Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/College of Staten Island/PSY100H Psychology (Fall 2017)
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- Course name
- PSY100H Psychology
- Institution
- College of Staten Island
- Instructor
- Patricia Brooks
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Psychology
- Course dates
- 2017-08-29 00:00:00 UTC – 2017-12-12 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 20
A study of the important facts and theories concerning human behavior and its motivation. Included will be research methodology; at least three topics from learning, cognition, testing, physiology, and phenomenology; and at least three topics from personality, psychopathology, emotion and motivation, history and systems, development, and social factors. Topics will be related to major trends in recent cultural history and to current social and moral issues.
Timeline
Week 1
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- Tuesday, 29 August 2017 | Thursday, 31 August 2017
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 5 September 2017 | Thursday, 7 September 2017
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 12 September 2017 | Thursday, 14 September 2017
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 19 September 2017
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 26 September 2017 | Thursday, 28 September 2017
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 3 October 2017 | Thursday, 5 October 2017
- Assignment - Training Modules
Create a Wikipedia Account and link it to the course dashboard. Select topic from PSYCH+Feminism course list (in class on 10/7)
Complete all basic training modules on the course dashboard (due 10/9)
- In class - Intertwine
- evaluate a Wikipedia article with your peers!
Intertwine is a platform where you you will be chatting with student editors enrolled in other Wiki Education courses. This week, the featured activities include:
- Learning Wikipedia’s five pillars as evaluation criteria
- Evaluating an existing Wikipedia article with your peers
- Getting to know more Wikipedia editors and learning from each other's experiences
Sign up for a session here. If you haven’t logged in using your Wikipedia account, you will first be redirected to Wikipedia logging page. After logging in using your Wikipedia credentials, you will be able to sign up for our activity.
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 10 October 2017 | Thursday, 12 October 2017
- Assignment - Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon
CLASS on THURS 10/12 TO BE HELD IN 1L-214 (Library Learning Lab)
You will learn and practice:
– How to fill in the template in your sandbox
– How to cite sources in Wikipedia
– How to create hyperlinks
Please consult the Editing Wikipedia and Editing Wikipedia:Biographies handouts.
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Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 17 October 2017 | Thursday, 19 October 2017
- Assignment - First Drafts Due
First drafts of stub biographies due. Make sure that you have information in your sandbox ready for peer review.
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 24 October 2017 | Thursday, 26 October 2017
- In class - Peer Review + Information Sourcing
In class on 10/26: Peer review of Wikipedia articles (first drafts); how to avoid plagiarism and cite your sources!
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 31 October 2017 | Thursday, 2 November 2017
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 7 November 2017 | Thursday, 9 November 2017
- In class - Intertwine
- review your Wikipedia article draft with your peers!
Intertwine is a platform where you you will be chatting with student editors enrolled in other Wiki Education courses. This week, the featured activities include:
- Sharing the Wikipedia article your drafted with your peers.
- Getting feedbacks from your peers on how to make your Wikipedia article even better
- Providing feedbacks to your peers and help them improve their article
Sign up for a session here. If you haven’t logged in using your Wikipedia account, you will first be redirected to Wikipedia logging page. After logging in using your Wikipedia credentials, you will be able to sign up for our activity.
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 14 November 2017 | Thursday, 16 November 2017
- Assignment - Revised Articles Due
Update your articles by:
– Expanding the content of your PSYCH+Feminism biography
– Responding to peer feedback on the talk page
– Finding additional source materials
– Inserting citations using the Cite tool
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 28 November 2017 | Thursday, 30 November 2017
- Assignment - Upload Completed Articles
Check final editing comments on your talk-page, make revisions, and upload your completed article to Wikipedia!
Week 14
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 5 December 2017 | Thursday, 7 December 2017
- Assignment - Check Articles for Flags
Check your article to see what feedback you have received from outside editors. Add hyperlinks and additional source materials as indicated. Insert links in other articles to connect to your new Wikipedia biography.