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Course name
Big Ideas in Chemistry
Institution
Salisbury University
Instructor
Lena Woodis
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Discoveries in Chemistry
Course dates
2019-06-12 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-07-24 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
4


This course covers a very basic intro to chemistry content while providing opportunities for the students to see how the scientists' life experiences, historical context, and culture played a part in their discovery. In addition, we examine the societal impacts these discoveries have had.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Kaseybrabant Paul Flory
Tyronnep Alfred Werner
DylanBlades23
Eden Abera Marie Maynard Daly Marie Maynard Daly

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Thursday, 13 June 2019   |   Friday, 14 June 2019   |   Saturday, 15 June 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 2

Course meetings
Sunday, 16 June 2019   |   Monday, 17 June 2019   |   Tuesday, 18 June 2019   |   Wednesday, 19 June 2019   |   Thursday, 20 June 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article

Week 3

Course meetings
Sunday, 23 June 2019   |   Monday, 24 June 2019   |   Tuesday, 25 June 2019   |   Wednesday, 26 June 2019   |   Thursday, 27 June 2019
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Chemistry

Science Communication

Week 4

Course meetings
Sunday, 30 June 2019   |   Monday, 1 July 2019   |   Tuesday, 2 July 2019   |   Wednesday, 3 July 2019   |   Thursday, 4 July 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


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 5

Course meetings
Sunday, 7 July 2019   |   Monday, 8 July 2019   |   Tuesday, 9 July 2019   |   Wednesday, 10 July 2019   |   Thursday, 11 July 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


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.


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 6

Course meetings
Sunday, 14 July 2019   |   Monday, 15 July 2019   |   Tuesday, 16 July 2019   |   Wednesday, 17 July 2019   |   Thursday, 18 July 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!
Milestones

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