Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/California State University East Bay/Medical Humanities (Winter)
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- Course name
- Medical Humanities
- Institution
- California State University East Bay
- Instructor
- Jason Smith
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Medical Humanities
- Course dates
- 2018-01-03 00:00:00 UTC – 2018-03-17 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 30
We will be exploring how perceptions and views of health are affected by individual experience, community experience, and the legal and political environment. We will be doing this by making Wikipedia better and by completing a class project. The class schedule and assignments are listed here on this site. The syllabus and links to turn in most assignments are on Blackboard.
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 3 January 2018
- Welcome to Class
We will be working with Wikipedia Extensively during class. This class page will be where you will find all of your weekly assignments for class.
- Assignment - Read the World Health Organization's definition of heatlh
- Assignment - Read Cassell, Chapter 1
Read Chapter 1 of Cassell, E. (2004). The nature of suffering and the goals of medicine (2nd ed.). New York: Oxford University Press.
This link will take you to the digital copy of this book at Cal State East Bay. You must log in with your student credentials to access.
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 10 January 2018
- In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia project
Welcome to your Wikipedia project's course timeline. This page will guide you through the Wikipedia project for your course. Be sure to check with your instructor to see if there are other pages you should be following as well.
This page breaks down writing a Wikipedia article into a series of steps, or milestones. These steps include online trainings to help you get started on Wikipedia.
Your course has also been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. Check your Talk page for notes from them. You can also reach them through the "Get Help" button on this page.
To get started, please review the following handouts:
- Editing Wikipedia pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- Assignment - Get started on Wikipedia
Do the following:
- Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link on Blackboard. (To avoid hitting Wikipedia's account creation limits, this is best done outside of class. Only 6 new accounts may be created per day from the same IP address.) (1)
- It's time to dive into Wikipedia. Below, you'll find the first set of online trainings you'll need to take. New modules will appear on this timeline as you get to new milestones. Be sure to check back and complete them! Incomplete trainings will be reflected in your grade. (2)(3)
- Put some information about yourself on your user page. Remember, your page is public so only share information that you don't mind being public. Things you might include: interests, favorite activities. You can view my user page here as an example. (4)
- When you finish the trainings, practice by introducing yourself to a classmate on that classmate’s Talk page. (5)
- Finally, we introduce Intertwine, a video conferencing tool where you can will create your own User page and User Talk Page with peer editors enrolled in other courses. Sign up for a sessionhere or using the Intertwine training module below.
- Assignment - Class Reading
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 17 January 2018
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
- Assignment - Pick a community for your project
Submit the name of the community that you are going to focus on for your class project! This community should be a community that you are a member of. (7)
Information about the project is on the syllabus.
Turn this assignment in on Blackboard.
- In class - Discussion
- Thinking about sources and plagiarism
- Blog posts and press releases are considered poor sources of reliable information. Why?
- What are some reasons you might not want to use a company's website as the main source of information about that company?
- What is the difference between a copyright violation and plagiarism?
- What are some good techniques to avoid close paraphrasing and plagiarism?
- Assignment - Film
Watch the film Ikiru on your own.
This film is available streaming through the library.
Link to film.
- Assignment - Reflection Paper on Ikiru
Turn in your reflection on Ikiru. (6)
Assignment requirements on Blackboard.
- No class this week.
Class does not meet on 1/17/17.
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 24 January 2018
- In class - Watch Film
We will be watching Safe by Todd Haynes in class.
- Assignment - Class Readings
- Assignment - Pick an artist
Pick an artist from the list. You will be researching this artist in class and will use his/her work for the inspiration for your own project. You will also be copyediting their article on Wikipedia.
Assign yourself to the artist you have chosen. (8)
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
It's time to think critically about Wikipedia articles. You'll evaluate a Wikipedia article related to the course and leave suggestions for improving it on the article's Talk page.
