Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of British Columbia/FNH 200 102 (Term 2)

Students are introduced to chemical and physical properties of foods; issues pertaining to safety; nutritive value and consumer acceptability of food, food quality and additives; food preservation techniques and transformation of agricultural commodities into food products; foods of the future. This course is required in the Food, Nutrition and Health Program and will also be of value to students in other programs in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems, or in other disciplines including those in the life sciences, health care professions, human kinetics or physical education, who wish to enhance their understanding of the science of food.

Week 2
You will demonstrate some basic Wiki editing skills through your first assignment:

http://wiki.ubc.ca/Course:FNH200/2015w2/Assignment01

Instructions can be found in the link above.

Handouts: , Evaluating Wikipedia

Week 3
All students sign-up for a Wikipedia user account and enroll on the course page.

Wikipedia becomes a good source of information due to contributions made by over 100,000 regular 'Wikipedians'. Soon, as you start working on your team project, you will become a member of this editing community. You may want to learn some basic etiquette before contributing.

Resources: Wikipedia Essentials (takes about 15 minutes to complete)

At least two members of the team (preferably the FNH or LFS students in the team) should complete the Library Research Skills Modules on Connect before January 29.

You do not need to confirm your topic until February 3, but this is a good time to start exploring.

Since our theme this year is traditional foods. You may want to share foods with significant cultural meanings to you with your teammates. Once you've heard and learned a few new foods, you may want to explore them on Wikipedia.

A 'good' topic for this FNH 200 project should have minimal coverage on Wikipedia. Foods that have been explored in details may not be a good topic for this 2nd-year food science course.

For examples:  Maple syrup is a good topic as it represents Canada. However, it has been covered quite extensively (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maple_syrup) and there may not be much left for you as students with only introductory level background in food science.

Soju, a Korean beverage, may be a good candidate for this project. Though there is quite a bit of info on soju on Wikipedia, the information are limited to history and consumption pattern of soju. Little information on processing is available. As students in FNH 200, you may want to expand on fermentation techniques, processing requirements, packaging needs, and Canadian regulations (if any) of soju on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soju

Keep exploring! It may take a while and some negotiations with your teammates before narrowing down to a couple topics. Consider this exploration part of the learning!

Handouts: , Evaluating Wikipedia

After completing Assignment 1 on UBC Wiki, you may want to start 'playing' on Wikipedia. Before you start, you can review resources offered by Wikipedia listed at the bottom of this block.

When you are ready, try to:


 * Complete the introductory training modules. During this training, you will make edits in a sandbox and learn the basic rules of Wikipedia
 * Create a User page
 * To practice editing and communicating on Wikipedia, introduce yourself to another student on their user talk page


 * Handout: Editing Wikipedia

Before working on the FNH 200 project, you may want to practice your Wiki editing skills by making small edits and/or adding bits of new information (backed up with a citation to an appropriate source) to an existing Wikipedia article on a topic of your own preference.

Week 4
Using information and research skills discussed by our Librarian, you should begin your preliminary researches on all potential topics your team identified. You may want to pay attention to see if there are sufficient research and information available. You may also want to know if the information available is unbiased. If your team decide to work on a unique food from a particular culture, you may want to see if sufficient resources are written in English to ensure everyone on the team will get a chance to read about the science behind the food.

Once you narrow down to a (or two) topic, please let me know as soon as possible before February 3 as no two teams can work on the same topic.

As a criteria for the team project, your article should be supported by appropriate photo, illustration, or audio/video.

A couple reminders:


 * 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 (similar to what we have done for Assignment 01 on UBC Wiki). 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.

For more information, you may want to complete this 10-minute training: Contributing Media

Week 5
Please submit your topic choice as well as the URL of the associated Wikipedia page on UBC Wiki.

http://wiki.ubc.ca/Course:FNH200/2015w2/TeamProjects#2015W_Project_Topics

Once the topic is approved, I will post the topics back on here under 'Articles. You can then starting drafting and editing your projects.

Once you have determined that there are sufficient, reliable resources for your project topic, you should draft a potential outline and list your associated resources.


 * Post your outline with headings and subheadings under the 'TALK' page of your topic Wikipedia page
 * 3 to 6 subheadings should be about right at this stage; you can certainly dismiss some ideas and/or expands others as you research more
 * Provide relevant resources for each sub-topics you like to explore


 * Mentally prepare for feedback and potential criticisms from fellow Wikipedians
 * Politely thank them for their suggestions and sincerely consider their suggestions
 * When necessary, explain why the topics (and sub-topics) you are choosing are notable and how the resources you will be using are reliable
 * If comments are rude and aggressive, please notify me immediately (and I will notify the Wikipedia team!!!) They will mediate the situation with us :)

Handouts:

Week 6
As stated in Week 5, post your outline and consider feedback from fellow Wikipedians.

(Copy-and-Paste from Above) Once you have determined that there are sufficient, reliable resources for your project topic, you should draft a potential outline and list your associated resources.


