In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia project

• 1030A-1130A: Overview of the course
• 1130A-1230P: Presentation by David Lebowitz on critical evaluation of sources 
• 1230P-130P: LUNCH
• 130P-230P: Peer-review, expectations of productivity, WP-WIP's, Practice Editing Session, etc
• 230P-330PPresentation by Terri Gotschall information retrieval strategies and resources available to you at UCF
• 330P-430P: Presentation by WikiProject Medicine Volunteer and Adjunt Faculty UCSF School of Medicine: Dr. Amin Azzam

Assignment - Create your account and learn the basics

• Create an account and then complete the online training for students. During this training, you will make edits in a sandbox and learn the basic rules of Wikipedia.

Assignment - Wikipedia as a Medical Student

This is where we think specifically about how editing Wikipedia as a medical student might differ from editing as a "lay person."

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

• Review pages 4-7 of the Evaluating Wikipedia brochure. This will give you a good, brief overview of what to look for in other articles, and what other people will look for in your own.
• A few questions to consider (don't feel limited to these):
  • Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference?
  • Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?
  • Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
  • Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?
  • Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
  • Check a few citations. Do the links work? Is there any close paraphrasing or plagiarism in the article?
  • Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?
  •  Which sections will I prioritize?
  •  What resources do I intend to look up, and when?
  •  How will I decide what things (signs, symptoms, side-effects, etc.) to explicitly include? To explicitly exclude?
  •  Will I also embed additional links to other Wiki pages?
  • How will I ensure I avoid "doctor-speak" and not use jargon? 

Assignment - WP-WIP#1

Thursday 10/24 @ 4P-5P

These activities will occur in UCF COM Library with remote participation capacity
On Thursday 10/24 4P-5P you will informally present your work-in-progress to Dr. Lebowitz and/or Nadine.  We will help troubleshoot or discuss your evolving thoughts on your work. 

Call in: 1-888-670-3525
Passcode: 5877683713#

Milestones

• Identify an article that would benefit from illustration, create or find an appropriate photo, illustration, or audio/video, and add it to the article.
• All media uploaded to Wikipedia must fall under a "free license," which means they can be used or shared by anyone. Examples of media you can use are photos that you take yourself, images and text in the public domain, and works created by someone else who has given permission for their work to be used by others. For more information about which types of media can be uploaded to Wikipedia, see  Commons:Help desk.
• To add a media file to an article, you must first upload it to Wikimedia Commons. For instructions on how to upload files to Commons, refer to  Illustrating Wikipedia. This brochure will also provide you with detailed information about which files are acceptable to upload to Wikipedia and the value of contributing media to Wikipedia articles.

Milestones

Based on our discussions on the first two days of class, it is my expectation that by Week 2 you will be editing your selected article(s) "live" on Wiki and not merely in your sandboxes!

In class - WP-WIP#2

Thursday 10/31 @ 11A-12P

• These activities will occur in UCF COM Library with remote participation capacity
  

On Thursday 10/31 from 11A-12P you will informally present your work-in-progress to Dr. Lebowitz and/or Nadine.  We will help troubleshoot or discuss your evolving thoughts on your work. 

In class - WP-WIP#3

Thursday 11/07 @ 11a-12p

On Thursday 11/7 11a-12p you will informally present your work-in-progress to Dr. Lebowitz and/or Nadine.  We will help troubleshoot or discuss your evolving thoughts on your work. 

Check Slack for Zoom info just prior to meeting

Assignment - Peer Review

• Post your Review to the talk page of the article you are reviewing.
• Aim for finishing your peer review BEFORE Wed 11/13!

• Make sure it's understandable to the indended WP audience
• Make sure we include appropriate sources, mostly NOT primary literature.  But OK to use primary literature when there is no secondary literature
• Also OK to use closed-access resources
• Look at the workplan and compare/contrast to actual work done
• Don't be harsh on your classmate
• Spot check a few links to ensure links are not broken
• Ensure structure of article flows understandably
• Follow readability guidelines (no sentences longer than 26 words)
• Lots of periods, few commas or semicolons
• Consider reviewing prior students’ declaration of intended work, as well as prior students’ peer reviews from our sister course UCSF.  All can be found on the talk pages of the articles they edited and peer-reviewed. Wide range in quality, but you can find all prior cycles of the elective here:
  

/info/en/?search=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Medicine/UCSF

• Read the comments
• Don't be salty-- follow WP etiquette
• OK to ask for clarification
• Prioritize things you think you have time to get to and that you think are most important to respond to
• Do respond to some of the suggestions for improvement

Milestones

• Leverage the Wikipedian community members who are interested in your article
• Consider replying to the peer review directly on the talk page of your article
• If you disagree with your peer reviewer, explain your rationale

In class - Wrap Up Fri 11/15 @ 10am - 12

00pm

• What did I accomplish this month (broad overview)?
• What did I learn?
• What will I take forward with me into the future?
• Now in hindsight, is there anything I would have done differently?

• Strategies for improvement for future cycles of the elective