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User:Willinsky/Science Technology and Society 1

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Course name
Science Technology and Society 1
Institution
Stanford
Instructor
John Willinsky
Subject
STS
Course dates
2015-01-05 – 2015-03-20
Approximate number of student editors
150


In this STS course, we're covering topics in communication, health and development and we were thinking of having students find articles in these areas that could use additional information based on this STS perspectives, that is, on the social consequences of science and technology.


Timeline

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Week 1 : Wikipedia essentials

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In class
  • Overview of the course
  • Introduction to how Wikipedia will be used in the course
  • Handout: Editing Wikipedia (available in print or online from the Wiki Education Foundation)

Week 2 : Editing basics

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In class
  • Basics of editing
  • Anatomy of Wikipedia articles, what makes a good article, how to distinguish between good and bad articles
  • Tips on finding the best articles to work on for class assignments
  • Handouts: Using Talk Pages handout and Evaluating Wikipedia brochure


Assignment (due Week 3)
  • Create an account and then complete the online training for students. During this training, you will make edits in a sandbox and learn the basic rules of Wikipedia.
  • Create a User page, and then click the "enroll" button on the top left of this course page.
  • To practice editing and communicating on Wikipedia, introduce yourself to any Wikipedians helping your class (such as a Wikipedia Ambassador), and leave a message for a classmate on their user talk page.
Milestones
  • All students have Wikipedia user accounts and are listed on the course page.

Week 3 : Exploring the topic area

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In class


Assignment (due Week 4)
  • Critically evaluate an existing Wikipedia article related to the class, and leave suggestions for improving it on the article's talk page.

Week 4 : Using sources and choosing articles

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Assignment (due Week 5)
  • Add 1–2 sentences of new information, backed up with a citation to an appropriate source, to a Wikipedia article related to the class.
  • Research and list 3–5 articles on your Wikipedia user page that you will consider working on as your main project. Ask your instructor for comment.


For next week
  • Instructor evaluates student's article selections, by Week 5.

Week 5 : Finalizing topics and starting research

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In class
  • Discuss the range of topics students will be working on and strategies for researching and writing about them.


Assignment (due Week 6)
  • Select an article to work on, removing the rest from your user page. Add your article to the class’s course page.
  • Compile a bibliography of relevant reliable sources and post it to the talk page of the article you are working on. Begin reading the sources.

Week 6 : Drafting starter articles

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In class
  • Talk about Wikipedia culture and etiquette, and (optionally) revisit the concept of sandboxes and how to use them.
  • Q&A session with instructor and/or Wikipedia Ambassadors about interacting on Wikipedia and getting started with writing.


Assignment (due Week 7)
  • If you are starting a new article, write a 3–4 paragraph summary version of your article—with citations—in your Wikipedia sandbox. If you are improving an existing article, create a detailed outline reflecting the content the article will have after it's been improved, and post this along with a brief description of your plans on the article’s talk page.
  • Begin working with classmates and other editors to polish your short starter article and fix any major issues.
  • Continue research in preparation for expanding your article.
Milestones
  • All students have started editing articles or drafts on Wikipedia.

Week 7 : Moving articles to the main space

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In class


Assignment (due Week 8)
  • Move sandbox articles into main space.
  • Begin expanding your article into a comprehensive treatment of the topic.

Week 8 : Building articles

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Workshop in class or outside of class


Assignment (due Week 9)
  • Expand your article into an initial draft of a comprehensive treatment of the topic.
  • Select two classmates’ articles that you will peer review and copyedit. (You don’t need to start reviewing yet.)

Week 9 : Getting and giving feedback

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In class
  • As a group, have the students offer suggestions for improving one or two of the students' articles, setting the example for what is expected from a solid encyclopedia article.


Assignment (due Week 10)
  • Peer review two of your classmates’ articles. Leave suggestions on the article talk pages.
  • Copy-edit the two reviewed articles.
Milestones
  • All articles have been reviewed by others. All students have reviewed articles by their classmates.

Week 10 : Responding to feedback

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In class
  • Open discussion of the concepts of neutrality, media literacy, and the impact and limits of Wikipedia.


Assignment (due Week 11)
  • Make edits to your article based on peers’ feedback.

Week 11 : Finishing Touches

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Assignment (due Week 12)
  • Add final touches to your Wikipedia article.
  • Put together a Wikipedia portfolio.

Week 12 : Due date

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Milestones
  • Students have finished all their work on Wikipedia that will be considered for grading.

Grading

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   Completion of Wikipedia training
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   Early Wikipedia exercises
  10%  
   Quality of bibliography and outline
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   Peer reviews and collaboration with classmates
  30%  
   Quality of your main Wikipedia contributions
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   Supplementary assignments
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