- Complete the "Evaluating Articles and Sources" training (linked below). (9)
- Create a section in your sandbox titled "Article evaluation" where you'll leave notes about your observations and learnings. (10)
- Read and evaluate the article for the artist you have chosen. Assign that article to yourself. As you read, consider the following questions and discuss each one on your talk page. (but don't feel limited to these): (11)
- 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?
- Are there viewpoints that are over-represented, or underrepresented?
- Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article?
- Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?
- Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?
- Check out the Talk page of the article. What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
- How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
- How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
- Choose at least 1 question relevant to the article you're evaluating and leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback with four tildes — MDELAMERCED (talk) 06:34, 14 March 2018 (UTC). (12)
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 31 January 2018
- Assignment - Copyedit the article on your artist
Read through your artist's article thinking about ways to improve the language, such as fixing grammatical mistakes. Then, make the appropriate changes.
You don’t need to contribute new information to the article. (13)
- In class - Discussion
- Thinking about Wikipedia
- What do you think of Wikipedia's definition of "neutrality"?
- What are the impacts and limits of Wikipedia as a source of information?
- On Wikipedia, all material must be attributable to reliable, published sources. What kinds of sources does this exclude? Can you think of any problems that might create?
- If Wikipedia was written 100 years ago, how might its content (and contributors) be different? What about 100 years from now?
- Assignment - Reflection on Your Community
Complete the reflection on your community. This will be turned into Blackboard. (14)
- In class - Readings to complete before class.
Harden, V. A. (2012). AIDS at 30: a history (1st ed). Washington, D.C: Potomac Books. Chapters 1 - 4.
- In class - Film
In addition to lecture, we will be watching the film We Were Here in class.
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 7 February 2018
- Assignment - Add to an article
Familiarize yourself with editing Wikipedia by adding a citation to the article on your artist.
Add 1-2 sentences to a course-related article, and cite that statement to a reliable source, as you learned in the online training. (15)
- In class - Readings to complete for class.
How AIDS Changed American Art in Katz, J. D., Hushka, R., Arning, B., & Stebich, S. A. (2015). Art AIDS America. Seattle ; London: Tacoma Art Museum in association with University of Washington Press.
Finkelstein, A., & ProQuest. (2018). After silence: A history of AIDS through its images. Chapter 2. (Available for free online at Cal State East Bay library)
- In class - Class Discussion and Lecture
We will be looking at the following artists:
David Wojnarowicz
Keith Haring
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 14 February 2018
- Assignment - Peer review and copy edit (16)
- First, take the "Peer Review" online training.
- Select two classmates’ articles that you will peer review and copyedit. On the Articles tab, find the articles that you want to review, and then assign them to yourself in the Review column.
- Peer review your classmates' drafts. Leave suggestions on on the Talk page of the article, or sandbox, that your fellow student is working on. Other editors may be reviewing your work, so look for their comments! Be sure to acknowledge feedback from other Wikipedians.
- As you review, make spelling, grammar, and other adjustments. Pay attention to the tone of the article. Is it encyclopedic?
- Not only your classmates, but also a broader group of Wikipedia student editors can benefit from peer review! Here, we introduce Intertwine one more time. You will do an hour-long peer review session with peers from other courses. Sign up for a sessionhere using the Intertwine training module below.
- Assignment - Plague
- Choose your topic / Find your sources
It's time to choose an article and assign it to yourself.
- Review page 6 of your Editing Wikipedia guidebook.
- Find an article from the list of "Available Articles" on the Articles tab on this course page. When you find the one you want to work on, click Select to assign it to yourself. (17)
- In your sandbox, write a few sentences about what you plan to contribute to the selected article. (18)
- Think back to when you did an article critique. What can you add? Post some of your ideas to the article's talk page.
- Compile a list of relevant, reliable books, journal articles, or other sources. Post that bibliography to the talk page of the article you'll be working on, and in your sandbox. Make sure to check in on the Talk page to see if anyone has advice on your bibliography.
