Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/SUNY Plattsburgh/Cell Biology with Lab, Bio 401 (Fall 2015)
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- Course name
- Cell Biology with Lab, Bio 401
- Institution
- SUNY Plattsburgh
- Instructor
- Jparcoeur
- Subject
- Cell Biology
- Course dates
- 2015-08-24 – 2015-12-18
- Approximate number of student editors
- 28
Timeline
Week 1: Wikipedia introduction
- In class - Wikipedia essentials
- Introduction to how Wikipedia will be used in the course
- Understanding Wikipedia as a community, we'll discuss expectations and etiquette.
Handout: Editing Wikipedia
- Assignment - Create your account and learn the basics
- 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.
Resources: Online Training for Students
Week 2: What makes a good Wikipedia article
- Assignment - Critique an article
- Review pages 4-7 of the Evaluating Wikipedia brochure. This will give you a good, brief overview of what to look for in other articles, and what other people will look for in your own.
- Evaluate an existing Wikipedia article related to cell biology, and leave suggestions for improving it on the article's talk page.
- A few questions to consider (don't feel limited to these):
- Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference?
- 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?
- Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?
- Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
- Check a few citations. Do the links work? Is there any close paraphrasing or plagiarism in the article?
- Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?
- == I will check the talk pages and grade you according to how much you helped the page and people who might be working on them == Resources: Evaluating Wikipedia, Using Talk Pages
Week 3: Work on critique
- Milestones
Week 4: Contribute to an article
- Assignment - Contribute to an article
- Add 3 sentences minimum of new information to a Wikipedia article related to the class (try "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Cell_biology_stubs%22 for ideas). They must be backed up with a 2 citations minimum to the best (most recent and relevant) peer reviewed scientific journal sources.
- You will work with your assigned group (proof reader, fact checker, and computer/wikipedia tech wizard).
- Each of you must do your own article for your own separate grade.
- You must run your article past your group's fact checker and proof reader, and the tech person must be available for technical problems.
- You must fulfill your group role or points will be deducted (your group will be surveyed).
- Add 3 sentences minimum of new information to a Wikipedia article related to the class (try "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Cell_biology_stubs%22 for ideas). They must be backed up with a 2 citations minimum to the best (most recent and relevant) peer reviewed scientific journal sources.
Week 5: work on edits
Week 6: work on edits
Week 7: Initial Post due
- Assignment - Final post grade criteria
You will be graded on: Quality of the final contribution (50 points) How you responded to critiques and edits by others (10 points) Feedback on your team contribution (10 points)
- Milestones
Week 8: Respond to editors and improve your post
Week 9: final post graded
- Milestones