Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Georgetown University/The Rhetoric of Health and Wellness (Spring 2023)
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- Course name
- The Rhetoric of Health and Wellness
- Institution
- Georgetown University
- Instructor
- Theodora Danylevich
- Wikipedia Expert
- Brianda (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Writing/Disability Studies
- Course dates
- 2023-01-11 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-05-08 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 15
This is a first year writing course in which we engage with the rhetoric and discourses of health and wellness, guided by a recognition of the political nature of health inequities, and links to historical oppression of diverse groups.
Honing a critical approach to what is referred to as the Medical Industrial Complex, we will engage with wikipedia as an important site in which ideas and messaging around concepts are recycled and perpetuated. This is inclusive of -but not limited to- shortcomings in representation of marginalized groups and interests on the platform.
Our engagement with wikipedia will be multi faceted, attending to genre, technology, community, and media as well as content.
Timeline
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 13 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:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
- 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.)
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 22 February 2023 | Tuesday, 21 February 2023
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 27 February 2023 | Wednesday, 1 March 2023
- In class - Discussion
- Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
- Assignment - Choose possible topics
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 13 March 2023 | Wednesday, 15 March 2023
- In class - RESEARCH ORIENTATION 3/13
- In class - Forming Groups and Narrowing Down Article Options
Today we'll meet in affinity groups and begin to narrow down a short list of options for each group with explanations as to why these articles are on your list.
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 20 March 2023 | Wednesday, 22 March 2023
- Assignment - "Finalize your topic and find sources" -- prepare for your research session
For 3/20's class make sure you've completed the "building your bibliography" exercise so that you can have a running start to keeping track of your sources as you proceed.
- Assignment - Evaluation/Analysis of Chosen article & Content Gaps
By 3/20's class, you will want to complete, collectively, in your group's Collaborations Doc an evaluation and analysis of your chosen article and its content gaps.
You can review the training module from earlier (dropped into here, but you've all already completed it) to remind yourself of what to keep an eye out for.
You'll want to think about:
- what is missing?
- what do you feel is important and meaningful to add?
- what might need to be removed or cut (and why?)?
- does something need to be reorganized?
- what needs updating?
- what related Wiki articles and content do you want to keep in mind, to create a channel of connection/information infrastructure?
Then, you can begin to outline a schematic plan of changes and additions your group will plan to make and who will take the lead on what.
Especially: what do you need to research? (since we'll be researching on Monday)
- Assignment - Refine your research and editing plan
During and following our library research day, you'll flesh out a research and editing plan with each group member's tasks clearly identified.
This is in preparation for crafting and posting your Talk page comment next week, and also for your own benefit and organization!
- Assignment - Make a small edit
- Assignment - Copyedit an article
- Assignment - Write up research findings
In a discussion post on Canvas, you'll share your research findings as a status update, and also as an opportunity to ask questions, share concerns, and anything else.
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 27 March 2023 | Wednesday, 29 March 2023
- In class - Talk Page Comment!
In class you'll post your group's talk page comment! (Monday 3/27)
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
- Assignment - Start drafting your contributions
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
We will workshop some sentences in Wednesday's class, thinking about neutral tone and about paraphrasing best practices.
- In class - Discussion
(Weds 3/29)
- Assignment - Write Up Research Findings - reminder
Research Annotations (on Canvas)
Research Reflections (on Canvas)
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 3 April 2023 | Wednesday, 5 April 2023
- Assignment - Discussion
- In class - DRAFTING INTENSIVE WEEK
By Monday 4/3 -- get as much drafting of your individual contributions DONE so that the group can compare notes and make some plans. This class session is also reserved for in-class drafting and consults.
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
- In class - REVIEW/SYNOPSIS ACTIVITY & INTRODUCING FINAL BLOG POST ASSIGNMENT
THIS IS A BIT OF AN INTERLUDE!
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 12 April 2023
- Assignment - Peer review two articles in groups, in class
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
- Milestones
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.
- Assignment - Prep for Infographic
We have some Genre and Multi-Modality readings to get through ahead of the 17th as you will conceptualize how you will translate and represent your contribution in visual form
Week 14
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 17 April 2023 | Wednesday, 19 April 2023
- In class - INFOGRAPHIC MAKING WORKSHOP (Mon 4/17)
- Assignment - BLOG POST and IMAGES/MEDIA focused Library Return Session (Weds 4/19)
We'll have a small reading on copyright and image licensing - and/or this wiki page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons_license
Blog Post guidelines & ADDITIONAL DETAILED GUIDELINES
- Assignment - Peer Review Discussion Board with questions.comments due
post by group!
- Assignment - Publish your Wiki Drafts into your group Sandbox
Week 15
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 24 April 2023 | Wednesday, 26 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
Training Module is for Mon so we can address any questions -- final content live by end of week
- Milestones
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.
We'll take a moment to address Images in our Library return session; it is complicated for Wiki; but less so for blogs.
- 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!
- 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
Week 16
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 1 May 2023 | Wednesday, 3 May 2023
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.
- Assignment - Part 2 of Reflective Portfolio
USE THESE QUESTIONS to inform your REFLECTIVE PORTFOLIO portion on Genre/Rhetoric (LINKED HERE)