Digital Humanities Class Project Intro to World Religions Cory Taylor In order to take our learning into the

public sphere, this class will contribute to and maintain a wiki devoted to our subject material, which can be found at introtoworldreligions.wikia.com. Each subject we study (e.g., Jain ethics, ritual in traditional religions, Islamic narrative) will have an article devoted to it, which you will contribute to, so everyone in the class may benefit from everyone elses knowledge. First, each student must register an account with Wikia (www.wikia.com), the website that will host our wiki. You may register with Wikia under your own name or with a pseudonym; however, if you use a pseudonym, please let your instructor know, so that he can keep track of your engagement. Over the course of the semester, each student should contribute to at least ten articles on the class wiki. Contributions to the wiki can include lecture notes from the class; citations of peer-reviewed books and articles, whether in print or online; links to Wikipedia; links to blogs written by scholars; and citations of reputable news sources. Each contribution will be worth ten points, for a total of 100 points. Contributions will be graded on a pass-fail basis; that is, if you contribute to an article, you get the full ten points. To help you avoid the temptation of procrastination, only one contribution per week will count toward the final contribution grade; however, I strongly encourage you to contribute more than once a week, as the quality of the content will increase the more it is revised. It is expected that all contributions to the class wiki should be in good English prose following the canons of English style, and all citations should be in Chicago format. As with traditional papers, if you are unsure whether an internet source is worth citing, please ask your instructor for guidance. The Internet is a wonderful tool, but most of it should be taken with a grain of salt.