Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Missouri SandT/History of Science (Fall 2019)

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Course name
History of Science
Institution
Missouri SandT
Instructor
Kathleen Sheppard
Wikipedia Expert
Sage (Wiki Ed)
Subject
History of Science survey
Course dates
2019-08-19 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-12-06 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
31


The purpose of this course is to introduce you to the history of science, from the ancient world to today. Because it covers such a long period of time—approximately 5000 years—it is necessarily a survey of the important ideas, people, institutions and developments throughout time. We will also analyze the close relationship between science and culture, discussing issues such as ethnicity, socio-economic status, and gender which pervade human society, and therefore science. This course is set up chronologically as well as thematically so that we can more fully understand the intricacies within these complex relationships.

Students will be identifying, editing, and enriching articles on Wikipedia. Because the history of science is a relatively small field, the articles on Wikipedia about it are in need of work or totally unavailable.

Student Assigned Reviewing
MrScaryDude Rachel Bodley Rachel Lloyd (chemist)
Belajane41 Maria Mitchell Edith Hall Dohan
LukeAllison Friedrich Daniel von Recklinghausen Marie Meurdrac
DustyHC Uraniborg John of Seville
Jfitz19 Louisa Charlotte Tyndall William Grylls Adams
Tswptd Maria Mitchell Friedrich Daniel von Recklinghausen
Ktf5vd Uraniborg Friedrich Daniel von Recklinghausen
Atpm8d Edith Hall Dohan Beatrice Mabel Cave-Browne-Cave
DGrieshaber Rachel Lloyd (chemist) Rachel Bodley
Cregwalker Beatrice Mabel Cave-Browne-Cave Edith Hall Dohan
Mtv52 Friedrich Daniel von Recklinghausen John of Seville
Clayton meyer Edith Hall Dohan Beatrice Mabel Cave-Browne-Cave
Enpzmf History of political science Marie Meurdrac
Dmlcx9 Rachel Lloyd (chemist) Louisa Charlotte Tyndall
Bmty9f William Grylls Adams Friedrich Daniel von Recklinghausen
Edv995 History of political science Rachel Bodley
HeavenlyNova Marie Meurdrac Electrolysis
Tmosuro Beatrice Mabel Cave-Browne-Cave Edith Hall Dohan
Brrgdw Rachel Bodley Rachel Lloyd (chemist)
Ouchlula Marie Meurdrac Rachel Lloyd (chemist)
Makaylacg Electrolysis Maria Mitchell
Simeonbauer Electrolysis Rachel Lloyd (chemist)
Lmefford John of Seville History of political science
Lindseycarvalho Louisa Charlotte Tyndall Rachel Bodley
Lds7ht Uraniborg John of Seville
GPHistofSci Rachel Lloyd (chemist) Uraniborg
Pencil and Notepad William Grylls Adams Rachel Lloyd (chemist)
Cocz6d Uraniborg Edith Hall Dohan
Cwynd John of Seville Maria Mitchell

Timeline

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 9 September 2019   |   Wednesday, 11 September 2019   |   Friday, 13 September 2019
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:


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.)

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 16 September 2019   |   Wednesday, 18 September 2019   |   Friday, 20 September 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 23 September 2019   |   Wednesday, 25 September 2019   |   Friday, 27 September 2019
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 30 September 2019   |   Wednesday, 2 October 2019   |   Friday, 4 October 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


Assignment - Exercise

Copyedit an article

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 7 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 9 October 2019   |   Friday, 11 October 2019
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 14 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 16 October 2019   |   Friday, 18 October 2019
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Milestones

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 21 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 23 October 2019   |   Friday, 25 October 2019
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.

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 28 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 30 October 2019   |   Friday, 1 November 2019
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

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 4 November 2019   |   Wednesday, 6 November 2019   |   Friday, 8 November 2019
Assignment - Continue improving your article

Exercise

Add links to your article

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.

Week 13

Course meetings
Monday, 11 November 2019   |   Wednesday, 13 November 2019   |   Friday, 15 November 2019
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!

Week 14

Course meetings
Monday, 18 November 2019   |   Wednesday, 20 November 2019   |   Friday, 22 November 2019
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!

Week 15

Course meetings
Monday, 2 December 2019   |   Wednesday, 4 December 2019   |   Friday, 6 December 2019
Assignment - Reflective essay

Guiding questions

Assignment - In-class presentation

Guiding questions

Milestones

Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.