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Women in STEM

This course is being set up as a guided training for students participating in the WiSTEM (women in STEM) group at Colorado College.

Students will write and edit biographies of women in STEM over the course of the Fall semester

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Instructors: Waterbarnes
Wiki Ed Staff: Elysia (Wiki Ed) (Elysia Webb / ewebb@wikiedu.org), Helaine (Wiki Ed)

School: Colorado College

Term: Fall

Expected Students: 50

Start: 2018-10-08

End: 2018-12-14

Assignment Start: 2018-10-12

Assignment End: 2018-12-14

Campaigns: National Women's Studies Association, Communicating Science, Fall 2018

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Week 2 (10/14 - 10/20) - Complete

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 2 (10/14 - 10/20) - Complete

Exercise

Evaluate an article

During this evaluation exercise, please look over the very complete and thorough biography of Rachel Carson and then read two of the following biographies of women scientists. Each has their strengths and weaknesses. Compare and constrast what is included (as well as what isn't included). Of the two you chose, which biography do you think is stronger and why? 

Dr. Cynthia Rosenzweig

Dr. Ruth DeFries 

Dr. Monica Turner 

Week 4 (10/28 - 11/03) - Complete

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6 (11/11 - 11/17) - Complete

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

Week 9 (12/02 - 12/08) - Complete

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

To get points here, you'll need to have completed all the trainings, exercises, and modules throughout the assignment.