Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Oklahoma/Science, Nature and Society (Fall 2018)

This course is an introduction to the serious study of history, and especially the history of science, emphasizing the unique resources of the University of Oklahoma. Course units are: (1) Galileo, science and religion (2) Darwin, science and race and (3) Climate change, science and politics. Students write one conventional essay to learn basic skills during unit (1). During units (2) and (3) they work in a group to edit or construct a Wikipedia page on a topic connected to the course, and based on suggestions from the Instructor.

Week 9
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.

Exercise
Evaluate an article

Thinking about sources and plagiarism

Week 11
Choose your topic / Find your sources

What's a content gap?

Resource: Editing Wikipedia pp. 7-9

Biographies

Environmental Sciences

Genes and Proteins

History

Science Communication

Species

Exercise
Add a citation

Guiding framework

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 13
Guiding framework

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.

Thinking about Wikipedia

Week 14
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!

Nominating your article for Did You Know

Week 15
Groups 1-4: Make a Powerpoint prsetation on your Wikipedia proect that (1) identifies all group members (2) describes your Wikipedia project(s) (3) explains your sources and where you found them.

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 16
Groups 5-7: Make a Powerpoint prsetation on your Wikipedia proect that (1) identifies all group members (2) describes your Wikipedia project(s) (3) explains your sources and where you found them.

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