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Course name
Genetics
Institution
Emory and Henry College
Instructor
Christine Fleet
Wikipedia Expert
Elysia (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Biology/ genetics
Course dates
2019-01-15 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-04-30 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
15


Your assignment will be to select a scientist from the "articles" tab and add to the Wiki entry about their life and work. Everyone will be asked to read at least one published paper by their scientist and one or more reviews that reference their work, and explain the significance of their research to a general audience (typically on the 6th-8th grade level). In addition, if you are able to add information about their education or life story, this information is valuable, too. Editing for Wikipedia is different from writing a term paper in that there is no specific word limit expected. Rather, your work will be evaluated on your progress through the writing process (including completion of weekly training modules and intermediate deadlines through the WikiEdu dashboard) and through your ability to convey the relevant ideas accurately, accessibly and clearly.
See the Wikipedia entries on Marianne Frommer, Elizabeth Blackburn or Shirley Tilghman as good examples of what a well-written article might look like.
A key aspect of writing for Wikipedia involved carefully documenting your sources, so it’s critical that you keep track of which information came from which source throughout the process, and cite your sources throughout your writing.
See Moodle for more complete details and a project rubric.

This assignment was modified from one developed by Prof. Jennifer Robison

Student Assigned Reviewing
Rsmorehouse17 Joan Roughgarden Tomoko Ohta, Alexander Stark
Spspriggs17 Bruce Lahn Keiko Ozoto, Rick Kittles
Kaitmeade Manel Esteller Joan Roughgarden, Tomoko Ohta
Derrick yates1 Rick Kittles Aravinda Chakravarti, Cassandra Extravour
Carleyg98 Warwick Estevam Kerr Manel Esteller, Joan Roughgarden
Cpellis17 Ben Barres Yoshizumi Ishino, Warwick Estevam Kerr
Amsmiley16 Mary-Claire King Bruce Lahn, Keiko Ozato
Hnfrye17 Yoshizumi Ishino Warwick Estevam Kerr, Manel Esteller
Albarbee17 Margaret Werner-Washburne Joanne Chory, Yoshizumi Ishino
Mgcrutch Joanne Chory Ben Barres, Yoshizumi Ishino
Mfparrott16 Tomoko Ohta Alexander Stark, Mary Claire King
Rspiek17 Alexander Stark Mary Claire King, Bruce Lahn
JakeSturg Keiko Ozato Rick Kittles, Cassandra Extravour
Rtanderson Cassandra Extavour Margaret Werner-Washborne, Joanne Chory
Sammccauley3 Aravinda Chakravarti Cassandra Extravour, Margaret Werner-Washborne

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 22 January 2019   |   Wednesday, 23 January 2019   |   Thursday, 24 January 2019   |   Friday, 25 January 2019
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:


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 3

Course meetings
Monday, 28 January 2019   |   Tuesday, 29 January 2019   |   Wednesday, 30 January 2019   |   Thursday, 31 January 2019   |   Friday, 1 February 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 4 February 2019   |   Tuesday, 5 February 2019   |   Wednesday, 6 February 2019   |   Thursday, 7 February 2019   |   Friday, 8 February 2019
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Biographies

Genes and Proteins

Medicine

Science Communication

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 11 February 2019   |   Tuesday, 12 February 2019   |   Wednesday, 13 February 2019   |   Thursday, 14 February 2019   |   Friday, 15 February 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 18 February 2019   |   Tuesday, 19 February 2019   |   Wednesday, 20 February 2019   |   Thursday, 21 February 2019   |   Friday, 22 February 2019
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 7

Course meetings
Monday, 25 February 2019   |   Tuesday, 26 February 2019   |   Wednesday, 27 February 2019   |   Thursday, 28 February 2019   |   Friday, 1 March 2019
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

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 8

Course meetings
Monday, 4 March 2019   |   Tuesday, 5 March 2019   |   Wednesday, 6 March 2019   |   Thursday, 7 March 2019   |   Friday, 8 March 2019
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 9

Course meetings
Monday, 18 March 2019   |   Tuesday, 19 March 2019   |   Wednesday, 20 March 2019   |   Thursday, 21 March 2019   |   Friday, 22 March 2019
Assignment - Continue improving your article

Exercise

Add links to 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 - 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!

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 25 March 2019   |   Tuesday, 26 March 2019   |   Wednesday, 27 March 2019   |   Thursday, 28 March 2019   |   Friday, 29 March 2019
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!


In class - In-class presentation

Guiding questions

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 1 April 2019
Milestones

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