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Course name
PSYC 5610 Developmental Seminar
Institution
East Tennessee State University
Instructor
Allie Chroust
Wikipedia Expert
Brianda (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Psychology
Course dates
2023-01-17 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-05-08 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
7


The course is designed to provide an advanced overview of development in infancy and childhood. Special emphasis will be placed on developmental cascades—the idea that acquisition of new abilities in one domain can lead to downstream effects on another—and the application of cascades to various domains of developmental including cognitive, motor, social, and language.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Thisisforclass4 Diane Hughes
Participant8888 Kathy Hirsh-Pasek
Devpsychstuff Natasha J. Cabrera
Dr. Ham Sandwich Cynthia García Coll
TAB5610 Olivia Hooker
JT5610 Joy Osofsky
AD5610 Velma McBride Murry

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Wednesday, 1 February 2023
In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia assignment

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:

Assignment - Get started on 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.)

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 3

Course meetings
Wednesday, 8 February 2023
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 4

Course meetings
Wednesday, 15 February 2023
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Choose your article
In class - Discussion
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Biographies

Psychology

Week 5

Course meetings
Wednesday, 22 February 2023

Week 6

Course meetings
Wednesday, 1 March 2023
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

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

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 7

Course meetings
Wednesday, 8 March 2023
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion
Milestones

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

Week 8

Course meetings
Wednesday, 29 March 2023
Assignment - Respond to your peer review

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 9

Course meetings
Wednesday, 5 April 2023
Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia

Now that you've improved your draft based on others' feedback, it's time to move your work live - to the "mainspace."

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

Week 10

Course meetings
Wednesday, 12 April 2023
Assignment - Continue improving your article

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 11

Course meetings
Wednesday, 19 April 2023
Assignment - Polish your work

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 12

Course meetings
Wednesday, 26 April 2023
Assignment - Final article

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!

Week 13

Course meetings
Wednesday, 3 May 2023
Milestones

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