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

{{start of course week|2022-09-16}}

{{in class|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:

• [https://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia Editing Wikipedia], pages 1–5
• [https://wikiedu.org/evaluatingwikipedia Evaluating Wikipedia]

{{assignment|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.)

{{assignment milestones|Everyone has a Wikipedia account}}

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

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{{start of course week|2022-09-19|2022-09-21|2022-09-23}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia}}

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{{start of course week|2022-09-26|2022-09-28|2022-09-30}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Review the rules for health topics}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Choose possible topics}}

Resource: [https://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia#page=6 Editing Wikipedia], page 6

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{{start of course week|2022-10-03|2022-10-05|2022-10-07}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Finalize your topic and find sources}}

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{{start of course week|2022-10-10|2022-10-12|2022-10-14}}

{{assignment|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: [https://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia#page=7 Editing Wikipedia], pages 7–9

{{assignment|Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area}}

[https://wikiedu.org/chemistry Chemistry]

[https://wikiedu.org/genes_and_proteins Genes and Proteins]

[https://wikiedu.org/medicine Medicine]

[https://wikiedu.org/science_communication Science Communication]

{{assignment milestones|Everyone has started writing}}

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

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{{start of course week|2022-10-17|2022-10-19|2022-10-21}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Peer review an article}}

[https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/training/students/peer-review Guiding framework]

{{assignment milestones|Peer reviews are complete}}

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

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{{start of course week|2022-10-24|2022-10-26|2022-10-28}}

{{assignment|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:

• [https://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia#page=12 Editing Wikipedia], pages 12 and 14
• Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.

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{{start of course week|2022-10-31|2022-11-02|2022-11-04}}

{{assignment|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: [https://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia#page=13 Editing Wikipedia], page 13

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{{start of course week|2022-11-07|2022-11-09|2022-11-11}}

{{assignment|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.

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{{start of course week|2022-11-14|2022-11-16|2022-11-18}}

{{assignment|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!

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{{start of course week|2022-11-21|2022-11-23|2022-11-25}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Continue working on your article & post hours completed}}

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

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{{start of course week|2022-11-28|2022-11-30|2022-12-02}}

{{assignment milestones|Continue working on your article & prepare for next term}}

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

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