Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Pennsylvania/Medical Missionaries to Community Partners (Fall 2017)

Global health is an often repeated goal for motivated individuals, modern leaders of countries, and non-governmental organizations. Despite its modernity, this goal has been elusive for more than 100 years and despite scientific advancement. Critics highlight language of a new imperialism through aid programs, exoticizing through medical tourism, and the reification of traditional social hierarchies. We will examine the evolution over time and place of people and programs to improve health of “underserved” populations globally. Traditionally categorized as public health and efforts to achieve a just society, we will develop an evaluation tool for past programs and conceptualize future partnerships on both a local and international stage. Students should expect to question broadly held beliefs about perceived good and service. Ultimately we will examine the concept of partnership and the notion of shared ownership, control, and goals between outside expert and inside community member. Students will be expected to develop and publish online a historical article regarding a medical missionary, global health scientist, or concept in missionary medicine. At the end of the course, students should conceptualize health and medical scientists through history, anthropology, global politics, and biomedicine.

Week 1

 * Overview of the course
 * Introduction to how Wikipedia will be used in the course
 * Understanding Wikipedia as a community, we'll discuss its expectations and etiquette.
 * What is a seminar, global health, missionary, global health scientist?

Handout: [http://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia Editing Wikipedia

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All students have Wikipedia user accounts and are listed on the course page.

Week 2

 * Basics of editing
 * Anatomy of Wikipedia articles, anatomy of a medical missionary page
 * Using categories: Tips on finding the best articles to work on for class assignments

Handouts:, [http://wikiedu.org/evaluatingwikipedia Evaluating Wikipedia

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 * Sign into your account and then complete the online training for students. 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 on the user talk page of one of your classmates, who should also be enrolled in the table at the bottom of the page.
 * Explore topics related to your topic area to get a feel for how Wikipedia is organized. What areas seem to be missing? As you explore, make a mental note of articles that seem like good candidates for improvement.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Training/For_students

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Week 3

 * Add 1–2 sentences of new information, backed up with a citation to an appropriate source, to a Wikipedia article related to the class.


 * Understand close paraphrasing, plagiarism, and copyright violations on Wikipedia.

Handouts: and [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Avoiding_plagiarism.pdf Avoiding Plagiarism

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Week 4

 * Identify an article that would benefit from illustration, create or find an appropriate photo, illustration, or audio/video, and add it to the article.
 * 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.


 * Be prepared to discuss some of your observations about your Wikipedia experiences in class

Handouts: [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Choosing_an_article.pdf Choosing an article

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Week 5

 * Research and list 3–5 article topics on your Wikipedia user page that you will consider working on as your main project. Look at the talk page for existing topics for a sense of who else is working on it and what they're doing. Describe your choices to your instructor for feedback.


 * Discuss with classmates the topics you will be working on, and determine strategies for researching and writing about them. Check on the Wiki course page to see if others are looking at the same topic.

Week 6

 * Select an article to work on, removing the rest from your user page. Add your topic on the course page.
 * Start to compile a bibliography(DUE 26 October) of relevant, reliable sources. Consider posting it to the talk page of the article you are working on. Begin reading the sources. Make sure to check in on the talk page (or watchlist) to see if anyone has advice on your bibliography.


 * Talk about Wikipedia culture and etiquette, and (optionally) revisit the concept of sandboxes and how to use them.
 * Q&amp;A session with instructor about interacting on Wikipedia and getting started with writing.

Week 7
All students have started editing articles or drafts on Wikipedia. Write a lead section, outline, and bibliography. The outline should include the standard sections of a medical missionary or similar analogous article if you are not writing on a missionary. These sections are: Early Life: Education/Personal Life, Mission: Call/Journey/Service/Return, and Legacy


 * Since you are starting a new article, write an outline of the topic in the form of a standard Wikipedia lead section of 3–4 paragraphs in your sandbox. Wikipedia articles use &quot;summary style&quot;, in which the lead section provides a balanced summary of the entire body of the article, with the first sentence serving to define the topic and place it in context. The lead section should summarize, very briefly, each of the main aspects of the topic that will be covered in detail in the rest of the article. If you are improving an existing starter article or stub, draft a new lead section reflecting your proposed changes, and post this along with a brief description of your plans on the article’s talk page. Make sure to check that page often to gather any feedback the community might provide.
 * Talk with classmates and other editors to polish your lead section and fix any major issues.
 * Continue research in preparation for writing the body of the article.

Week 8

 * Try uploading images and adding images to articles.
 * Share experiences and discuss problems.

Resources: Illustrating Wikipedia and [http://wikiedu.org/evaluatingwikipedia Evaluating Wikipedia

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Week 9

 * Select three classmates’ articles that you will peer review and copyedit. On the table at the bottom of this course page, add your username next to the articles you will peer review. Peer review the draft using the Canvas software.

Week 10

 * Move your sandbox articles into main space.
 * Do NOT copy and paste your text, or there will be no record of your work history. Follow the instructions in the &quot;Moving out of your sandbox&quot; handout.
 * Begin expanding your article into a comprehensive treatment of the topic.


 * We'll discuss moving your article out of your sandboxes and into Wikipedia's main space.
 * A general reminder: 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 your instructor or Wikipedia Content Expert and let them know.

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Handout:


 * As a group, offer suggestions for improving one or two other students' articles, based on your ideas of what makes a solid encyclopedia article.


 * Peer review two of your classmates’ articles. Leave suggestions on the article talk pages.
 * Copy-edit the two reviewed articles.

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

Week 11

 * Expand your article into a complete first draft.


 * Open discussion of the concepts of neutrality, media literacy, and the impact and limits of Wikipedia.


 * Make edits to your article based on peers’ feedback. If you disagree with a suggestion, use talk pages to politely discuss and come to a consensus on your edit.

Week 12

 * Continue discussing how the articles can be further improved. Come up with improvement goals for each article for next week.


 * Return to your classmates' articles you previously reviewed, and provide more suggestions for further improvement. If there is a disagreement, suggest a compromise.
 * Do additional research and writing to make further improvements to your article, based on your classmates' suggestions and any additional areas for improvement you can identify.

Week 13

 * Put together a Wikipedia portfolio.


 * Add final touches to your Wikipedia article.

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Handout:

Week 14
Students have finished all their work on Wikipedia that will be considered for grading.