Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Michigan Medical School/Med Communications Wikipedia 2022 UMMS (Spring)

Welcome to the Improving Medical Communication Through Wikipedia elective. Through this course you will increase the quality of health information on Wikipedia as you update and add content to self-selected articles. Since Wikipedia is the most widely used medical reference resource in the world, your work as a Wikipedia Editor will have a global impact and help reduce information access disparities. Over the course of the 4-week elective, you will develop skills by participating in reference mining, article editing, peer review, and reflections on the experience.

Week 1
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
 * Course FAQs

When the course starts, everyone should have a Wikipedia account. Create an account and join this course page using the link we sent you.

Make sure you're signed into your Wikipedia account and the Dashboard to make sure your edits count toward the course!

Class meeting
Monday, January 31 from 9-10 am via Zoom


 * Overview of the course
 * Understanding Wikipedia as a community
 * Discuss workplan and WikiProject Medicine style guidelines
 * Discuss peer review and work in progress meeting expectations

Self-directed assignments

 * Setup individual Wikipedia account
 * Editing practice (embedded within video)
 * Ping another student
 * Required Reading
 * Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources (medicine)
 * Resources
 * Course Introduction Slides
 * Course Syllabus

Exercise
Evaluate an article

Refer to today's reading, Manual of Style, for medicine-related articles as you critique the article.

Self-directed assignments

 * Watch PhD Comics - Open Access Explained [YouTube video]
 * Explore articles you may want to work on for the course and consider your justifications as to why you want to work on them
 * Required Readings
 * Guide for Editing Wikipedia articles on Medicine
 * Manual of Style for medicine-related articles - Focus on specifics on general population level reading of articles

Exercise
Copyedit an article


 * Please aim for at least 5 edits

Self-directed assignments

 * Explore WikiProject Medicine Assessment Statistics table to find your article
 * Required Readings
 * Wikipedia Editing
 * Chapter 1 of Help:Wikipedia: The Missing Manual
 * Wikipedia  Help:Editing
 * Reliable Sources
 * Wikipedia: Identifying reliable sources
 * Review of the 4Ws on critical appraisal of sources
 * Optional Assignments
 * Follow instructions in Chapter 1 to make additional edits in the sandbox
 * Review training module: Wikipedia - How to Edit

Self-directed assignment

 * Draft your Work Plan, which you will post on the talk page of your selected Wikipedia article by the end of October 29. This will allow you to engage with the Wikipedian community interested in your article.
 * Consider explicitly addressing any of the following attributes (but don't feel limited):
 * 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 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 underrepesented?
 * Check a few citations. Do the links work? Is there any close paraphrasing or plagarism in the article?
 * Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?
 * Which sections will you prioritize during this elective?
 * What resources do you intend to look up?
 * How will you decide what things (e.g., signs, symptoms, side-effects, etc.) to specifically include or exclude?
 * Will you embed article links to other Wikipedia pages?
 * How will you ensure you avoid &quot;doctor speak&quot; and not use jargon?

Self-directed assignments

 * Take a few screenshots of your assigned article -- they may come in handy for your final presentation.
 * Alternatively, consider taking a short video of the article.
 * The Course FAQs include instructions for recording videos with software available on Macs and Windows 10.
 * Finalize and post your Work Plan on the Talk Page of your assigned article. Posting your Work Plan on the Wikiepdia article's talk page allows you to engage with the Wikipedian community members interested in your article.
 * Follow your Work Plan to begin drafting your contributions in your Sandbox.
 * By the end of February 6, submit your Work in Progress (WIP) answering the following prompts:
 * What are the highlights of your Work Plan?
 * What work have you completed so far?
 * What work do you plan to do the rest of the week?
 * What questions do you have for the instructors and/or group?
 * Reflect on critical appraisal and how it relates to sources and citations you select for the public.

Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have questions using the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Week 2
A month-long elective may feel like a long time, but it's remarkably short for this kind of work! I expect each of you will have begun making edits live on Wikipedia (e.g. not merely in your sandboxes) before the end of this week.

Class meeting

 * WIP Meeting via Zoom
 * Present an overview of the WIP submitted by February 6

Self-directed assignment

 * Continue drafting your contributions in the Sandbox

Self-directed assignments

 * Finish drafting your initial contributions in the Sandbox
 * Continue gathering sources for your article

Self-directed assignment

 * Begin making live edits in your Wikipedia article
 * Make sure you are signed into your Wikipedia account and the Dashboard to make sure your edits count towards the course!

