Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Manitoba/PHMD 2040 Service - Learning (Fall Term)

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Course name
PHMD 2040 Service - Learning
Institution
University of Manitoba
Instructor
Nancy Kleiman
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Medicine and Pharmacy
Course dates
2022-09-07 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-01-01 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
15


There are 2 terms to this course. This is the first term and where you will complete the training modules, search an article to work on and begin researching information.

Student Assigned Reviewing
DunkelThomas
Aharris13 Topical steroid withdrawal
Ely.yatun Anemia
JustinxLane Antifungals, Lisinopril, Ozempic
Td1678 Aerobic conditioning, Psychedelic therapy
Monoclonalantibodies Immunosuppressive drug
Ninaanastasio Celebrity privacy, Smoking cessation
MAYIUA Beta2-adrenergic agonist
Jordynlazic Antifungal
Parveen3
Mmtt1412 Formulary (pharmacy)
EriyanTurtle Constipation in children

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Friday, 16 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 3

Course meetings
Monday, 19 September 2022   |   Wednesday, 21 September 2022   |   Friday, 23 September 2022
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 26 September 2022   |   Wednesday, 28 September 2022   |   Friday, 30 September 2022
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 3 October 2022   |   Wednesday, 5 October 2022   |   Friday, 7 October 2022
Assignment - Finalize your topic and find sources

Week 6

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

Chemistry

Genes and Proteins

Medicine

Science Communication

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 17 October 2022   |   Wednesday, 19 October 2022   |   Friday, 21 October 2022
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

Milestones

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

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 24 October 2022   |   Wednesday, 26 October 2022   |   Friday, 28 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 9

Course meetings
Monday, 31 October 2022   |   Wednesday, 2 November 2022   |   Friday, 4 November 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 10

Course meetings
Monday, 7 November 2022   |   Wednesday, 9 November 2022   |   Friday, 11 November 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 11

Course meetings
Monday, 14 November 2022   |   Wednesday, 16 November 2022   |   Friday, 18 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 12

Course meetings
Monday, 21 November 2022   |   Wednesday, 23 November 2022   |   Friday, 25 November 2022
Assignment - Continue working on your article & post hours completed

Review what has been completed so far and move live if comfortable

Week 13

Course meetings
Monday, 28 November 2022   |   Wednesday, 30 November 2022   |   Friday, 2 December 2022
Milestones

Everyone should have completed the required hoursj for this term and prepare for next term