Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Davidson College/History of Psychology (Spring 2021)

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Course name
History of Psychology
Institution
Davidson College
Instructor
Greta Munger
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Psychology
Course dates
2021-01-26 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-05-10 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
12


Advanced undergraduate psychology majors will choose one psychology article to update with new peer-reviewed content. Possible topics will be quite varied.

Student Assigned Reviewing
TimmyDiesel Flow (psychology)
Remcelveen Psychology of music preference
KathrynMA Milicent Shinn
Patricia Kristine Multisystemic therapy
CorynneHammit Trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy
Nicejacksons Transcendental Meditation
Margaux Blanchard Social robot Trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy, Milicent Shinn
AFL2021 Misinformation effect
Valeriehajek Autism – Tics, AD/HD, and other Comorbidities
Rehelfant Psychology of art
Canoell Avoidance coping

Timeline

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 2 March 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:

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.

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article

Assignment - Review the rules for health topics

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 9 March 2021   |   Thursday, 11 March 2021
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 16 March 2021   |   Thursday, 18 March 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

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Psychology

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 23 March 2021   |   Thursday, 25 March 2021
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.

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 30 March 2021   |   Thursday, 1 April 2021
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
Tuesday, 6 April 2021
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.

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 13 April 2021   |   Thursday, 15 April 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!

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
Tuesday, 20 April 2021   |   Thursday, 22 April 2021

Week 14

Course meetings
Tuesday, 27 April 2021   |   Thursday, 29 April 2021
In class - In-class presentation

Guiding questions

Assignment - Reflective essay

Guiding questions

Week 15

Course meetings
Tuesday, 4 May 2021   |   Thursday, 6 May 2021
Milestones

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