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Course name
Evolutionary Basis of Health and Disease
Institution
University of Houston
Instructor
Dan Graur
Wikipedia Expert
Elysia (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Course dates
2020-01-13 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-05-27 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
28


Evolutionary Medicine

Student Assigned Reviewing
Cricastaneda
Nevadafootball85
Tmatieh
Lisakins Autolysin, Meesmann corneal dystrophy
Yomeezy7
Lykocephalus Tick-borne encephalitis virus, Orthobunyavirus
Alirauf21 Chordin, Degmacyte
Hhnguy32 Trepanning, Mason-Pfizer monkey virus
MINHPHAM827 Van Gogh syndrome, Surfactant metabolism dysfunction
Akziq Evolution of ageing, Karrikin
Zghasemkhani
Apn49
Punwaege Hydrops fetalis, Gonocyte, Extramedullary hematopoiesis
Tnnassar Nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Rhinella icterica, Scorpionism
Shahad122B
Ikeshammah John Langdon Down, Giant cell
AIMustafa Medical Cannibalism
Alextai38
LeonardoPH Blizzard Syndrome, Varon Syndrome Surfactant metabolism dysfunction
Cristalclaire Uncombable hair syndrome, Peeling skin syndrome
Agnicholas
BridgettSinquefield
Mauricio.PenarandaUH
Mokazmi01
Kelsh2012 En Tibi Herbarium Alkaline diet
JoannaRDZ Tetraparvovirus, Kahrizi syndrome
Mmaguilar2 Saddleback caterpillar, Macrocephaly
JuanMartell01
Tolu9 Astroviridae, Astrovirus, Diabetic embryopathy
Sovereign3

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Monday, 13 January 2020   |   Wednesday, 15 January 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, 20 January 2020   |   Wednesday, 22 January 2020
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 27 January 2020   |   Wednesday, 29 January 2020
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 3 February 2020   |   Wednesday, 5 February 2020
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 10 February 2020   |   Wednesday, 12 February 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


Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 17 February 2020   |   Wednesday, 19 February 2020
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

Milestones

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

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 24 February 2020   |   Wednesday, 26 February 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, 2 March 2020   |   Wednesday, 4 March 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


Assignment - Exercise

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 9 March 2020   |   Wednesday, 11 March 2020
Assignment - Continue improving 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, 16 March 2020   |   Wednesday, 18 March 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 11

Course meetings
Monday, 23 March 2020   |   Wednesday, 25 March 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 12

Course meetings
Monday, 30 March 2020   |   Wednesday, 1 April 2020
Milestones

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