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Course name
BIOL 4970-18
Institution
Saint Louis University
Instructor
Judy Ogilvie
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Biology/Neuroscience
Course dates
2020-08-17 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-12-11 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
3


Students will learn Wikipedia policies. They will become experts on a topic related to Biology or Neuroscience and create or edit a wikipedia page on that topic.

Student Assigned Reviewing
SLUstudentMC Cerebral organoid

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Monday, 17 August 2020
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 2

Course meetings
Monday, 24 August 2020
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 31 August 2020
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?

In class - Schedule meeting with instructor

After you've completed the assignments, we'll talk about specific ideas for your topic. It doesn't matter whether you've already got a clear choice or whether you want more pointers on how to find a good topic, this is the time to meet and discuss.

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 7 September 2020
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


In class - Optional
Schedule follow-up meeting with instructor

If you still have questions about your choice of article, schedule a follow-up meeting.

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 14 September 2020
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

Genes and Proteins

Medicine

Psychology

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 21 September 2020
Assignment - Peer review an article

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 7

Course meetings
Monday, 28 September 2020
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 8

Course meetings
Monday, 5 October 2020
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 9

Course meetings
Monday, 12 October 2020
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 10

Course meetings
Monday, 19 October 2020
Assignment - Continue improving your article

Continue adding content and references, editing, and seek feedback from your instructor.

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 26 October 2020
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 12

Course meetings
Monday, 2 November 2020
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!

Week 13

Course meetings
Monday, 9 November 2020
Milestones

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