Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Tennessee/Anthropology and the Genome (Fall)

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Course name
Anthropology and the Genome
Institution
University of Tennessee
Instructor
Graciela Cabana
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Anthropology
Course dates
2022-08-25 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-12-21 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
6


This course explores the intersection of anthropology with genetics and genomics. We will cover the basics of DNA and the principles of population genetics as they relate to the study of humans. We will discuss the ways in which anthropological knowledge illuminates genetic research, how such knowledge how it intersects with public understandings and outreach."

Using Wikipedia, you will be editing or creating pages having to do with genomics (methods, databases, or applications), ensuring that anthropological and bioethical perspectives are incorporated.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Huntermd33 Summer Internship for INdigenous Peoples in Genomics (SING) The American Eugenics Society, Janina Jeff
Rav holmes Janina Jeff Richard Jantz, Summer Internship for INdigenous Peoples in Genomics (SING), The American Eugenics Society
BethC244. The American Eugenics Society, Society for Biodemography and Social Biology Summer Internship for INdigenous Peoples in Genomics (SING), Janina Jeff, Richard Jantz

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
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 3

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

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 12 September 2022   |   Wednesday, 14 September 2022   |   Friday, 16 September 2022
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 19 September 2022   |   Wednesday, 21 September 2022   |   Friday, 23 September 2022
Assignment - Make a small edit
Assignment - Finalize your topic and find sources

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 26 September 2022   |   Wednesday, 28 September 2022   |   Friday, 30 September 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

Biographies

Cultural Anthropology

History

Science Communication

Sociology

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 31 October 2022   |   Wednesday, 2 November 2022   |   Friday, 4 November 2022
Assignment - Peer review three articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion
Milestones

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

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 7 November 2022   |   Wednesday, 9 November 2022   |   Friday, 11 November 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, 14 November 2022   |   Wednesday, 16 November 2022   |   Friday, 18 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
Friday, 2 December 2022
Assignment - Peer Review Two Articles

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 5 December 2022   |   Wednesday, 7 December 2022   |   Friday, 9 December 2022
In class - Respond to your Peer Review; Polish your work
Assignment - WEEK 16
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!
In class - Dec 5 or Dec 7th
In-class presentation
Assignment - Reflective essay
Milestones

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