Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/FSU/Advanced Molecular Biology PCB5595 Bass (Fall 2017)
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- Course name
- Advanced Molecular Biology PCB5595 Bass
- Institution
- FSU
- Instructor
- Dr. Hank W. Bass
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Graduate Molecular Biology
- Course dates
- 2017-08-28 00:00:00 UTC – 2017-12-15 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 16
This wiki education program (WEP) course is part (10%) of HW Bass' Adv Molec Biol (PCB 5595) - with major activities in the last two weeks of the semester.
Each student will take the WEP tutorials mid-semester and begin content editing in November.
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 2 November 2017
- In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia project
Welcome to your Wikipedia project's course timeline. This page will guide you through the Wikipedia project for your course. Be sure to check with your instructor to see if there are other pages you should be following as well.
Your course has also been assigned a Wikipedia Content Expert. Check your Talk page for notes from them. You can also reach them through the "Get Help" button on this page.
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 7 November 2017 | Thursday, 9 November 2017
- Assignment - Get started on Wikipedia
Due Tuesday before class
- Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you.
- Below, you'll find the first set of online trainings you'll need to take. New modules will appear on this timeline as you get to new milestones. Be sure to check back and complete them! Incomplete trainings will be reflected in your grade.
- Review the following handouts:
- Editing Wikipedia pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- When you finish the trainings, practice by introducing yourself to a classmate on that classmate’s Talk page.
- Assignment - Research possible topics
Due Thursday before class
- Review page 6 of your Editing Wikipedia guidebook.
- Look up 3-5 potential topics related to the course that you might want to update on Wikipedia. Review the content of the article and check the Talk page to see what other Wikipedians are already contributing. Identify one or two areas from each that you could improve.
- If you can't think of any ideas, some have been compiled for you in the "available articles" section of the Articles tab of this course page.
- Choose 2-3 potential articles from that list that you can tackle, and post links to the articles and your notes about what you might improve in a section called "Article selection" in your sandbox.
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 14 November 2017 | Thursday, 16 November 2017
- Assignment - Evaluate your Wikipedia articles
Due Thursday before class
It's time to think critically about Wikipedia articles. This week, you'll evaluate the Wikipedia articles your interested in.
- Complete the "Evaluating Articles and Sources" training (linked below).
- Create a section in your sandbox titled "Article evaluations" where you'll leave notes about your observations and learnings.
- Read the articles you're interested in. As you read, consider the following questions (but don't feel limited to these):
- Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?
- Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
- Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
- Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article?
- Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?
- Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?
- Check out the Talk page of the article. What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
- How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
- How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
- Optional: Choose at least 1 question relevant to the article you're evaluating and leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback with four tildes — Geh17 (talk) 18:17, 7 December 2017 (UTC).
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 21 November 2017
- Thanksgiving
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 28 November 2017 | Thursday, 30 November 2017
- In class - Final topic discussion & group selection
- Assignment - IDENTIFY / ASSIGN PAGES TO EDIT (will be done in class Thur 11/30
ASSIGNED PAGES & PEOPLE
PAGE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroinflammation
Sara section: _______
Grace section: _______
Jenny section: ________
Ethan Chromatin_remodeling, section 3
Divyaa 3C section 2.3 single cell
DNA REPAIR
Ishwaree
Madhurima
Roy
Nina
Ananya
Amanpreet plant disease resistance common mechanisms
Maicon troponin, 3 relation with contractile function
Luke Jones Experimental_evolution
Juan rpoS multiple issues
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microtubule_nucleation Microtubule_nucleation
]delaney MTOC
elise gamma-TuRC
Jacob functional genomics - methylation profiling
Lorea muller glia
Due Thursday before class
DUE BEFORE START OF CLASS THUR 11/30:
All students should have joined the class and taken the tutorials.
During class, each student will be assigned to a page or part of a page as a group.
Once you have your assignment, you will have 1 week to complete the content editing efforts, as summarized below.
In your sandbox, write an outline that
1) summarizes your article and says why it is important that it be accurate and updated
2) name specifically which parts, sections, or paragraphs assigned to you.
3) summarize your plan or suggestions for improvement (i.e. discuss what to improve, not yet making the specific edits - just your plan for the instructor to review and give feedback.
4) Create a section in your Sandbox titled "Bibliography" and compile a list of relevant, reliable books, journal articles, or other sources that you will use to support your work. Post that bibliography to the talk page of the article you'll be working on, and in your sandbox. Make sure to check in on the Talk page to see if anyone has advice on your bibliography.
