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Course name
Foundations of Contemporary Psychology
Institution
Wesleyan University
Instructor
Lisa Dierker
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Psychology
Course dates
2023-07-05 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-08-10 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
19


This course will include a presentation of ideas and research findings in the major areas of psychology. It will serve as both preparation for upper-level courses in psychology and as a valuable contribution to students' liberal arts education. This course will help students discover what psychology is and what psychologists do. Students explore and generate course content through a series of digital projects that include data collection and analysis, video and sound production and editing, writing, and graphic design. For more information: https://digitalintro.wescreates.wesleyan.edu

Student Assigned Reviewing
Riv2020 Epilepsy in children
Onicka Smith Epilepsy in children
SunflowerDandelion Epilepsy in children
Logistics3
JamesMaple46
Elizabeth greeneburg Epilepsy in children
Solovoshka Epilepsy in children
Trantrana
Zallen0405
Scofield capt

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Wednesday, 12 July 2023
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

Week 2

Course meetings
Wednesday, 19 July 2023
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Choose your article
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Psychology

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

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 3

Course meetings
Wednesday, 26 July 2023
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

Milestones

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

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 4

Course meetings
Wednesday, 2 August 2023
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

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 - 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 5

Course meetings
Wednesday, 9 August 2023
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!
In class - In-class presentation
Milestones

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