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Course name
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Institution
Siena College
Instructor
Stephen Deyrup
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Medicine
Course dates
2020-08-25 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-11-25 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
15


This course is an introduction to the interdisciplinary field of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). We will explore the history, theory, and practice of TCM with a particular focus on herbal medicine. Topics covered will include key historical figures and texts in TCM, Qi, Yin-Yang and the Five Elements, acupuncture, and herbal medicine. This class is intended to provide a background in this fascinating subject, and does not enable practice of TCM on its own.

The course is taught in the School of Science at Siena College (Loudonville, NY) and the instructor is a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.

The goal of the Wikipedia project is to empower students to share what they learn in this class (and in a broader sense what they learn in life) with the world. I felt that this course, TCM, was particularly well-suited for learning how to properly share unbiased (or as close as possible) scientific information with a broad community. Students are expected to pick an organism used in TCM herbal medicine and edit (or create) a Wikipedia article on this organism to provide information on its historical use.

Student Assigned Reviewing
DylanHansen29 Qi
S02daup Smilax glabra
TCMexquisite
Lc28mill
Dl19toll
ChemGirl213 Morus alba
TCMexquisite1 Cinnamomum cassia

Timeline

Week 4

Course meetings
Thursday, 17 September 2020
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 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 22 September 2020   |   Thursday, 24 September 2020
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 29 September 2020   |   Thursday, 1 October 2020
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


In class - Discussion

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 6 October 2020   |   Thursday, 8 October 2020
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise
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


Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Chemistry

Cultural Anthropology

History

Medicine

Science Communication

Species

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 13 October 2020   |   Thursday, 15 October 2020
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.


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, 20 October 2020   |   Thursday, 22 October 2020

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 27 October 2020   |   Thursday, 29 October 2020
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.


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 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 3 November 2020   |   Thursday, 5 November 2020
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!


Assignment - Reflective essay

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 10 November 2020   |   Thursday, 12 November 2020
Milestones

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