Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Pennsylvania/Medical Missionaries to Community Partners (Fall 2018)
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- Course name
- Medical Missionaries to Community Partners
- Institution
- University of Pennsylvania
- Instructor
- Kent Bream
- Wikipedia Expert
- Shalor (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- history of Medical Missionaries and Global Health
- Course dates
- 2018-08-29 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-02-16 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 20
Global health is an often repeated goal for motivated individuals, modern leaders of countries, and non-governmental organizations. Despite its modernity, this goal has been elusive for more than 100 years and despite scientific advancement. Critics highlight language of a new imperialism through aid programs, exoticizing through medical tourism, and the reification of traditional social hierarchies. We will examine the evolution over time and place of people and programs to improve health of “underserved” populations globally. Traditionally categorized as public health and efforts to achieve a just society, we will examine past programs and conceptualize future partnerships on both a local and international stage. Students should expect to question broadly held beliefs about perceived good and service. Ultimately we will examine the concept of partnership as shared ownership, control, and goals between outside expert and inside community member. Students will be expected to develop and publish online a historical article regarding a medical missionary, global health scientist, or concept in missionary medicine. At the end of the course, students should conceptualize health and medical scientists through history, anthropology, global politics, and biomedicine.
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 29 August 2018
- 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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- Wednesday, 5 September 2018
- In class - Discussion
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 12 September 2018
- In class - Prepare for your concepts essay
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 19 September 2018
- Assignment - Exercise
- In class - Discussion
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 3 October 2018
- Assignment - Exercise
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 10 October 2018
- In class - Discussion
- Assignment - Start drafting your article
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 17 October 2018
- Assignment - Peer review and copy edit
Keep working on transforming your article into a complete first draft. Get ready to peer review two of your classmates' articles.
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 24 October 2018
- 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.
- Assignment - Exercise
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 31 October 2018
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 7 November 2018
- 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
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 - Prepare for in-class presentation
Prepare for an in-class presentation about your Wikipedia editing experience.
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 14 November 2018
- 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!
- In class - In-class presentation
- Assignment - Reflective essay
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 28 November 2018
- 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!
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.