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The immune system is complex and fascinating. Cells of our immune system encounter and destroy bacteria and viruses daily, most often without our even being aware of their presence. You may, however, be very aware of the power of the immune system if you were sick during fall term or if you happen to have hay fever or another common allergy. This course will emphasize how cells of the immune system recognize their microbial targets and communicate to coordinate a (hopefully) successful outcome. We will begin by covering the basic components of the vertebrate immune system, and then move on to look at how cells interact with one another to produce an immune response to a foreign invader. We will put it all together by looking at the role of the immune system in infectious disease, allergy and asthma, autoimmunity, vaccination, obesity, and cancer therapy. In addition to learning the basics of immunology, you will have the opportunity to improve your research and writing skills as you develop into public scholars.
Welcome to your Wikipedia project's course timeline. This page will guide you through the Wikipedia project for your course. Be sure to check with your instructor to see if there are other pages you should be following as well.
This page breaks down writing a Wikipedia article into a series of steps, or milestones. These steps include online trainings to help you get started on Wikipedia.
Your course has also been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. Check your Talk page for notes from them. You can also reach them through the "Get Help" button on this page.
To get started, please review the following handouts:
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
It's time to think critically about Wikipedia articles. You'll evaluate a Wikipedia article related to the course and leave suggestions for improving it on the article's Talk page. You should select one of the articles I've posted to Moodle (if you have another article you think you'd like to work on, check with me first!)
Familiarize yourself with editing Wikipedia by adding a citation to your article. There are two ways you can do this:
Review Wikipedia's rules for topics related to medicine, human health, and psychology.
In your sandbox, write a few sentences about what you plan to contribute to the selected article now that you've had a chance to do some reading.
You've picked a topic and found your sources. Now it's time to start writing. Keep reading your sources, too, as you prepare to write the body of the article.
Remember that a "lead" section is not a traditional introduction. It should summarize, very briefly, what the rest of the article will say in detail. The first paragraph should include important, broad facts about the subject. A good example is
Ada Lovelace. See
Editing Wikipedia page 9 for more ideas.
Continue to Identify what's missing from the current form of the article. Think back to the skills you learned while critiquing an article. Make notes for improvement in your sandbox. Update the outline of the article and start writing!
Resources:
Editing Wikipedia pages 7–9
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed by February 28th
You probably have some feedback from other students and possibly other Wikipedians. It's time to work with that feedback to improve your article!
Once you've made improvements to your article based on peer review feedback, it's time to move your work to Wikipedia proper - the "mainspace."
Editing an existing article?
Creating a new article?
Handout: "Did You Know" submissions
Do additional research and writing to make further improvements to your article, based on suggestions and your own critique.
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!
It's the final week to develop your article.
Your reflection has 2 parts.
Part 1: Write a reflective essay (1-2 pages) on your experience contributing to Wikipedia.
Consider the following questions and reflect on the Wikipedia assignment:
Part 2: Write a one page expansion of your Wikipedia article. Use at least two primary sources (journal articles) and incorporate the evidence to show the current state of research on one aspect of your topic. Make sure you've incorporated a reference section!
This Course
|
Wikipedia Resources
|
Connect
Questions? Ask us:
contactwikiedu.org |
This course page is an automatically-updated version of the main course page at dashboard.wikiedu.org. Please do not edit this page directly; any changes will be overwritten the next time the main course page gets updated. |
The immune system is complex and fascinating. Cells of our immune system encounter and destroy bacteria and viruses daily, most often without our even being aware of their presence. You may, however, be very aware of the power of the immune system if you were sick during fall term or if you happen to have hay fever or another common allergy. This course will emphasize how cells of the immune system recognize their microbial targets and communicate to coordinate a (hopefully) successful outcome. We will begin by covering the basic components of the vertebrate immune system, and then move on to look at how cells interact with one another to produce an immune response to a foreign invader. We will put it all together by looking at the role of the immune system in infectious disease, allergy and asthma, autoimmunity, vaccination, obesity, and cancer therapy. In addition to learning the basics of immunology, you will have the opportunity to improve your research and writing skills as you develop into public scholars.
Welcome to your Wikipedia project's course timeline. This page will guide you through the Wikipedia project for your course. Be sure to check with your instructor to see if there are other pages you should be following as well.
This page breaks down writing a Wikipedia article into a series of steps, or milestones. These steps include online trainings to help you get started on Wikipedia.
Your course has also been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. Check your Talk page for notes from them. You can also reach them through the "Get Help" button on this page.
To get started, please review the following handouts:
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
It's time to think critically about Wikipedia articles. You'll evaluate a Wikipedia article related to the course and leave suggestions for improving it on the article's Talk page. You should select one of the articles I've posted to Moodle (if you have another article you think you'd like to work on, check with me first!)
Familiarize yourself with editing Wikipedia by adding a citation to your article. There are two ways you can do this:
Review Wikipedia's rules for topics related to medicine, human health, and psychology.
In your sandbox, write a few sentences about what you plan to contribute to the selected article now that you've had a chance to do some reading.
You've picked a topic and found your sources. Now it's time to start writing. Keep reading your sources, too, as you prepare to write the body of the article.
Remember that a "lead" section is not a traditional introduction. It should summarize, very briefly, what the rest of the article will say in detail. The first paragraph should include important, broad facts about the subject. A good example is
Ada Lovelace. See
Editing Wikipedia page 9 for more ideas.
Continue to Identify what's missing from the current form of the article. Think back to the skills you learned while critiquing an article. Make notes for improvement in your sandbox. Update the outline of the article and start writing!
Resources:
Editing Wikipedia pages 7–9
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed by February 28th
You probably have some feedback from other students and possibly other Wikipedians. It's time to work with that feedback to improve your article!
Once you've made improvements to your article based on peer review feedback, it's time to move your work to Wikipedia proper - the "mainspace."
Editing an existing article?
Creating a new article?
Handout: "Did You Know" submissions
Do additional research and writing to make further improvements to your article, based on suggestions and your own critique.
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!
It's the final week to develop your article.
Your reflection has 2 parts.
Part 1: Write a reflective essay (1-2 pages) on your experience contributing to Wikipedia.
Consider the following questions and reflect on the Wikipedia assignment:
Part 2: Write a one page expansion of your Wikipedia article. Use at least two primary sources (journal articles) and incorporate the evidence to show the current state of research on one aspect of your topic. Make sure you've incorporated a reference section!