Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Oklahoma/History of Medicine (Spring 2021)
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- Course name
- History of Medicine
- Institution
- University of Oklahoma
- Instructor
- Kathleen Crowther
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- History
- Course dates
- 2021-01-25 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-05-14 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 50
This course examines the history of medicine in Europe and America from the 18th century to the present (with a few forays into earlier periods). We will explore the different ways in which people have answered questions like: how does the human body work? what causes us to get sick? what can we do to restore health? Throughout the course we will seek to connect medical ideas and medical practices to the broader social and cultural contexts in which they were developed, and we will discuss a range of issues in contemporary medicine. Students create or expand Wikipedia articles on underrepresented figures in the history of medicine, including women, people of color, and people from the global south.
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 26 January 2021 | Wednesday, 27 January 2021 | Thursday, 28 January 2021 | Friday, 29 January 2021 | Saturday, 30 January 2021
- In class - 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 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
- 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.)
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Sunday, 31 January 2021 | Monday, 1 February 2021 | Tuesday, 2 February 2021 | Wednesday, 3 February 2021 | Thursday, 4 February 2021
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Sunday, 7 February 2021 | Monday, 8 February 2021 | Tuesday, 9 February 2021 | Wednesday, 10 February 2021 | Thursday, 11 February 2021
- Assignment - Add to an article
- In class - Discussion
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Sunday, 14 February 2021 | Monday, 15 February 2021 | Tuesday, 16 February 2021 | Wednesday, 17 February 2021 | Thursday, 18 February 2021
- Assignment - Exercise
- In class - Discussion
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Sunday, 21 February 2021 | Monday, 22 February 2021 | Tuesday, 23 February 2021 | Wednesday, 24 February 2021 | Thursday, 25 February 2021
- 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
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Sunday, 28 February 2021 | Monday, 1 March 2021 | Tuesday, 2 March 2021 | Wednesday, 3 March 2021 | Thursday, 4 March 2021
- Assignment - Peer review two articles
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
- 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.
Resources:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 12 and 14
- Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Sunday, 7 March 2021 | Monday, 8 March 2021 | Tuesday, 9 March 2021 | Wednesday, 10 March 2021 | Thursday, 11 March 2021
- In class - Discussion
- Assignment - Continue improving your article
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.
- Assignment - Begin 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 8
- Course meetings
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- Sunday, 14 March 2021 | Monday, 15 March 2021 | Tuesday, 16 March 2021 | Wednesday, 17 March 2021 | Thursday, 18 March 2021
- 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!
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.