Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Oklahoma/Science and Civilization in Islam (Fall 2020)

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Course name
Science and Civilization in Islam
Institution
University of Oklahoma
Instructor
Peter Barker
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
History of Science
Course dates
2020-08-24 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-12-20 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
42


The course will present the mutually enriching connections between Islamic and European culture, with special attention to connections between Islamic science and Italian Renaissance art, the European medical tradition, and European astronomy, culminating in the work of Galileo Galilei. Skills: critical reading; writing that emphasizes the reasoned defense of conclusions; gathering, evaluation and synthesis of information using print and electronic sources, collaboration on group projects. In place of a final paper, students will edit or construct a Wikipedia page on a topic related to the course.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Homsi918
LizSmith28
LizSmith49 Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts (1586–1589), Women in Islam
AnOriginalWikiName Al-Farghani
BucketFro Tomé de Sousa Coutinho, Medicine in the medieval Islamic world
Trav0001
Uwucookies Hunayn ibn Ishaq
Ulli11 Bimaristan
Benga101 Thābit ibn Qurra
Guau1998 Astronomy in the medieval Islamic world, Islamic attitudes towards science, List of inventions in the medieval Islamic world, Medicine in the medieval Islamic world, Bimaristan
Bmrsnr Andrea Alpago
Bashcus Zaynab bint al-Kamal, 'A'isha bint Muhammad b. 'Abd al-Hadi
Smorgas22 Ancient Iranian medicine, Astronomy in the medieval Islamic world, Ottoman–Safavid relations
Abel0008 Islamic Golden Age, Maragheh observatory
Zytyly
Zehe0499 House of Wisdom
OREY0100 Marriage in Islam
KaySkylark99 Tacuinum Sanitatis
GHOSTJR Education in Islam
'elmo'aalam Naubakht
Garbear07 Shams al-Din al-Khafri, Fatima al-Fihri, Jantar Mantar, New Delhi
Limabean27 Islamic Golden Age
AbelTesfaye2020 Maragheh
Pour2000
Ahid1099 Hadith studies
CAP0199
Brevbon Al-Birjandi
Txtoon Early modern period, Ibn al-haytham, Nicolaus Copernicus, Maragheh observatory, History of medicine
Flunkrock Akbar, Din-i Ilahi, House of Wisdom, Hunayn ibn Ishaq
Mast0406 History of medicine
Ivek77 University
ToxicScorpes Islamophobia
Dannyola
BellaG 00
Amber0220 Ijazah
Sims1109 Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts (1586–1589)
Smon0399 Bimaristan
Huntersudberry Maragheh observatory
Malzubi Fatima al-Fihri
Dinodentist308 History of medicine
Chool0611 Education in Islam
Pxa6829 University
Suni0901 Women in Islam
MONSTERADELICIOOSA Akbar, Women in the Ottoman Empire

Timeline

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 5 October 2020   |   Tuesday, 6 October 2020   |   Wednesday, 7 October 2020   |   Thursday, 8 October 2020   |   Friday, 9 October 2020
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 8

Course meetings
Monday, 12 October 2020   |   Tuesday, 13 October 2020   |   Wednesday, 14 October 2020   |   Thursday, 15 October 2020   |   Friday, 16 October 2020
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 19 October 2020   |   Tuesday, 20 October 2020   |   Wednesday, 21 October 2020   |   Thursday, 22 October 2020   |   Friday, 23 October 2020
In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Art History

History

Science Communication

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 26 October 2020   |   Tuesday, 27 October 2020   |   Wednesday, 28 October 2020   |   Thursday, 29 October 2020   |   Friday, 30 October 2020
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


Assignment - Exercise

Copyedit an article

Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 2 November 2020   |   Tuesday, 3 November 2020   |   Wednesday, 4 November 2020   |   Thursday, 5 November 2020   |   Friday, 6 November 2020
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

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.


In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Milestones

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

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 9 November 2020   |   Tuesday, 10 November 2020   |   Wednesday, 11 November 2020   |   Thursday, 12 November 2020   |   Friday, 13 November 2020
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


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 - 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 13

Course meetings
Monday, 16 November 2020   |   Tuesday, 17 November 2020   |   Wednesday, 18 November 2020   |   Thursday, 19 November 2020   |   Friday, 20 November 2020

Week 14

In class - In-class presentation

Guiding questions

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!

Milestones

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