Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Rice University/PHYS 800 (Fall 2019)

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Course name
PHYS 800
Institution
Rice University
Instructor
Patricia Reiff
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Physics and Astronomy Research
Course dates
2019-08-26 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-12-13 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
6


This course will allow students in the Master of Science Teaching program to create or update pages concerning Earth Science, Space Science, and Astronomy.

Student Assigned Reviewing
P. Knab
Mary Ann Dibbern Quintana Kirsten Siebach
Kellymknight Frances Bagenal
Cjhemann
Carlton Colmenares
Mrs. Mary Ann Quintana Kirsten Siebach

Timeline

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 21 October 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 28 October 2019
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 4 November 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have questions using the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9


Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Biographies

Environmental Sciences

Science Communication

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 11 November 2019
Assignment - Peer review two articles

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.


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 12

Course meetings
Monday, 18 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 13

Course meetings
Monday, 25 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.


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, 2 December 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, 9 December 2019
Milestones

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