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

Self-directed assignments

 * Follow your Work Plan to edit your Wikipedia article
 * By the end of February 13, submit WIP answering the following prompts:
 * What work have you completed so far?
 * What work do you plan to do the rest of the week?
 * What questions do you have for the instructors and/or the group?
 * Reflect on 1) Wikipedia as a public communication tool and 2) how you are adjusting your communication style for Wikipedia.

Class meeting

 * WIP Meeting via Zoom
 * Present an overview of the WIP submitted by February 13

Self-directed assignments

 * Follow your Work Plan to edit your Wikipedia article

Self-directed assignments

 * Follow your Work Plan to edit your Wikipedia article

Self-directed assignments

 * Begin peer review, which should be posted on the Talk page of the article being reviewed
 * Required Reading
 * Pedagogy in Action: Guidelines for Students -- Peer Review

What should a peer review look like?

During our discussion in class on January 31, we will define specific attributes to be itemized here.


 * ** *** Peer review for Winter 2022:
 * Set guidelines that can be followed by all parties involved
 * Be professional in writing and receiving feedback
 * Pay attention to the readability of the article to make sure it is appropriate for the Wikipedia audience
 * Feedback should be:
 * Honest and accurate - focus on areas that need improvement, while acknowledging what your classmated did well too
 * Understandable - don't get too caught up in the language, but make sure it is clear
 * Actionable - be specific to help the author make improvments

Resources:


 * Wikipedia Article Assessment Rubric

Self-directed assignments

 * Complete peer review of partner's article through the Talk page
 * Peer reviews are DUE by the end of Friday of Week 3 (Friday, February 18)
 * Revisit your text and refine your work. To continue improving 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
 * Add images and other media
 * By the end of February 20, submit WIP answering the following prompts:
 * What work have you completed so far?
 * What work do you plan to do the rest of the week?
 * What questions do you have for the instructors and/or the group?
 * Reflect on the peer review process and the importance of peer review.

Week 4
By the start of Week 4, every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles.

Class meeting

 * WIP Meeting via Zoom
 * Present an overview of the WIP submitted by February 20

Self-directed assignments

 * Begin responding to your peer review
 * You now have feedback from a classmate and possibly other Wikipedians. Consider their suggestions, decide whether it makes your work more accurate and complete, and edit your article to make those changes.
 * Reply to any comments or questions from the Wikipedia editor of the article you peer reviewed.

What should a response to the peer reviewer's comments look like?

During our discussion in class on January 31, we will define specific attributes to be itemized here.


 * ** *** Responding to peer reviewer's comments Winter 2022:
 * Have guidelines that can be followed by all parties involved
 * Express gratitude for the time and effort required to provide feedback
 * Be professional in writing and receiving feedback

Resources:


 * Editing Wikipedia, pages 12 and 14
 * Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.

Self-directed assignments

 * Continue to discuss the peer reviews through talk pages, as necessary.
 * Reply to any comments or questions from the Wikipedia editor of the article you peer reviewed.
 * Continue to expand and improve your work, and format your article to match Wikipedia's tone and standards.

Self-directed assignments

 * Continue polishing your work
 * Respond to the following prompts in the Wrap Up document:
 * What did I accomplish during the elective (summary)?
 * How does my article compare to earlier versions?
 * What did I learn?
 * What will I take forward with me into the future?
 * In hindsight, is there anything I would have done differently?
 * Prepare your 10-15 minute presentation in the class Final Presentation slides. Topics could include:
 * Your responses to the Wrap Up prompts
 * Visualizations of your work and impact

Remember to contact your Wikipedia Expert at any time if you need further help!

Guiding questions

Class meeting
Friday, February 25 via Zoom

At our wrap up meeting we will gather to share accomplishments and lessons learned from the elective. The final presentations will be 10-15 minutes each and may cover the prompts from the Wrap Up document.

Self-directed assignments

 * Submit reflection responding to the following prompts in the Wrap Up document: 1) the impact of your contributions to Wikipedia and 2) the most impactful part of the process for you.
 * Complete course evaluation and assessment
 * Review Course Wrap Up Slides from instructors