- In class - Readings to complete for class
- Assignment - Reflection on your artists and your project
Complete this reflection assignment on Blackboard. (19)
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 21 February 2018
- Assignment - Respond to your peer review (20)
You probably have some feedback from other students and possibly other Wikipedians. It's time to work with that feedback to improve your article!
- Read Editing Wikipedia pages 12 and 14.
- Return to your draft or article and think about the suggestions. Decide which ones to start implementing. Reach out to your instructor or your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.
- Assignment - Plague
- Start drafting your article (21)
You've picked a topic and found your sources. Now it's time to start writing.
Creating a new article?
- Write an outline of that topic in the form of a standard Wikipedia article's "lead section." Write it in your sandbox.
- A "lead" section is not a traditional introduction. It should summarize, very briefly, what the rest of the article will say in detail. The first paragraph should include important, broad facts about the subject. A good example is Ada Lovelace. See Editing Wikipedia page 9 for more ideas.
Improving an existing article?
- Identify what's missing from the current form of the article. Think back to the skills you learned while critiquing an article. Make notes for improvement in your sandbox.
Keep reading your sources, too, as you prepare to write the body of the article.
Resources: Editing Wikipedia pages 7–9
- Field Trip (22)
We have a field trip to the SFMOMA Collections Center today. Information about this trip is on Blackboard.
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 28 February 2018
- Assignment - Plague
- Expand your draft (23)
- Keep working on transforming your article into a complete first draft. Get draft ready for peer-review.
- If you'd like a Wikipedia Expert to review your draft, now is the time! Click the "Get Help" button in your sandbox to request notes.
- Assignment - Reflective essay (24)
Write a reflective essay (2–5 pages) on your Wikipedia contributions.
Consider the following questions as you reflect on your Wikipedia assignment:
- Critiquing articles: What did you learn about Wikipedia during the article evaluation? How did you approach critiquing the article you selected for this assignment? How did you decide what to add to your chosen article?
- Summarizing your contributions: include a summary of your edits and why you felt they were a valuable addition to the article. How does your article compare to earlier versions?
- Peer Review: If your class did peer review, include information about the peer review process. What did you contribute in your review of your peers article? What did your peers recommend you change on your article?
- Feedback: Did you receive feedback from other Wikipedia editors, and if so, how did you respond to and handle that feedback?
- Wikipedia generally: What did you learn from contributing to Wikipedia? How does a Wikipedia assignment compare to other assignments you've done in the past? How can Wikipedia be used to improve public understanding of our field/your topic? Why is this important?
- Assignment - Reflection on your project (25)
Complete your reflection on your project.
This assignment is on Blackboard.
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 7 March 2018
- Assignment - Continue improving your article
Do additional research and writing to make further improvements to your article, based on suggestions and your own critique.
- Read Editing Wikipedia page 12 to see how to create links from your article to others, and from other articles to your own. Try to link to 3–5 articles, and link to your article from 2–3 other articles.
- Consider adding an image to your article. Wikipedia has strict rules about what media can be added, so make sure to take Contributing Images and Media Files training before you upload an image.
- 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!
- Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia
Once you've made improvements to your article based on peer review feedback, it's time to move your work to Wikipedia proper - the "mainspace."
Editing an existing article?
- NEVER copy and paste your draft of an article over the entire article. Instead, edit small sections at a time.
- Copy your edits into the article. Make many small edits, saving each time, and leaving an edit summary. Never replace more than one to two sentences without saving!
- Be sure to copy text from your sandbox while the sandbox page is in 'Edit' mode. This ensures that the formatting is transferred correctly.
Creating a new article?
- Read Editing Wikipedia page 13, and follow those steps to move your article from your Sandbox to Mainspace.
- You can also review the Sandboxes and Mainspace online training.
- Assignment - Project Statement Due (27)
Turn in your project statement
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 14 March 2018
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.
- 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!
- Assignment - Project Presentations in Class (26)
You will present your class project in class.