Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Clemson University/STS 1010 (Spring 2023)

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Course name
STS 1010
Institution
Clemson University
Instructor
Anne Grant
Wikipedia Expert
Brianda (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Science Communication
Course dates
2023-01-11 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-05-05 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
40


Surveys historical, philosophical, and social studies of science, introduces the basic requisites for scientific and technological literacy, and considers the problems of responsible participation in a scientifically and technologically advanced society. I have been working with students to write their own textbook about issues that relate to STS through the ages, but I would like to expand this to try to have students provide content to wikipedia instead of to the textbook to see how it goes...

Student Assigned Reviewing
Cbshealy13 Childhood Obesity Sporting clays, Treatment of cancer, Music therapy
Agstphn Lithium (medication) Aesthetic medicine, Child Development (journal), Golf ball
Kaitlynkr General anaesthesia Childhood Obesity, Women in STEM fields, Lithium (medication)
N-methyl-1-phenylpropan-2-amine De Winter's T-Wave, Hypokalemia, Tetratomidae T wave, Behavior analysis of child development, Prehistoric art
Jdnash2000 Heat capacity rate History of Film, Therapy dog, Crime prevention through environmental design
Dadelga Machiavellianism (psychology) Emotion and Learning, Engineering education, General anaesthesia
Eclark8 Emotion and Learning Concrete frames, Orthodontic technology, Automation in construction
Gksanders Music therapy Psychedelic therapy, Hypokalemia, Machiavellianism (psychology)
Oschou Bullying Antibiotic, Exercise and music, Golf
Liviaamurphy444 Psychedelic therapy Social robot, Antimicrobial resistance, Treatment of cancer
Anpa9 History of dental treatments Antimicrobial resistance, Social robot, Music therapy
LindseyWilliams42 Therapy dog, Animal-assisted therapy, Emotional support animal Outline of trauma and orthopedics, Ford Motor Company, Pancreatic cancer
ACSTS1010 College health Child Development (journal), Developmental psychology
Lemontgomery Social robot Animal-assisted therapy, Golf ball, Bullying
Ktburke Golf, History of golf College health, Tetratomidae, Women in STEM fields
Cnee10 Exercise and music Heat capacity rate, Animal-assisted therapy, Lithium (medication)
Jaclure Engineering education, Treatment of cancer Antibiotic, Prehistoric art, Therapy dog
Graceswilson Aesthetic medicine Space farming, Crime prevention through environmental design, Midwifery
Sterlim Antibiotic Golf, Emotion and Learning, Behavior analysis of child development
Hagan2 Antimicrobial resistance Bass boat, Cancer, Outline of trauma and orthopedics
Amcsparkplug Ford Motor Company Tetratomidae, Psychedelic therapy, Hollywood, Los Angeles
Useroh29 Orthodontic technology History of dental treatments, Aesthetic medicine, Engineering education
Kmdutkin Outline of trauma and orthopedics Broken windows theory, Emotional support animal, Space farming
Azelenz Cancer, Pancreatic cancer Bullying, Sporting clays, General anaesthesia
Cjclemo Concrete frames Developmental psychology, Orthodontic technology, History of film
Waylonsmom Sporting clays History of golf, Concrete frames, Broken windows theory
Wikiguy12344 History of golf, De Winter's T-Wave, Bass boat
Sem2024 Hollywood, Los Angeles, History of Film Emotional support animal, Automation in construction, Moral development
Cartographer Twilight Mathematical chess problem, Mathematical game, Knight's graph Moral development, Hypokalemia, College health
Rsaniah Midwifery Pancreatic cancer, Machiavellianism (psychology), Exercise and music
Jessicacariello Developmental psychology, Child Development (journal), Moral development, Behavior analysis of child development Childhood Obesity, History of dental treatments, Emotional support animal
Ctgibbo Automation in construction Cancer, Social robot, Antimicrobial resistance
Wmquinn Broken windows theory, Crime prevention through environmental design De Winter's T-Wave, Treatment of cancer, Music therapy
Cbrow25 Space farming Hollywood, Los Angeles, Ford Motor Company, Pancreatic cancer
Jgibson517 Bass boat Midwifery, Child Development (journal), Developmental psychology
Vwhitte Prehistoric art, Cinema of South Korea Heat capacity rate, Golf ball, Bullying

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Thursday, 12 January 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 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 17 January 2023   |   Thursday, 19 January 2023
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 24 January 2023   |   Thursday, 26 January 2023
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 31 January 2023   |   Thursday, 2 February 2023
Assignment - Make a small edit
Assignment - Finalize your topic and find sources

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 7 February 2023   |   Thursday, 9 February 2023
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
Tuesday, 14 February 2023   |   Thursday, 16 February 2023
Assignment - Peer review three articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion
Milestones

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

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 21 February 2023   |   Thursday, 23 February 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 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 28 February 2023   |   Thursday, 2 March 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 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 7 March 2023   |   Thursday, 9 March 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 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 14 March 2023   |   Thursday, 16 March 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!

Week 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 28 March 2023   |   Thursday, 30 March 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!
In class - In-class presentation
Assignment - Reflective essay

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 4 April 2023   |   Thursday, 6 April 2023
Milestones

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