graphic designer) Amaza Lee Meredith, Laini (Sylvia) Abernathy
Mchoe1artic Stephen Burks, Marion Sampler Angel De Cora, Sky Cubacub
Chengbatian Amaza Lee Meredith, Buddy Esquire Ashford Calvin, Elton Fax
NoRossi Norman Teague
Horse DeWormer Laini (Sylvia) Abernathy, Karim Rashid Willy Chavarria, Stephen Burks, Billy Abernathy
Owen Gunderman Willy Chavarria Momi Cazimero, Justina Blakeney
Mhelenap Billy Abernathy, Fundi (Billy) Abernathy, Arque Dickerson McKinley Thompson Jr., Laini (Sylvia) Abernathy
Laptopenjoyer Momi Cazimero Willy Chavarria, Jennifer White Johnson
Fan Qi7 Rupert García, Justina Blakeney Angel De Cora, Willy Chavarria
Ethan4757 Frank Braxton Mira Nakashima, Georg Olden (graphic designer)
GraceRequejo Mira Nakashima Billy Abernathy, Frank Braxton
Ashark22 Antionette Carroll Mira Nakashima, Sky Cubacub
Jalcar13 Sky Cubacub, Pablo A. Medina Stephen Burks, Frank Braxton
AnnieZhou11 Angel De Cora, Bill Blass Laini (Sylvia) Abernathy, Georg Olden (graphic designer)
Jamesdubyahunt Robert E. Paige
Specialblu Noel Mayo Ad Bates, Morrie Turner
StinGuth Morrie Turner Ad Bates, Noel Mayo
Therna1 McKinley Thompson Jr. Billy Abernathy, Antionette Carroll
Owhite275 Ad Bates, Kanye west Morrie Turner, Noel Mayo

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Wednesday, 8 September 2021
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:

In class - 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 2

Course meetings
Wednesday, 15 September 2021
In class - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion
Assignment - Exercise

Note: it is recommended to use more "complete" articles for this evaluation. Here is a list of some that are relevant to our current class discussions (also feel free to use the suggestions in the exercise to find one of your own):

Louis Sullivan

Frank Lloyd Wright

Marion Mahony Griffin

Charles Dawson

Archibald Motley

Margaret Taylor-Borroughs

Week 3

Course meetings
Wednesday, 22 September 2021
In class - Discussion
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Art History

Biographies

Assignment - Exercise

Note from Bess:

Here is a list of designers who do not have an article. If you are interested in working on one of them, write your name into the Google spreadsheet to "claim" it (log in to SAIC email to edit).

See "Available Articles" under "Articles" tab for suggestions of already-started articles that are in need of additional content.

Week 4

Course meetings
Wednesday, 29 September 2021
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Week 5

Course meetings
Wednesday, 6 October 2021
Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

Week 6

Course meetings
Wednesday, 13 October 2021
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 7

Course meetings
Wednesday, 20 October 2021
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 8

Course meetings
Wednesday, 27 October 2021
In class - In-class presentation
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!
Milestones

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