Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Manitoba/PHMD 2040 Service-Learning (Fall)
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- Course name
- PHMD 2040 Service-Learning
- Institution
- University of Manitoba
- Instructor
- Nancy Kleiman
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Pharmacy
- Course dates
- 2021-10-19 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-05-31 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 18
The students are expected to work on one or two articles that are health related. This project encourages students to research evidence based information that can then be incorporated into an existing article that will benefit the readers learning. Wikipedia is part of a global community and students are contributing to health promotion through this project.
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 22 October 2021
- 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:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- 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 2
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 29 October 2021
- Milestones
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 5 November 2021
- Assignment - Choose possible topics
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 12 November 2021
- Assignment - Add to an article
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 19 November 2021
- 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
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 26 November 2021
- In class - Continue working on your article
- Assignment - Review a peers article and review feedback from others
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 7
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 3 December 2021
- In class - Consider moving your work from your sandbox to live Wiki pages
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 10 December 2021
- In class - Continue working on your article
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 17 December 2021
- 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 10
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 24 December 2021
- Assignment - Final Week for Term 1
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 11
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 31 December 2021
- Milestones
Articles should have substantial work completed. To be continued next term!