Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Duke University/Psy 250 Myths and Mysteries of Memory (Spring 2016)

This course provides students with a foundation in the science of memory. Riding a bike, recounting your high school graduation, and finding your keys are all expressions of memory. Memory’s feats, though impressive, are accompanied by glaring failures in many everyday situations (and amplified in extremes such as amnesia). This course provides an explanation of memory’s role in everyday situations and across professions (e.g., medicine, law, education), with an additional focus on how science is translated to the public.

Week 1

 * Introduction to the APS Wikipedia Initiative
 * Introduction to how Wikipedia will be used in the course
 * Understanding Wikipedia as a community, we'll discuss its expectations and etiquette


 * Begin to evaluate articles:  A few questions to consider (don't feel limited to these):
 * Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference?
 * Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?
 * Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * Check a few citations. Do the links work? Is there any close paraphrasing or plagiarism in the article?
 * Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?

Resources: Evaluating Wikipedia,

[http://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia ]


 * Create an account; everyone must have their own account


 * Complete the online training for students. During this training, you will make edits in a sandbox and learn the basic rules of Wikipedia.

Week 3
On February 10th, we will work in class to: 1. identify potential articles to edit 2. discuss what should be changed 3. post our ideas on the talk page

You should be monitoring any response on the relevant talk page(s); make your updates before the 22nd or discuss alternative approaches with instructor.