Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Lewis University/General Chemistry I (Fall)

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Course name
General Chemistry I
Institution
Lewis University
Instructor
Kari Stone
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Chemistry
Course dates
2022-08-29 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-12-14 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
35


General and introductory topics in chemistry

Student Assigned Reviewing
Areed5 Henri Moissan
Kassie.5199 Mario Molina
Ayelyssa Jennifer Doudna
Laraabughoush Jennifer Doudna
Yara Abedalrahman Jennifer Doudna
Jomarperez Thomas Cech
Morgan728 Theodor Svedberg
Gabrielaperez300 Mario Capecchi
Erandybadillo Jennifer Doudna
CameronKruk Thomas Cech
ColeJ429 Nikolay Semyonov
Akillmer Theodor Svedberg
Jperez22 Jennifer Doudna
Sejataha
Amarz1234 Gilbert N. Lewis, Lewis structure, Photon, Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Connman38 Nikolay Semyonov
It'sForMyChemistryClass Mario Capecchi
Casperk2442
Aspoerl2004 Hideki Shirakawa
Lewisstudent26 Hans Fischer
Sabrinaperera Mario Molina
Michelle Baeza Hans Fischer
Cervansk Hans Fischer
Madiglaum J. J. Thomson
Mstrelczyk Roderick MacKinnon
Ahoster25 John B. Goodenough
ASkonie96 John B. Goodenough
Dazlynl
Nawal1016 Mario Molina
AlexKrupa114 Roderick MacKinnon
Bmacias20 Dorothy Hodgkin
Mikemolek19 Michael Levitt
Alliedague
Thatchemthing John B. Goodenough
Lexinawara Gilbert n lewis, Lewis structure, Photon, Gilbert N. Lewis
Cfornetti J. J. Thomson
Jktp01!
Chemistrylol12 Roderick MacKinnon
Yonderling Mutual Impedance
Janyperez074

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Monday, 29 August 2022   |   Wednesday, 31 August 2022   |   Friday, 2 September 2022
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 2

Course meetings
Wednesday, 7 September 2022   |   Friday, 9 September 2022
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 12 September 2022   |   Wednesday, 14 September 2022   |   Friday, 16 September 2022
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Choose your article
In class - Discussion
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Chemistry

Environmental Sciences

Medicine

Science Communication

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 19 September 2022   |   Wednesday, 21 September 2022   |   Friday, 23 September 2022
Assignment - Make a small edit

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 26 September 2022   |   Wednesday, 28 September 2022   |   Friday, 30 September 2022
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 3 October 2022   |   Wednesday, 5 October 2022
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

Milestones

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

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 10 October 2022   |   Wednesday, 12 October 2022   |   Friday, 14 October 2022
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 8

Course meetings
Monday, 17 October 2022   |   Wednesday, 19 October 2022   |   Friday, 21 October 2022
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 9

Course meetings
Monday, 24 October 2022   |   Wednesday, 26 October 2022   |   Friday, 28 October 2022
Assignment - Continue improving 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 10

Course meetings
Monday, 31 October 2022   |   Wednesday, 2 November 2022   |   Friday, 4 November 2022
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 11

Course meetings
Monday, 7 November 2022   |   Wednesday, 9 November 2022   |   Friday, 11 November 2022
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!
Assignment - Reflective essay

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 14 November 2022   |   Wednesday, 16 November 2022   |   Friday, 18 November 2022
Milestones

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