Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Medical University of South Carolina - MUSC/WikiProject Medicine - Medical Writing (Winter)

This course allows students to develop skills in literature search and review as well as medical writing and editing. The course includes two in-person sessions: the first day for course orientation (November 18th) as well as an in-person final presentation on December 13th. Then students will work under the supervision of an MD and librarian to retrieve relevant information and edit their article to improve the quality of the information available to those accessing Wikipedia. Weekly progress meetings will be conducted in-person with an option to join via WebEx. Students’ work will be reviewed throughout the course.

Week 1
In-person attendance required in EL/Library 405 and EL/Library 440.


 * 9:00-11:00am: Introductions, course logistics (objectives, grading), medical editing in Wikipedia, peer review (Dr. Angela Dempsey and Emily Brennan) (Library 405)
 * 11:00-12:00pm: Writing for the public, considerations about health literacy (Heather Woolwine) (Library 405)
 * 12:00-1:00pm: Lunch break (on your own)
 * 1:00-2:00pm: Guided tutorials for WikiEd (Emily Brennan) (Library 440)
 * 2:00-3:00pm: Identifying and citing sources, using Talk pages (Emily Brennan) (Library 440)
 * 3:00-4:30pm: Select article and build your Work Plan (Emily Brennan) (Library 440)

Orientation resources:


 * Orientation PPT (Dr. Dempsey)
 * Medical Writing for the Public: health literacy PPT (Heather Woolwine)
 * Wikipedia Manual of Style
 * Wikipedia FAQ/Editing

Health Literacy Resources:


 * Everyday Words for Public Health Communication
 * Readibility Calculator by Online Utility
 * Improving Health Literacy guide by U of Michigan

By Tuesday, November 19, post your Work Plan on the talk page of your selected Wikipedia article.

Consider the following:


 * Which sections will I prioritize?
 * What resources do I intend to look up, and when?
 * How will I decide what things (signs, symptoms, side-effects, etc.) to explicitly include/exclude?
 * Will I also embed additional links to other Wiki pages?
 * How will I ensure I avoid &quot;doctor-speak&quot; and not use jargon?

Begin working on your literature search and revisions.

Week 2
Summarize progress on your Work Plan. Please describe article deficiencies, resources you have used to improve your article, revisions already completed, and which sections of your article you are focusing on.

Please participate either in-person or via WebEx:


 * In-person meeting: Colbert Education Center, room 109
 * WebEx: https://musc.webex.com/meet/brennane

Resources:


 * Wikipedia Manual of Style
 * Wikipedia FAQ/Editing
 * Resources: ClinicalKey, AccessMedicine, AccessPharmacy, MedlinePlus, CDC (A-Z), WHO (Health Topics), PubMed
 * Images: Wikimedia Commons, Google Images (w/usage rights filter), MUSC Library's multimedia guide (publicly-available images and image search engines)

Health Literacy Resources:


 * Everyday Words for Public Health Communication
 * Readibility Calculator by Online Utility
 * Improving Health Literacy guide by U of Michigan

Continue with revisions; Add illustration/multimedia to your article if applicable/possible; Update Work Plan progress on your article’s talk page. We know this is a holiday week but we expect progress to be made during this week.


 * All media uploaded to Wikipedia must fall under a &quot;free license,&quot; which means they can be used or shared by anyone. Examples of media you can use are photos that you take yourself, images and text in the public domain, and works created by someone else who has given permission for their work to be used by others. For more information about which types of media can be uploaded to Wikipedia, see Commons:Help desk.
 * To add a media file to an article, you must first upload it to Wikimedia Commons. For instructions on how to upload files to Commons, refer to Illustrating Wikipedia. This brochure will also provide you with detailed information about which files are acceptable to upload to Wikipedia and the value of contributing media to Wikipedia articles.

Images resources:


 * Wikimedia Commons, Google Images (w/usage rights filter), MUSC Library's multimedia guide (publicly-available images and image search engines).
 * Remember to review the copyright statement for each image, and cite all images you embed in your Wikipedia article.
 * Contact librarian, Emily Brennan, brennane@undefinedmusc.edu, for assistance.

Week 3
Summarize progress on your Work Plan. Please describe any challenges you have faced, a summary of updates you have made, and which images/multimedia you have added to improve your article. Instructors will provide guidance on upcoming peer review assignment.



Please participate either in-person or via WebEx:


 * In-person meeting: Colbert Education Center, room 109
 * WebEx meeting: https://musc.webex.com/meet/brennane

Resources:


 * Wikipedia Manual of Style
 * Wikipedia FAQ/Editing
 * Resources: ClinicalKey, AccessMedicine, AccessPharmacy, MedlinePlus, CDC (A-Z), WHO (Health Topics), PubMed
 * Images: Wikimedia Commons, Google Images (w/usage rights filter), MUSC Library's multimedia guide (publicly-available images and image search engines)

Health Literacy Resources:


 * Everyday Words for Public Health Communication
 * Readibility Calculator by Online Utility
 * Improving Health Literacy guide by U of Michigan

Complete the Peer Review Tutorial; By Friday morning, have your article ready to be peer reviewed; By Monday morning, complete the peer review of the article assigned to you. 

By 9:00am on Friday, December 6:


 * Complete the Peer Review tutorial
 * Have your article ready for peer review

Week 4
By noon on Monday, December 9th:


 * Evaluate the wikipedia article of your assigned colleague, and post your feedback on that article's talk page.

Consider the following:


 * Is the article clear and understandable? Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you? Would it be understandable to a non-medical person?
 * Is the article neutral and balanced? Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? Is the supporting evidence from unbiased sources? Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * Is the article supported by reliable evidence? Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Are the citations from publicly available sources? Does the article paraphrase or plagiarize? Is the cited evidence current?
 * Remember that to get a specific user's attention, you can “ping” them by writing on a Talk page

Resources:  brochure (pages 4-7)

Describe your peer review findings and discuss strategies for finalizing your article edits.



Please participate either in-person or via WebEx:


 * In-person meeting: Colbert Education Center, room 109
 * WebEx meeting: https://musc.webex.com/meet/brennane



During the week of December 10-14:


 * Make final edits to your article (incorporating peer reviewer's suggestions)
 * Review article for accuracy, timelines, readability, and copyright compliance
 * Leverage the Wikipedian community members who are interested in your article
 * Reply to the peer review feedback on the talk page of your article

Finalize article and incorporate the feedback from your peer reviewer; Complete written project summary.



By noon on Friday, December 13, please email a brief written summary to Dr. Angela Dempsey (deamsear@undefinedmusc.edu) and Emily Brennan (brennane@undefinedmusc.edu).









Please describe:


 * Accomplishments: What did you accomplish?
 * Challenges: What was most difficult? Surprising? What barriers did you encounter?
 * Lessons learned: What did you learn? What will you take forward with you into the future? In hindsight, is there anything you would have done differently?

Location: Library 405

Each person will have 10 minutes to present their final presentation.

Please discuss:


 * Accomplishments: What did you accomplish?
 * Challenges: What was most difficult? Surprising? What barriers did you encounter?
 * Lessons learned:  What did you learn? What will you take forward with you into the future? In hindsight, is there anything you would have done differently?

We will conclude the session with a wrap-up about the entire course.

Please provide feedback:


 * What did you like about the course?
 * What suggestions do you have for improvement?