Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Georgetown University/The Rhetoric of Health and Wellness (Fall 2022)

This is a first year writing course in which we engage with the rhetoric and discourses of health and wellness, guided by a recognition of the political nature of health inequities, and links to historical oppression of diverse groups.

Honing a critical approach to what is referred to as the Medical Industrial Complex, we will engage with wikipedia as an important site in which ideas and messaging around concepts are recycled and perpetuated. This is inclusive of -but not limited to- shortcomings in representation of marginalized groups and interests on the platform.

Our engagement with wikipedia will be multi faceted, attending to genre, technology, community, and media as well as content.

Week 6
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

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

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.)

Week 7
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 8
Today we'll meet in affinity groups and begin to narrow down a short list of options for each group with explanations as to why these articles are on your list.

Week 9
MEDRS

Week 11
LGBT+ Studies

Medicine

Psychology

Sociology

Women's Studies

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Week 12
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 13
Guiding framework

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

Week 14
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.

Now that you've improved your draft based on others' feedback, it's time to move your work live - to the &quot;mainspace.&quot;

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

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.

Week 15
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!

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!

Week 16
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.

USE THESE QUESTIONS to inform your REFLECTIVE PORTFOLIO portion on Genre/Rhetoric (LINKED HERE)