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Course name
WikiMed Fall 2021
Institution
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Instructor
Jeremy Warner
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Biomedical Informatics
Course dates
2021-10-26 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-11-19 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
4


“Imagine a world where all people have access to high quality health information clearly written in their own language” – Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales.

Welcome to the third Vanderbilt University School of Medicine WikiMed Advanced Elective (AE). In this month-long AE, you will have the opportunity to work individually and on small teams to better understand and contribute to medical content on collaborative learning platforms, or "wikis". The goal of this course is to develop skills in literature search and review, as well as medical writing and editing. The course will kick off with a WikiMed “bootcamp” - an introduction to Wikipedia and medically focused wiki platforms (e.g., WikiEM, Radiopedia, Orthobullets, HemOnc.org) and the various considerations to keep in mind in contributing to this content. Students will work on teams on article selection, research, and editing over the course of the month. Over the course of the month, there will be mandatory virtual or in-person Work-in-Progress (WIPs) in which students will touch base with peer reviewers, course directors, and librarians. By the end of the month, students will have made meaningful and durable contributions to Wikipedia or medical wiki topics of interest, and will have the tools to effectively contribute medical content to collaborative platforms.

Student Assigned Reviewing
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Oddvector Seroconversion Maternal death
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HeidiCarpenter23 Maternal death Seroconversion

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Wednesday, 27 October 2021   |   Thursday, 28 October 2021   |   Friday, 29 October 2021
In class - VUSM WikiMed Introduction

Welcome to the VUSM WikiMed course timeline! This page will serve as a resource with updates, required check-ins, links, and training modules for your upcoming rotation. 

Thank you to Amin Azzam from UCSF and his team for laying the groundwork for this course. Many handouts and presentations were developed from their team, and we are grateful for their permission to share these valuable resources with you in the coming month! 

Monday 10/25 from 4 - 7 pm

  • 4-5: Introductions and overview of WikiMed (Amin Azzam, UCSF)
  • 5-6: How to become a Wikipedian (Mary Anne Caton, Vanderbilt University)
  • 6-7: discuss workplan, Wikiproject medicine style guidelines, begin selecting articles, begin designing teams and workplans

All sessions available on Zoom (link sent separately)

Homework: complete most basic Wikipedia training modules; select an article to present on day 2 as your semi-final chosen article

Tuesday 10/26 from 4 - 7 pm

  • 4-4:30: Begin to present and discuss selected articles
  • 4:30-5:30: HemOnc.org (Peter Yang)
  • 5:30-6:30: Overview of library resources (Philip Walker, Vanderbilt University)
  • 6:30-7: Continue to present and discuss selected articles

Homework: complete any remaining basic Wikipedia training modules

Wednesday 10/27 from 4 - 5:30 pm

  • 4-5: A future vision of WikiMed (Amin Azzam, UCSF)
  • 5-5:30: discuss peer-review, WIPs, and communication 

All sessions available on Zoom (link sent separately)

Resources: 

Presentations: (to be added)

Handouts/Readings: 

In class - Basic Wikipedia Training Modules

These completed modules are due by the end of Day 1.

In class - Editing Wikipedia as a health-professional student

These completed modules are due by the end of Day 2 

In class - How to assign yourself an article for this course

Given the importance of the COVID-19 pandemic, I strongly suggest that topics chosen relate in some way to COVID-19. There is a great deal of information and misinformation coming out on the topic, and Wikipedia can and should be a great source of information for the public. There is now a specific WikiProject COVID-19.

Some pages to consider:

Seroconversion - currently rated Start-class

Long COVID - currently rated C-class

Myocarditis - currently rated C-class

Coronavirus - currently rated C-class

Vaccine hesitancy - currently rated B-class

Health equity - currently rated B-class

MIS-C - currently rated B-class

Assignment - Assignment
Choose a Medical Wiki

After reading the systematic review and additional references in the overview table (as indicated by your interest), select a medical wiki to learn more about over the course of the block. Before the WIP, please write a short paragraph about why you made the choice, and upload to Dropbox. If the chosen medical wiki is open to contributors, sign up for an account.

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 1 November 2021   |   Tuesday, 2 November 2021   |   Wednesday, 3 November 2021   |   Thursday, 4 November 2021   |   Friday, 5 November 2021
Milestones

By the end of the day on Monday, November 1st (i.e., before our first WP-WIP), 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, I 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? 

Handout: Workplan worksheet

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

In class - Start writing!

By the end of this week, you should start making edits live on WIkipedia (not just your Sandbox)

Assignment - Medical Wikis
Accuracy

This is perhaps the most important theme. Medical wiki entries and edits should be both accurate and unambiguous. This is particularly true for wikis that lend instructions for therapy and guidance on best practices. Inaccurate guidance can lead to tragic consequences. The reading this week relates to the importance of accuracy in chemotherapy prescribing and administration.

• Chemotherapy medication errors (Lancet Oncol)

Assignment: after reading the article, consider what the consequences of inaccurate information on your chosen medical wiki might be. Locate and read the liability information on the medical wiki. Before the WIP, write a paragraph on the consequences of inaccuracies on the medical wiki for the user as well as the wiki. Should medical wikis be subject to FDA or other oversight? Upload your paragraph to Dropbox.

