Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/John Abbott College/Mind-Body (Winter)

Dreaming about running is not actually running, is it? When we dream, as when we think more generally, we usually don't do much of anything in the physical world. In both East and West we find philosophical traditions that hold that our mind is in fact something very different from our brain and the rest of our body. Minds, in these traditions, are detachable from bodies, immortal, and only temporarily occupy bodies for the duration of an individual's life. These traditions have been very popular through history. There are, however, other traditions. In both East and West some philosophers have held that the mind is but a part of the body, and that like the body, it is physical and works like other physical things. It is this latter view (let's call it a physicalist worldview), that has become popular with the emergence of modern neurology and neuroscience.

Over the course of the semester, you will gain both a general knowledge of modern neuroscience, cognitive psychology, and the philosophy of mind, as well as very specific knowledge about epilepsy. Epilepsy is of interest to us because it has caused a lot of suffering for people throughout history and continues to do so today. Treatments have improved greatly, but as you will see there is still much room to improve them further. In studying epilepsy and the history of treatments for this disease, we will elaborate a modern physical understanding of brains and minds. Although we will be learning about the surprisingly varied experience of this disease and the suffering it causes for different people, we will focus particularly on the evidence that this disease and its treatments give us for understanding the physical relationship between the mind and the body.

Week 2
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

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.)

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 6
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 7
Guiding framework

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

Week 8
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
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

Week 10
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 11
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 12
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 13
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and working on their reflective essay.