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- Course name
- UCSF SOM Inquiry In Action-- Wikipedia Editing
- Institution
- UCSF School of Medicine
- Instructor
- Amin Azzam, MD, MA
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Medicine
- Course dates
- 2021-08-30 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-09-21 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 156
Admit it! You use Wikipedia extensively. Who doesn't? But do you use it for medical information? Your patients do! Wikipedia is now the most widely used medical reference in the world. This "Inquiry in Action" task will help you better understand the WP “ecosystem” including Wikiprojects, the offline Wikipedia health app, and Wikipedia's article importance and grading scales. You will improve your inquiry skills and join a community of health professional students who are improving the quality of health information on Wikipedia.
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 30 August 2021
- Assignment research study (if you are willing to participate)
Dear MS2's:
We are excited to partner with you in an upcoming Inquiry assignment: editing Wikipedia's health content! We have had UCSF MS4's do this work for several years, but you are the first cohort of MS2's to engage in this work as part of your Bridges Inquiry curriculum. Because you are the first cohort, we are studying the impact of this assignment. We have applied for and received expedited approval from the UCSF IRB for this study. Participating in this research is entirely optional-- it will not impact your grade on the assignment. If you decide to participate, you'll complete a pre-assignment survey and a post-assignment survey. Each survey should take you less than 15 minutes to complete. Optionally, we will also conduct a few focus groups for any students willing to participate in that portion of our research study.
If you'd like to participate in our study, please click on this link for the pre-assignment survey. If you have any questions, email the study principal investigator (PI) Amin Azzam at Amin.Azzam
ucsf.edu. We'll ask you later about the post-survey and focus groups.
- In class - Opening Session
Welcome to your Wikipedia course timeline. This page guides you through the steps you'll need to complete for this "Inquiry in Action" assignment, with links to training modules and other resources.
Your course has been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. You can reach them through the Get Help button at the top of this page.
On Mon 8/30 
8am we will:
- Hear a presentation by Amin: "Wikipedia editing in health-professional schools: a growing movement"
- Understanding Wikipedia as a community, we'll discuss its expectations and etiquette.
- Explore Wikiproject Medicine and the importance x quality table
- Conduct an example edit, using the hemingway editor
- Present an overview of the assignment with Q&A
Tasks to complete before your heads hit your pillows on Fri 9/3:
- Complete all Wiki-Ed training modules
- Orient yourself to Wikiproject Medicine's project page
- Begin selecting what page you will work on for this assignment
- Assignment - Basic Wikipedia training modules
These are the Wiki Ed produced training modules that we believe are important and relevant to your work on this Inquiry task. You are expected to complete all of them before your heads hit your pillows on Friday 9/3.
- Assignment - Editing Wikipedia as a health-professional student
These are additional training modules that are especially relevant to you as medical students. You are also expected to complete these by the time your heads hit your pillows on Friday 9/3.
- In class - Inquiry In Action
- Wikipedia Editing for Health Professionals Small Group 1
Mon 8/30 9-11am
Tasks to complete during this session:
- Begin selecting pages to edit
- Discuss workplan strategies to ensure you make appropriate progress on this task
- Define expectations of peer-review
Tasks to complete before the subsequent session:
- Finalize and declare the page(s) you will work on
- Complete your workplan and post it onto the talk page of your selected page
Additional Resources:
- shortcut to master course folder on gDrive
- shortcut to the list of eligible pages stratified by small group
- shortcut to Workplan advice
- shortcut to Workplan template (be sure to make a copy if you intend to use it)
- shortcut to Amin's Important vs. Urgent framework
- shortcut to the master Q&A google doc
- shortcut to Jonathon's handout on open resources to seek citations
- Jonathon Neist (MCW librarian) video resources:
https://youtu(.)be/-lLwFyB6fBU - Introduction to resources for Wikipedia editing
https://youtu(.)be/oXa0wVPTIXc - Full access literature available in PLOS and BMC
https://youtu(.)be/tmjeqRyZnec - Finding images for Wikipedia
https://youtu(.)be/5FqwA3-FLh8 - PubMed overview
- Assignment - How to assign yourself an article for this course
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
- Assignment - Workplan
By the time your heads hit your pillows on Fri 9/3, post your final Workplan to your selected Wikipedia's talk page, so that you can engage with the Wikipedian community members who are interested & actively following your article. If you are working on a team, we want you to be explicit about what section(s) you will individually be responsible for.
Consider explicitly declaring any/all of the following (but 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 you prioritize?
- What resources do you intend to look up, and when?
- How will you decide what things (signs, symptoms, side-effects, etc.) to explicitly include? To explicitly exclude?
- Will you also embed additional links to other Wiki pages?
- How will you ensure you avoid "doctor-speak" and not use jargon?