In class - Work-in-Progress #1

On Tuesday, November 2nd we will have an informal check-in to discuss progress, troubleshoot, and share thoughts about the process of writing and contributing to Wikipedia. 

Upload your WIP to Dropbox for November 2nd work-in-progress.

Zoom meeting details sent separately.

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 8 November 2021   |   Tuesday, 9 November 2021   |   Wednesday, 10 November 2021   |   Thursday, 11 November 2021   |   Friday, 12 November 2021
Assignment - Peer Review

Please perform peer reviews beginning on or around the Monday of Week 3

What should a peer-review look like? During our discussion in class in Week 2, we will define specific attributes we will itemize here.

  • Transparent (unblinded)
  • Goal should be clearly explained by the author and evaluated by the peer reviewer
  • Wikipedia peer-review rubric is nice, seems like a good starting point
  • Lead (Intro) section - is it clear, does it flow, easy to understand, have a picture?
  • Other sections generally following the Wiki Project Medicine content categories
  • Checklists, maybe? Rubric is pretty much the checklist
  • Are the changes significant enough to matter?
  • Thinking about the 6 B-class criteria for those trying to move from C to B
  • Gestalt and intuition --> specific comments
  • Constructive feedback (don't just say "great job!") - sandwich method of 2 good and 1 bad
  • Think about how to respond to comments from external reviewers (other Wikipedians)
  • Readability is important, but might be hard to assess - also it matters for who is going to read the material
  • Peer reviewers should refrain from making edits, leave these to the primary page "owner"
  • Think about a mechanism for adjudication

How to conduct peer review? Themes/questions that might emerge:

  • Peer reviews are DUE by the Friday of Week 3
  • Post the peer-review on the TALK page of the article you are reviewing.
  • Here's a link to a grading rubric that Wiki Ed offers for evaluating student contributions to Wikipedia articles.  While we MIGHT formally use the point system, it does provide a nice complement to our "home-grown" peer-review process. 

Handout: wikipedia peer-review rubric

Assignment - Discussion and Continued Improvement
Assignment - Medical Wikis
Completeness and Timeliness

In addition to the accuracy of the existing content, medical wikis should be reasonably complete, at least for a described scope. Here are two readings focused on completeness of drug content on Wikipedia and timeliness to publish research findings, with findings easily transferrable to medical wikis:

Optional reading: for historical context, this article published in 2008 is a good contrast to the 2014 PLoS One article above.

Assignment: after reading the articles, consider what the consequences of incomplete information on your chosen medical wiki might be. Locate and read the standards for inclusion and prioritization on the medical wiki, if available (e.g., HemOnc.org's are here). Before the WIP, write a paragraph on the consequences of incompleteness on the medical wiki. Since no information source is going to be complete or "real-time", is the missing information biased in some important way? For example consider the effects of publication bias. Upload your paragraph to Dropbox.

Work-in-progress #2

On Tuesday, November 9th we will have an informal check-in to discuss progress, troubleshoot, and share thoughts about the process of writing and contributing to Wikipedia. 

Upload your WIP to Dropbox for November 9th work-in-progress

Zoom meeting details sent separately.

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 15 November 2021   |   Tuesday, 16 November 2021   |   Wednesday, 17 November 2021   |   Thursday, 18 November 2021   |   Friday, 19 November 2021
In class - Work-in-progress #3

On Monday, November 15th we will have an informal check-in to discuss progress, troubleshoot, and share thoughts about the process of writing and contributing to Wikipedia. 

Upload your WIP to Dropbox for November 15th work-in-progress

Zoom meeting details sent separately.

Milestones

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

All peer reviews should have been completed and posted to the talk page of the page being reviewed BEFORE WIP #3. 

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.

How to respond to peer-reviewer's comments: 
 [Insert from Week 2 discussion] 

Resources:

  • Editing Wikipedia, pages 12 and 14
  • Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.
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 - 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 - Medical Wikis
Discovery and Retention

Wikis that are not discovered by potential users are clearly not as useful as those that are heavily used. Wikipedia clearly has an outsized advantage, being one of the top 5 most-visited websites. Medical wikis tend to have a much more specialized audience. Once someone discovers a new site such as a medical wiki, content on a large wiki can be difficult to locate and that can impact usefulness and willingness to continue to use the resource. Related to discovery, the ”rate of returning visitors” (RVR) is a major measure of success for any web resource.

Readings:

Assignment:

Using one or more search engines (e.g., Google, Bing, Yagoo, Baidu etc.) of your choice, try to discover some of the content of your chosen medical wiki. Before the WIP, in a short paragraph, comment on where the search results appear (if at all) and how this might impact traffic to the medical wiki. Are search engines the best way for new users to discover medical wiki content? What are other methods that might also be effective? Upload your paragraph to Dropbox.

In class - WIP Wrap-Up Session

These activities will occur on the Friday of Week #4


On Friday we will convene to share accomplishments and discuss lessons learned. Final presentations will be structured as follows: round robin "reports" (maximum of 10 minutes each) from each of you as follows:

 

  • What did I accomplish this month (broad overview)?
  • What did I learn?
  • What will I take forward with me into the future?
  • Now in hindsight, is there anything I would have done differently?

We will conclude our meeting with a focus group about the elective overall. This will include:

  • Feedback about the guest consultants
  • Strategies for improvement for future cycles of the elective
Milestones

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

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