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:

• Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
• Evaluating Wikipedia

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

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.)

In class - Sign up to edit one article addressing Gender and Sexuality

Gender and sexuality: Bisexuality, Candidiasis, Chlamydia trachomatis, Cisgender, Clotrimazole, Douche, Erectile dysfunction, Erythromycin, Gender binary, Gender dysphoria, Gonorrhea, Herpes simplex virus, Homosexuality, Human papillomavirus infection, Intersex, Labiaplasty, Men who have sex with men, Non-binary gender, Phalloplasty, Safe sex, Sex reassignment surgery, Sexual dysfunction, Sexual intercourse, Sexually transmitted infection, Syphilis, Transgender, Transgender hormone therapy, Types of rape, Valaciclovir

In class - Sign up to edit one article addressing Geriatrics

Geratrics: Advance healthcare directive, Ageing, Apraxia, Arthritis, Cataract surgery, Cholesterol, Coma, Death, Dementia, Do not resuscitate, Enobosam, Euthanasia, Gangrene, Gerontology, Hormone replacement therapy, Lewy body dementia, Life expectancy, Meloxicam, Menopause, Osteoarthritis, Osteoporosis, Palliative care, Parenteral nutrition, Pressure ulcer, Rheumatoid arthritis, Sciatica, Stroke, Terminal illness, Urinary incontience

In class - Sign up to edit one article addressing Pediatrics

Pediatrics: Adolescence, Apgar score, Baby-led weaning, Breast milk, Child development, Child development stages, Cleft lip and cleft palate, Conduct disorder, Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, HPV vaccine, Infant mortality, Infanticide, Kwashiorkor, Marasmus, Menarche, Microcephaly, Microtia, Moro reflex, Oppositional defiant disorder, Pediatrics, Pimple, Precocious puberty, Stroop effect, Sudden infant death syndrome, Tanner scale, Toddler, Vaccination, Varicella vaccine, Vitamin K, Whooping cough

In class - Sign up to edit one article addressing Reproduction

Reproduction: Abortion, Amniocentesis, Artificial insemination, Breast cancer, Breastfeeding, Caesarian section, Cervical cancer, Clomifene, Combined oral contraceptive pill, Doula, Eclampsia, Ectopic pregnancy, Endometriosis, Epidural administration, Episiotomy, Estradiol, Gynaecology, Hyperemesis gravidarum, Hysterectomy, Implantation (human embryo), In vitro fertilisation, Kegel exercise, Late termination of pregnancy, Mastitis, Maternal death, Menstrual cup, Menstruation, Miscarriage, Misoprostol, Molar pregnancy, Multiple birth, Ovarian cancer, Planned Parenthood, Polycystic ovary syndrome, Postpartum bleeding, Postpartum depression, Pre-eclampsia, Pregnancy test, Preterm birth, Progesterone, Sexual reproduction, Stillbirth, Surrogacy, Teenage pregnancy, Thalidomide, Thiamine, Toxic shock syndrome, Tubal ligation, Ultrasound, Vasectomy

Assignment - Review the rules for health topics

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

LGBT+ Studies

Medicine

Science Communication

Women's Studies

In class - Amin's resources

Here's a treasure trove of resources from Amin Azzam's presentation in class on Mon 7/29:

• link to Wiki literature folder.  Remember that anything titled starting with a number is from a peer-reviewed journal publication, and anything starting with a letter has NOT been peer-reviewed.
• link to Amin's opening slides
• link to our course Q&A gDoc
• link to Amin's "emerging movement" slides

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article

Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation

Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Assignment - Exercise

Choose your topic / Find your sources

In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

In class - Discussion

Thinking about sources and plagiarism

In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

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 - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

In class - Peer review prompts

Respond to peer review prompts on the ARTICLE talk page, following the statement made the group about its planned edits. 

1.    All group members should respond to the following prompts, with specific examples:

·         Do the group’s edits improve the article as described in the Wikipedia peer review “Guiding framework”?

·         Has the group achieved its overall goals for improvement? 

2.    Each group should divide up the prompts below so that a different person responds to each question. Please sign your comments with your name and account name so that you receive credit.

·         Person A: Does the draft submission reflect a neutral point of view? If not, specify…

·         Person B: Are the points included verifiable with cited secondary sources that are freely available? If not, specify…

·         Person C. Are the edits formatted consistent with Wikipedia’s manual of style? If not, specify…

·         Person D. Is there any evidence of plagiarism or copyright violation? If yes, specify…

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.

Assignment - Continue improving your article

Exercise

Add links to 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!

In class - Complete authorship survey on CLE

The following four statements defining the role of authors are standards used by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. We ask you to confirm through CLE that you have authored changes in Wikipedia according to these criteria, as follows:

·         Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work; AND

·         Drafting the work or revising it critically for important intellectual content; AND

·         Final approval of the version to be published; AND

·         Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work.

In class - In-class presentation

Guiding questions

Assignment - Exercise

Nominating your article for Did You Know

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.