Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Clemson University/Cell Biology Honors (Fall 2023)
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- Course name
- Cell Biology Honors
- Institution
- Clemson University
- Instructor
- Susan Chapman
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Cell Biology
- Course dates
- 2023-08-18 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-12-08 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 20
Welcome! By completing this course project you will learn how to be a Wikipedia Editor. Throughout the semester you will work on assignments and complete exercises that are designed to train you how to be an editor. Additionally, you will choose an article to create or improve, and you will have the opportunity to participate in class discussions via Canvas. The article you choose to create or enhance should focus on a female Biologist. You can also choose a stub or article marked for improvement within the topic of cell or developmental biology, rather than a biography. You should avoid articles that have been updated within the last 5 years. Please see the detailed instructions on Canvas.
Have a wonderful, creative semester. Dr. Chapman
Timeline
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 29 August 2023 | Thursday, 31 August 2023
- 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 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:
- Get to know Wikipedia - read the whole document. Keep a copy for reference.
- Pages 1-5 are the most important.
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- Pages 1-8.
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 5 September 2023 | Thursday, 7 September 2023
- 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.)
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 12 September 2023 | Thursday, 14 September 2023
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
- Assignment - Add to an article
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 19 September 2023 | Thursday, 21 September 2023
- Assignment - Choose possible topics
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, Choose your topic and identify reliable sources - page 6
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 26 September 2023 | Thursday, 28 September 2023
- Milestones
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7-9 Write your first draft
- Review the rules for health topics
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 3 October 2023 | Thursday, 5 October 2023
- Assignment - Continue drafting your contribution
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 10-11.
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 10 October 2023 | Thursday, 12 October 2023
- Milestones
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.
Resources: Editing Wikipedia, page 12.
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 17 October 2023 | Thursday, 19 October 2023
- In class - Continue improving your article
- Assignment - 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
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 24 October 2023 | Thursday, 26 October 2023
- In class - Continue improving your article
- Assignment - Peer review two articles
Guiding frameworkEvery article has its own Talk page. Wikipedia is a collaboration of thousands of people, and Talk pages are where they negotiate decisions. You’ll use Talk pages to make suggestions, post sources, and discuss changes with other Wikipedians.
Choose two articles to comment on from the URL links on Canvas.
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 14
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 31 October 2023 | Thursday, 2 November 2023
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 7 November 2023 | Thursday, 9 November 2023
- 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.
Expand and improve your work, and format your article to match Wikipedia's tone and standards.
Remember to contact your Wikipedia Expert anytime if you need further help!
Resources:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 12 and 14
- Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.
Week 14
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 14 November 2023 | Thursday, 16 November 2023
- Milestones
It's the final week to develop your article.
- Read Editing Wikipedia page 15 - FINAL REVIEW - to review a final checklist before completing your assignment.
- Remember that you can ask for help from your Wikipedia Expert at any time!
Week 15
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 21 November 2023 | Thursday, 23 November 2023
- Assignment - You've finished your Wikipedia assignment!
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.