 * Post your outline with headings and subheadings under the 'TALK' page of your topic Wikipedia page
 * 3 to 6 subheadings should be about right at this stage; you can certainly dismiss some ideas and/or expands others as you research more
 * Provide relevant resources for each sub-topics you like to explore


 * Mentally prepare for feedback and potential criticisms from fellow Wikipedians
 * Politely thank them for their suggestions and sincerely consider their suggestions
 * When necessary, explain why the topics (and sub-topics) you are choosing are notable and how the resources you will be using are reliable
 * If comments are rude and aggressive, please notify me immediately (and I will notify the Wikipedia team!!!) They will mediate the situation with us :)

Handouts:

While you are enjoying a break next week, please remember that this is supposed to be a week for 'READING' :)


 * Continue your research endeavours, pay attentions to:
 * Actual content
 * Supporting media (photos, videos, additional links to websites, etc)
 * References
 * Share your work with your teammates via the Wikipedia 'Sandbox'
 * The Wikipedia Sandbox is a space you can share your preliminary research findings with your teammates, start editing and formatting, etc
 * The team should identify whose 'Sandbox' you like to play in
 * Say you decide to play in Judith's Sandbox, all of you can still add, edit, and delete in Judith's Sandbox; Judith won't receive bonus mark from me for staying 'active'
 * There are two ways to gain access to Judith's sandbox:
 * In the Wikipedia search bar, just type in user:_____/sandbox; say Judith's user name is judithfnh, then search for 'user:judithfnh/sandbox'
 * The course page under the 'Students' tab, links to your sandboxes will be provided

Yes, please also remember to take a break :)

You may also want to complete a 10-minute training on the Sandbox here: Sandbox

Remember to offer feedback to your teammates via iPeer on Connect by 5:00 pm on February 12.

Week 7
This week is a good time to identify gaps and challenges.

Content: ''Do you have a hard time finding neutral and reliable sources of information on a subtopic? Do you have too much info in one area, but missing content in another?''


 * You can certainly revise your outline at this stage.

Team Dynamics: ''Is everyone contributing equally (or at least roughly equally)? ''


 * Let me know if you are experiencing challenges working each other. I am here to help.

All of your positive and negative experience forms a good foundation for the Reflection piece that your team needs to submit by March 23.

This week is also a good time to plan your video, which should be posted on UBC Wiki by March 23.

Your video should NOT be a summary of your project. Instead it should have a single focus on one subtopic. The information should be concise and educational for your fellow university colleagues.

Not everyone in the team needs to play a role 'on screen'. If you understand the science well and write well, but shy in front of the camera, you can take the responsibility writing the script. One of you can be the animator, the video editor, the producer, the actor, the actress, etc. It is important that each of your contributes equally to the video (as well as the overall project). It is the team work that matters.

Do plan to spend a couple hours producing the video together. I have heard from students that they also needed a good day to do post-production work. Please manage your time accordingly.

In the past, most students chose to upload their video on to Youtube, Vimeo, etc., then embed a link on the UBC Wiki Team Project page. Please discuss privacy setting with your teammates.

At some point, you should review the evaluation criteria (I will insert a link to it). Take the time to polish your project so that it meets the 'Excellent' criteria on all categories.

In addition, you may want to use the tips from here to further fine tune your projects.

Resources: Evaluating Wikipedia

Week 8
If your team has yet posted your work on the Sandbox, you should. Use the sandbox of one of the team members and fine tune your work there collaboratively.

Two special guests will come on March 11 to offer advice on citations and references. They both have knowledge on Wikipedia editing and will stay behind to offer support. You probably want to ask them as many questions as you will have on the 11th.

In case you haven't reviewed these resources yet, here they are again: Illustrating Wikipedia and [http://wikiedu.org/evaluatingwikipedia Evaluating Wikipedia ]

Week 9
Two special guests will come share their expertise on Wikipedia referencing and general Wikipedia editing. Bring your questions!

How to reference your work: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners_without_using_templates

Week 10

 * Add final touches to your Wikipedia article.

Handout: [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Polishing_your_articles.pdf Polishing your article ]

Week 11
Before March 23, you need to move your article out of your sandbox and into Wikipedia's main space. Do not copy and paste, following the instructions in the 'Moving out of Your Sandox' handout.


 * Don't panic if your contribution disappears, and don't try to force it back in
 * Check to see if there is an explanation of the edit on the article's talk page. If not, (politely) ask why it was removed
 * Contact me
 * The TA and I will certainly check the editing history and identify what you had contributed. Your work is not lost and mark will not be affected should your content be deleted by fellow Wikipedians

Handout: [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moving_out_of_your_sandbox.pdf Moving out of Your Sandbox ]

Don't forget the last few components of your projects:

Group Reflection (4%) A 5-minute Video (14%) A potential exam question with correct answer with reasons (4%)

Please submit your summative peer evaluation and self evaluation to iPeer on Connect.

Students have finished all their work on Wikipedia that will be considered for grading.