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Course name
Microbiology
Institution
Texas Lutheran University
Instructor
Robert Jonas
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Microbiology
Course dates
2019-08-27 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-12-11 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
57


Students will work in groups of 2 or 3 to find and analyze information on a specific disease. I expect them to use at least 5 peer reviewed references.

Student Assigned Reviewing
AmistySosa
Ehstokes Protozoan infection Koch's postulates
Amyfrie441 Koch's postulates Protozoan infection, Pathogenomics
EELR Pathogenomics
Spenceralee
Talhamilton Chlamydia trachomatis
AshlynnNoyola Mycobacterium tuberculosis
ChefboiRD311 Pathogenomics
Holly6322 Pathogenomics
Bccano Mycobacterium leprae
Embotch
Mbishop3956 Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus
Mzamo10 Vibrio cholerae
Madiflores7 Vibrio cholerae
Chloegallegos Microbial cyst
Akpetersen27
Briannaflo0520 Clindamycin
Isaiah&Mark Medical microbiology
Hannahotero
Ajdougall Ziehl–Neelsen stain
Mcwold Treponema pallidum
Alymoreno
Tbhudson9943 Chlamydia trachomatis
AmistySosa99 Bacterial transcription
Tdterrill Chlamydia trachomatis
Steph1465
Thdalexander
Landon Gonzalez Treponema pallidum
Hrsherrerd Treponema pallidum
Hlmartinez [[1]], Bacillus
CatherineRamos1214 Pathogenomics
Hns0424
Alexcornman Industrial microbiology
Cameron Maha
Yadira Mota Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli
Kholman20
Hstompkins Bacillus anthracis
Nrtrumble Vibrio cholerae
Pcdahl Bacterial genome
Ambettersworth
Elisenicolegray Functional near-infrared spectroscopy
Grweitman

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Thursday, 5 September 2019
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
Tuesday, 10 September 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 17 September 2019   |   Thursday, 19 September 2019
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Ecology

Genes and Proteins

Medicine

Science Communication

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 24 September 2019   |   Thursday, 26 September 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 1 October 2019   |   Thursday, 3 October 2019
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 8 October 2019   |   Thursday, 10 October 2019
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

Milestones

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

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 15 October 2019
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
Tuesday, 22 October 2019   |   Thursday, 24 October 2019
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
Tuesday, 29 October 2019   |   Thursday, 31 October 2019
Assignment - Continue improving your article

Exercise

Add links to 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
Tuesday, 5 November 2019
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
Tuesday, 12 November 2019   |   Thursday, 14 November 2019
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!


In class - In-class presentation

Guiding questions

Week 13

Course meetings
Tuesday, 19 November 2019   |   Thursday, 21 November 2019
Milestones

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