Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Virginia/Hidden Figures-Neuroscience through Diversity (Fall 2021)

Hidden Figures is a course that aims to introduce the students to the fundamentals of neuroscience by highlighting the original work and contributions of women and minorities underrepresented in science. Bias in citation rates plagues science and affects journalism. This contributes to the wrong portrayal of women and minorities in all aspects of science, perpetuating the stereotypes. This course will make students aware of this bias and equip them with tools to fight it: it will teach them how to assess scholarly literature, how to interpret it, and how to identify and/or create valid sources for writing Wikipedia entries for groups underrepresented in science. The final assignment will include groups of students contributing to an existing or creating an original Wikipedia entry about a scientist from underrepresented groups. They will work with resident Wikipedians and librarians to ensure the validity of their sources, improving their chances of creating an acceptable Wikipedia entry.

Week 1
Assignment: watch the documentary before classes commence

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.)

Begin a blog about your experiences. You can use discussion questions to frame your entries, or reflect on the research and writing process. Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.