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- Course name
- Foundations II
- Institution
- UCSF
- Instructor
- Dorie Apollonio
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Pharmacy
- Course dates
- 2023-06-05 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-08-11 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 125
This theme explores issues around sex, gender, and age (geriatrics, pediatrics, LGBTQ+, women's and men's health). It will reinforce skills for answering drug information questions and evaluating research literature.
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 7 June 2023
- 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. Questions about accounts, issues with log-ins, access to locked articles, and so on are technical in nature and should be directed to the Wikipedia Expert.
Resources:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 14 June 2023
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 21 June 2023
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 28 June 2023
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 5 July 2023
- Assignment - Create your Wikipedia account
Make sure to create your Wikipedia account by July 17th, 2023. Some editing tasks in Wikipedia cannot be completed with a new account--if you wait until July 24th, you may not be able to complete the assignment and pass Foundations II.
Link to create an account:
Make sure you are logged in to your account when completing trainings and making edits. You must complete a minimum number of edits before you can do certain things on Wikipedia. If you complete the scheduled trainings and all tasks, your edits will be linked to your account automatically.
- Assignment - Sign up for the course
Make sure you have signed up for the course using the enrollment link on the homepage / Ilios / emailed by OEIS.
- Assignment - Get started on Wikipedia
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 12 July 2023
- Assignment - Create your Wikipedia account
Make sure to create your Wikipedia account by July 17th, 2023. Some editing tasks in Wikipedia cannot be completed with a new account--if you wait until July 24th, you may not be able to complete the assignment and pass Foundations II.
Review information about account name specifics above.
Link to create an account:
Make sure you are logged in to your account when completing trainings and making edits. You must complete a minimum number of edits before you can do certain things on Wikipedia. If you complete the scheduled trainings and all tasks, your edits will be linked to your account automatically.
- Assignment - Sign up for the course
Make sure you have signed up for the course using the enrollment link on the homepage / Ilios / emailed by OEIS.
- Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 19 July 2023
- Assignment - Create your Wikipedia account
Make sure to create your Wikipedia account by July 17th, 2022. Some editing tasks in Wikipedia cannot be completed with a new account--if you wait until July 24th, you may not be able to complete the assignment and pass Foundations II.
Review information about account name specifics above.
Link to create an account:
Make sure you are logged in to your account when completing trainings and making edits. You must complete a minimum number of edits before you can do certain things on Wikipedia. If you complete the scheduled trainings and all tasks, your edits will be linked to your account automatically.
- Assignment - Sign up for the course
Make sure you have signed up for the course using the enrollment link on the homepage / Ilios / emailed by OEIS.
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
- Reference
- guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 26 July 2023
- In class - Add a citation in your sandbox
- In class - Evaluate an article in your sandbox
Your group has been assigned an article. Each person should review it as suggested during class and then post the list of the changes you feel would improve it in your own sandbox.
After discussing your proposed changes as a group, copy the edits you agree upon from your sandboxes to the article's Talk page on Wikipedia.
- Assignment - Start drafting your contributions
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
- Assignment - Continue improving your article
Exercise
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.
- In class - Peer review prompts
Respond to peer review prompts on the ARTICLE talk page, following the statement made the group about its planned edits.
1. ALL group members should respond to the following prompts (EVERY person in the group should respond to BOTH questions for this part), with specific examples:
· Persons A, B, C and D: Do the group’s edits substantially improve the article as described in the Wikipedia peer review “Guiding framework”?
· Persons A, B, C and D: Has the group achieved its overall goals for improvement?
2. Each group should divide up the prompts below so that a different person responds to each question (one person per question for this part). Please sign your comments with your name and account name so that you receive credit.
· Person A: Does the draft submission reflect a neutral point of view? (explain)
· Person B: Are the points included verifiable with cited secondary sources that are freely available? (explain)
· Person C. Are the edits formatted consistent with Wikipedia’s manual of style? (explain)
· Person: D: Do the edits reflect language that supports diversity, equity, and inclusion? (explain)
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 2 August 2023
- How articles are assessed by Wikipedia
The Wiki Ed Foundation created this rubric as a guide for assessing article contributions.
- 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.
- 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 - In-class presentation
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 9 August 2023
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.