Editing Interpersonal Media (Winter 2020)

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==== Assessment for Participation ====
==== Assessment for Participation ====


The "Participation Rubric" section of [[User:Benjamin Mako Hill/Assessment | the detailed page on assessment]] gives the rubric I will use in evaluating participation.
The "Participation Rubric" section of [[Teaching Assessment | the detailed page on assessment]] gives the rubric I will use in evaluating participation.


As the name suggests, your participation grade in the class rely on your participation, not your attendance. Although we are collecting attendance information using the online form, you will not be "marked down" for attendance. Of course, if you do not attend courses, it will be difficult for you to participate as fully as your classmates.
As the name suggests, your participation grade in the class rely on your participation, not your attendance. Although we are collecting attendance information using the online form, you will not be "marked down" for attendance. Of course, if you do not attend courses, it will be difficult for you to participate as fully as your classmates.
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You will hand in two papers in this class. In both cases, I will ask you to connect something you have experience or knowledge about to course material.
You will hand in two papers in this class. In both cases, I will ask you to connect something you have experience or knowledge about to course material.


The "Writing Rubric" section of [[User:Benjamin Mako Hill/Assessment | the detailed page on assessment]] gives the rubric I will use to evaluate these papers.
The "Writing Rubric" section of [[Teaching Assessment | the detailed page on assessment]] gives the rubric I will use to evaluate these papers.


=== Project 1: Contributing to Wikipedia ===
=== Project 1: Contributing to Wikipedia ===
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In addition to finishing up your Wikipedia article, everybody should turn in a report reflecting on your experience contributing to Wikipedia in light of your experience and the course material and, most importantly, offering advice to the Wikimedia Foundation and the Wikipedia Community on how to improve their community. I want you all to treat this as a dress rehearsal for your final projects.
In addition to finishing up your Wikipedia article, everybody should turn in a report reflecting on your experience contributing to Wikipedia in light of your experience and the course material and, most importantly, offering advice to the Wikimedia Foundation and the Wikipedia Community on how to improve their community. I want you all to treat this as a dress rehearsal for your final projects.


Your report will be evaluated, first and foremost, on the degree to which it provides useful, informed, and actionable advice to the Wikipedia community and the Wikimedia Foundation. It will also be evaluated on the degree to which you engage with the course material. See the [[User:Benjamin Mako Hill/Assessment | writing rubric]] for details on my expectations in terms of the content of the papers. A successful essay will do the following  things:
Your report will be evaluated, first and foremost, on the degree to which it provides useful, informed, and actionable advice to the Wikipedia community and the Wikimedia Foundation. It will also be evaluated on the degree to which you engage with the course material. See the [[Teaching Assessment | writing rubric]] for details on my expectations in terms of the content of the papers. A successful essay will do the following  things:


# Provide detailed, concrete, and actionable advice to the Wikipedia community and the Wikimedia Foundation. What should Wikipedia think about doing? What should they think about changing?
# Provide detailed, concrete, and actionable advice to the Wikipedia community and the Wikimedia Foundation. What should Wikipedia think about doing? What should they think about changing?
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