Resources:
- shortcut to Workplan template (be sure to make a copy if you intend to use it)
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 13 September 2021
- In class - Inquiry In Action
- Wikipedia Editing for Health Professionals Small Group 2
Mon 9/13 9-11am
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You will informally present your work-in-progress (WIP) to your classmates. We will help troubleshoot or discuss your evolving thoughts on your work.
Resources:
- Assignment - Everyone has started writing
Three weeks may feel like a long time, but it's remarkably short for this kind of work! We expect each of you will have begun making edits live on Wikipedia (e.g. not merely in your sandboxes) by the time your heads hit your pillows on Fri 9/10 (half-way through this dedicated time for this Inquiry in Action task).
- Assignment - Peer review an article
Please perform peer reviews beginning as early as Sun 9/12
- What should a peer-review look like? Here are suggestions from prior UCSF MS-4's who have done the MS4 elective version of this assignment:
- Read the page that my peer worked on!
- Correct any spelling or grammar mistakes you see
- Look for missing citations, look for copyright violations
- Read their workplan
- Check the validity of a few citations
- Ensure neutrality for any controversial topics/domains
- Look at the sequence and readability of the text-- remember this is not just for other medical students!
- Look at the images-- make sure they're not copyright violations
- Look for the format/structure and that it adheres to the Wikiproject Medicine style guide
- Feel free to look at the prior UCSF MS-4 Wiki editing courses for other examples of peer-review
- Point out overuse of jargon?
- Don't re-write any original text but instead make broad yet specific suggestions
- Take some time to become familiar with the page they edited so you can give specific advice
- Consider communicating with your reviewee on what they're looking for feedback on.
- Consider reviewing their intended workplan for the month!
- Look for (and catch) typos, grammatical errors
- Provide encouragement (remember ye old feedback sandwich?)
- We as peer-reviewers should know the audience of viewers/readers and keep that in mind as we provide peer-review
- Below there's a link to a grading rubric that Wiki Ed offers for evaluating student contributions to Wikipedia articles. While we will NOT formally use the point system, it does provide a nice complement to our "home-grown" peer-review process.
Peer Review Logistics:
- Peer reviews are DUE by the time your head hits your pillow on Thurs 9/16.
- Post the peer-review on the TALK page of the article you are reviewing.
Resources:
- Editing Wikipedia brochure, especially pages 12 and 14
- shortcut to Wiki Ed Wikipedia peer-review rubric
- Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.
- In class - Inquiry In Action
- Wikipedia Editing for Health Professionals Small Group 2
Mon 9/20 9-11am
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You will informally present your work-in-progress (WIP) to your classmates. We will help troubleshoot or discuss your evolving thoughts on your work.
Resources:
- Milestones
By the time your head hits your pillow on Thurs 9/16, ALL peer-reviews should have been completed and posted to the talk page of the page being reviewed. Each student should individually review and post his/her/their own INDIVIDUAL review of the page being reviewed.
- In class - Discussion
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 20 September 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 article to make those changes.
How to respond to the peer-reviewer's comments? Here are suggested guidelines as compiled by prior UCSF medical students enrolled in the MS-4 elective version of this assignment:
- Consider incorporating all their suggestions as best you can in the remaining time of our course
- Respond professionally
- Where you disagree with your peer-reviewer explain why you disagree
- Are tears appropriate?
- he peer-reviewer has the best of intentions
Remeber t
- Specifically address each (all?) of their recommendations
- If you disagree, politely explain why you disagree
Resources:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 12 and 14
- Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.
- Assignment - Continue improving your article
Exercise
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 - Inquiry In Action
- Wikipedia Editing for Health Professionals Small Group 3
Mon 9/20 9:40 - 12pm
Final presentations will be structured as follows:
Format Day 3, 9:40 am -12:00 pm
9:40-9:45 Check-in
9:45-10:30 Small group work finalizing page and presentations
10:30-11:50 Small group presentations and feedback. (12 min presentation, 8 min feedback per group using provided template)
11:50-12:00 Check-out Individual reflections on group process, key takeaways, next steps.
- Assignment Research Study (if you are willing to participate)
Dear MS2's:
We hope you've enjoyed participating in the Bridges Inquiry Wiki-editing assignment. Recall that we are studying the impact of this assignment. We have applied for expedited approval from the UCSF IRB for this study. Participating in this research is entirely optional-- it will not impact your grade on the assignment. If you'd like to participate in our study, please click on this link for the post-assignment survey.
We'll also be conducting a few 90-min focus groups about this assignment. If you'd like to participate in a single focus group about this work, include your email in your survey response above. If you have any questions, email the study principal investigator (PI) Amin Azzam at Amin.Azzamucsf.edu.
Thanks!