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Course name
History of Modern Design
Institution
Murray State University
Instructor
Antje Gamble
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Art History
Course dates
2021-01-19 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-05-05 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
25


Survey of the history of modern design from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. This course will introduce students to the development of the various fields that make up modern "design", including designed objects, industrial design, and graphic design, with a focus on Europe and the United States from a global perspective.

Student Assigned Reviewing
GraciLouAckerman Cheryl D. Miller Carolyn Davidson (graphic designer), Rosanne Somerson
DuFriend Design Georg Olden (graphic designer) Mira Nakashima, Lucienne Day
Cvmelcher Linda Threadgill Lilly Reich, Association for Women in Architecture and Design
Sriley11 Association for Women in Architecture and Design Gary Anderson (designer), Georg Olden (graphic designer)
KaySwayArtistry Carolyn Davidson (graphic designer) National Ornamental Metal Museum, Eileen Gray
Evilmanedwolf Gary Anderson (designer) Laura Freeman, African design
Skim2000 Matsuda Yuriko Linda Threadgill, Lella Vignelli
LMorgan14 Gail Anderson (graphic designer) Jillian Tamaki, Valentina Kulagina
Jasmine Groves Eileen Gray Clare Turlay Newberry, Hiroji Kiyotake
Ellaemrie Mira Nakashima Bonnie MacLean, Gail Anderson (graphic designer)
Flutterf12 National Ornamental Metal Museum
Kayshackelford Bonnie MacLean Cheryl D. Miller, Carolyn Davidson (graphic designer)
Mackanesp21 Lucienne Day Rosanne Somerson, Mira Nakashima
Alaska1022 Laura Freeman Lucienne Day, Lilly Reich
Oh Im Sunny Rosanne Somerson Association for Women in Architecture and Design, Gary Anderson (designer)
Mjbachman Jillian Tamaki Georg Olden (graphic designer), National Ornamental Metal Museum
PuzzledArchaeologist Kitamura Junko Eileen Gray, Laura Freeman
Kathryn 102 African design Linda Threadgill, Lella Vignelli
Catmomma13 Clare Turlay Newberry African design, Jillian Tamaki
Rivermakeart Lilly Reich Valentina Kulagina, Clare Turlay Newberry
Kcolorado Lella Vignelli Hiroji Kiyotake, Bonnie MacLean
EdgarSchwarzwald Xenobia Bailey Gail Anderson (graphic designer), Betty Willis (artist)
Rebecca Potts Betty Willis (artist) Kitamura Junko, Matsuda Yuriko
Laurenpow Valentina Kulagina Xenobia Bailey, Cheryl D. Miller
Ecfitz99 Carolyn Davidson (graphic designer), Rosanne Somerson
Elewis1999 Siobhan Reddy Mira Nakashima, Lucienne Day

Timeline

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 2 February 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:

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.

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 9 February 2021
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 16 February 2021
Assignment - Exercise
In class - Discussion
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Art History

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 2 March 2021
Assignment - Add to an article

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 9 March 2021
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have questions using the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 16 March 2021
Milestones

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion
Milestones

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 23 March 2021
Milestones

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 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 6 April 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

Week 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 13 April 2021
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.

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 20 April 2021
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 - Original analytical paper

Write a paper going beyond your Wikipedia article to advance your own ideas, arguments, and original research about your topic.

Week 13

Course meetings
Tuesday, 27 April 2021
Milestones

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