Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Oklahoma/History of Science Since the 17th Century (Spring 2020)

This course examines the development of science from the 18th century to the 20th century. We will explore three interrelated questions: 1) What did people in the past know about nature? In other words, how did they explain natural phenomena such as the motions of the planets, the workings of the human body and the behavior of animals? 2) How did people in the past go about investigating the natural world? What tools or methods did they believe would yield information about natural objects, phenomena and processes? 3) How did people in the past understand Nature? For example, did they believe it was law like and regular or random and chaotic? Divinely created or spontaneously generated? Throughout the course we will seek to connect scientific ideas and scientific practices to the broader social and cultural contexts in which they were developed.

You second research assignment for this class will be to write a Wikipedia article on a woman scientist. See the WikiProject &quot;Women Scientists&quot; to get ideas of scientists you can write about: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women_scientists

Week 8
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 11
History

Women's Studies

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

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.

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 14
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!

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