Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Brigham Young University/BYU-Biophysics PDBio 568 (Fall 2021)

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Course name
BYU-Biophysics PDBio 568
Institution
Brigham Young University
Instructor
Dixon J. Woodbury
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Biophysics
Course dates
2021-08-31 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-12-16 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
14


Course includes a writing project to significantly improve a Wiki article related to the field of Biophysics.

Student Assigned Reviewing
GreyCanary21 Oncotic pressure Osmotic shock, CAMK
Bizzers03 Glycine receptor Osmotic shock, CAMK
Giraffe79
Ae2526 Structural biology Neuroendocrinology, Protein quaternary structure
Cs4652 Neuroendocrinology Nanobiomechanics, Structural biology
The Muad Dib
Dinoboy10 Transmembrane domain Nanobiomechanics, Fixation (histology)
EAGMIL Osmotic shock Transmembrane domain, Neurotransmitter
Good2bheretoday Neurotransmitter Claudin, Protein quaternary structure
JdanR Agonist Amoeboid movement, Fixation (histology)
SamLovesScience Amoeboid movement Agonist, Oncotic pressure
Mikeyvon
Magggey Nanobiomechanics Structural biology, Neurotransmitter
AJclarifies Protein quaternary structure Oncotic pressure, Neuroendocrinology
Kyguy22 Claudin Amoeboid movement, Glycine receptor
Cgeneb09 CAMK, CAMK4 Claudin, Glycine receptor
J dotter Fixation (histology) Transmembrane domain, Agonist

Timeline

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 14 September 2021   |   Thursday, 16 September 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, 21 September 2021   |   Thursday, 23 September 2021
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 28 September 2021   |   Thursday, 30 September 2021
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 5 October 2021   |   Thursday, 7 October 2021
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 12 October 2021   |   Thursday, 14 October 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

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Chemistry

Medicine

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 19 October 2021   |   Thursday, 21 October 2021
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Milestones

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

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 26 October 2021   |   Thursday, 28 October 2021
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.

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 2 November 2021   |   Thursday, 4 November 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, 9 November 2021   |   Thursday, 11 November 2021
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.

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 16 November 2021   |   Thursday, 18 November 2021
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!

Week 13

Course meetings
Tuesday, 30 November 2021   |   Thursday, 2 December 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!
In class - In-class presentation

Guiding questions

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 14

Course meetings
Tuesday, 7 December 2021   |   Thursday, 9 December 2021
Milestones

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