- In class - WEEK OF DEC 4 - make a new section in your sandbox for content edit
This week (Dec 5 Dec 7) , we will work on the content editing part, also in your sandbox, but starting a new section you will already have created called
"SPECIFIC CONTENT EDITS FOR PAGE IMPROVEMENTS from YOUR NAME"
Make sure you are working on your assigned page or page section.
Make sure your sources are well researched, primary literature, and properly cited.
For improving an existing article?
- Identify what's missing from the current form of the article. Think back to the skills you learned while critiquing an article. Make notes for improvement in your sandbox.
Keep reading your sources, too, as you prepare to write the body of the article.
Resources: Editing Wikipedia pages 7–9
By the end of class Tuesday, you should have a complete first draft in your Sandbox. The instructor will review and provide feedback to you within these WEP course pages.
THURSDAY (DEC 4) - we will review and have students present their edits briefly and discuss how to submit them for actual changes. Presentation of your content editing suggestion will conclude the WIKI assignment.
- Assignment - Peer review
Due Tuesday before class - please complete this individually
- First, take the "Peer Review" online training.
- Select two other classmate’s or group's articles that you will peer review and copyedit. On the Articles tab, find the articles that you want to review. Then in the "My Articles" section of the Home tab, assign it to yourself to review.
- Peer review your classmate's draft. Leave suggestions on the Talk page of the article, or sandbox, that your fellow student is working on. Other editors may be reviewing your work, so look for their comments! Be sure to acknowledge feedback from other Wikipedians.
- As you review, make spelling, grammar, and other adjustments. Pay attention to the tone of the article. Is it encyclopedic?
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 5 December 2017 | Thursday, 7 December 2017
- In class - Respond to peer review & move your work live
Respond to peer review
You probably have some feedback from other students and possibly other Wikipedians. It's time to work with that feedback to improve your article!
- Read Editing Wikipedia pages 12 and 14.
- Return to your draft or article and think about the suggestions. Decide which ones to start implementing. Reach out to your instructor or your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.
Move your work live
Once you've made improvements to your article based on peer review feedback, it's time to move your work to Wikipedia proper - the "mainspace."
Editing an existing article?
- NEVER copy and paste your draft of an article over the entire article. Instead, edit small sections at a time.
- Copy your edits into the article. Make many small edits, saving each time, and leaving an edit summary. Never replace more than one to two sentences without saving!
- Be sure to copy text from your sandbox while the sandbox page is in 'Edit' mode. This ensures that the formatting is transferred correctly.
Creating a new article?
- Read Editing Wikipedia page 13, and follow those steps to move your article from your Sandbox to Mainspace.
- You can also review the Sandboxes and Mainspace online training.
- Assignment - Continue improving your article & prepare for in class presentations
Continue improving your article
Do additional research and writing to make further improvements to your article, based on suggestions and your own critique.
- Read Editing Wikipedia page 12 to see how to create links from your article to others, and from other articles to your own. Try to link to 3–5 articles, and link to your article from 2–3 other articles.
- Consider adding an image to your article. Wikipedia has strict rules about what media can be added, so make sure to take Contributing Images and Media Files training before you upload an image.
- 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!
Prepare for in-class presentations
- Prepare for an in-class presentation about your Wikipedia editing experience. Each group will have a few minutes to discuss what they've contributed.
- In class - In class presentations
In class on Thursday 12/7 each individual or group will present about your Wikipedia editing experience.
Consider the following questions as you reflect on your Wikipedia assignment:
- Critiquing articles: What did you learn about Wikipedia during the article evaluation? How did you approach critiquing the article you selected for this assignment? How did you decide what to add to your chosen article?
- Summarizing your contributions: include a summary of your edits and why you felt they were a valuable addition to the article. How does your article compare to earlier versions?
- Peer Review: If your class did peer review, include information about the peer review process. What did you contribute in your review of your peers article? What did your peers recommend you change on your article?
- Group work: If you were working in a group, what went well? What didn't work?
- Feedback: Did you receive feedback from other Wikipedia editors, and if so, how did you respond to and handle that feedback?
- Wikipedia generally: What did you learn from contributing to Wikipedia? How does a Wikipedia assignment compare to other assignments you've done in the past? How can Wikipedia be used to improve public understanding of our field/your topic? Why is this important?