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Course name
History of Science
Institution
Missouri S and T
Instructor
Kathleen Sheppard
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
History
Course dates
2023-01-17 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-05-12 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
27


The purpose of this course is to introduce you to the history of science, from the ancient world to today. Because it covers such a long period of time—approximately 5000 years—it is necessarily a survey of the important ideas, people, institutions and developments throughout time. We will also analyze the close relationship between science and culture, discussing issues such as ethnicity, socio-economic status, and gender which pervade human society, and therefore science. This course is set up chronologically as well as thematically so that we can more fully understand the intricacies within these complex relationships.

Student Assigned Reviewing
LeeLaiben Fata Morgana Land Clarence King
Red9qg Thomas Grubb Samuel Galton Jr.
Jeppi2023 Valery Bykovsky Franklin bells
TechnoChemist Samuel Galton Jr. Ludwig Prandtl
Patkeo6 Christian Doppler Westinghouse Atom Smasher
Srlg36 Ludwig Prandtl Oswald Avery
Mahna Mahna Muppet Clarence King Fata Morgana Land
Gac8cx Vesto M. Slipher Clarence King
Lil' Runner 2.0 Oswald Avery Samuel Galton Jr.
Peeparoni Vesto M. Slipher Joseph Hekekyan
Yeulefan4l Thomas Grubb Vesto M. Slipher
MasonFleming44 Joseph Hekekyan Thomas Grubb
Jackthemitch Samuel Galton Jr. Christian Doppler
Dstovall Joseph Hekekyan Fata Morgana Land
El.Guapo6564 Westinghouse Atom Smasher Great Northern Expedition
BerrySun Valery Bykovsky Thomas Grubb
Gwa19 Fata Morgana Land Ludwig Prandtl
Audrey Metcalf Clarence King Westinghouse Atom Smasher
Camstr32 Ludwig Prandtl Franklin bells
EthanIAm16 Oswald Avery Christian Doppler
Ssegtf Christian Doppler Great Northern Expedition
Sitekm2972 Great Northern Expedition Valery Bykovsky
Haidynstewart22 Franklin bells Joseph Hekekyan
Kwang1484 Franklin bells Vesto M. Slipher
Mjwalsh02 Great Northern Expedition Oswald Avery
Ijggrz Westinghouse Atom Smasher Valery Bykovsky

Timeline

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 6 February 2023   |   Wednesday, 8 February 2023   |   Friday, 10 February 2023
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 5

Course meetings
Monday, 13 February 2023   |   Wednesday, 15 February 2023   |   Friday, 17 February 2023
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 20 February 2023   |   Wednesday, 22 February 2023   |   Friday, 24 February 2023
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
In class - Discussion
Assignment - Exercise

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 27 February 2023   |   Wednesday, 1 March 2023   |   Friday, 3 March 2023
Assignment - Add to an article

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 6 March 2023   |   Wednesday, 8 March 2023   |   Friday, 10 March 2023
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 13 March 2023   |   Wednesday, 15 March 2023
Assignment - Peer review one article

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion
Milestones

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

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 20 March 2023   |   Wednesday, 22 March 2023   |   Friday, 24 March 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.

Resources:

  • Editing Wikipedia, pages 12 and 14
  • Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 3 April 2023   |   Wednesday, 5 April 2023   |   Friday, 7 April 2023
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 12

Course meetings
Monday, 10 April 2023   |   Wednesday, 12 April 2023   |   Friday, 14 April 2023
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.

Week 13

Course meetings
Monday, 17 April 2023   |   Wednesday, 19 April 2023   |   Friday, 21 April 2023
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!

In class - Think about Group Presentation and Reflective Essay

You'll be doing an individual reflective essay and a group presentation. You need to begin thinking about and working on writing these now.

Week 14

Course meetings
Monday, 24 April 2023   |   Wednesday, 26 April 2023   |   Friday, 28 April 2023
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!

Week 15

Course meetings
Monday, 1 May 2023   |   Wednesday, 3 May 2023   |   Friday, 5 May 2023
Assignment - Reflective essay
Assignment - In-class presentation
Milestones

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