Week 1 (08/22 - 08/28)
Meetings: Wednesday (08/25)Introduction to the Wikipedia assignment
In ClassWelcome 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:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
Get started on Wikipedia
Assignment -Due: 2021-08-27
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.)
Everyone has a Wikipedia account
MilestoneThis week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Week 2 (08/29 - 09/04)
Meetings: Monday (08/30), Wednesday (09/01)Evaluate Wikipedia
Assignment -Due: 2021-09-03
Discussion
In ClassThinking about Wikipedia View
Week 3 (09/05 - 09/11)
Meetings: Wednesday (09/08)Review the rules for health topics
Assignment -Due: 2021-09-10
Editing health and psychology topics Start
Week 7 (10/03 - 10/09)
Meetings: Wednesday (10/06)Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
Choose possible topics
Assignment -Due: 2021-10-08
Training
Finding your article Start Exercise
Find potential articlesDue on Oct 8th View Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
I would like you to use https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Molecular_Biology/Molecular_and_Cell_Biology or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Biochemistry_stubs as starting places for possible pages to improve. While it may seem counterintuitive, we want C level articles because we are focused on topics that come up in upper-division college level biochemstry.
Week 8 (10/10 - 10/16)
Meetings: Monday (10/11), Wednesday (10/13)Exercise
Assignment -Due: 2021-10-15
Building your bibliographyDue on Oct 15th View Start drafting your contributions
Assignment -Due: 2021-10-22
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
Week 9 (10/17 - 10/23)
Meetings: Monday (10/18), Wednesday (10/20)Discussion
In ClassThinking about sources and plagiarism View Add to an article
Assignment -Due: 2021-10-22
Everyone has started writing
MilestoneEveryone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 10 (10/24 - 10/30)
Meetings: Monday (10/25), Wednesday (10/27)Peer review two articles
Assignment -Due: 2021-11-05
Peer reviews are complete
MilestoneEvery student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
Week 11 (10/31 - 11/06)
Meetings: Monday (11/01), Wednesday (11/03)Respond to your peer review
Assignment -Due: 2021-11-05
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 12 (11/07 - 11/13)
Meetings: Monday (11/08), Wednesday (11/10)Continue improving your article
Assignment -Due: 2021-11-12
Training
Contributing images and media files Start Exercise
Continue improving your articleDue on Nov 12th View 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.
Begin moving your work to Wikipedia
Assignment -Due: 2021-11-12
Moving work out of the sandbox Start 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 13 (11/14 - 11/20)
Meetings: Monday (11/15), Wednesday (11/17)Polish your work
AssignmentContinue 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!
Second peer-review
In Class
Week 15 (11/28 - 12/01)
Meetings: Monday (11/29), Wednesday (12/01)Final article
Assignment -Due: 2021-12-03
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!
Reflective essay
Assignment -Due: 2021-12-03
Reflective essayDue on Dec 3rd View You've finished your Wikipedia assignment!
MilestoneEveryone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.