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Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Manitoba/PHMD 2040 Service-Learning (Winter 2021)

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Course name
PHMD 2040 Service-Learning
Institution
University of Manitoba
Instructor
Nancy Kleiman
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Medicine
Course dates
2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-06-01 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
12


The students are expected to work on a project or activity that contributes to health promotion in this course. Most students will work on project based activities for different organizations, while some will do online or in-person mentoring of 1st year students & presentations for community organizations. This opportunity falls under health promotion and would provide students an opportunity to give back to the community they will be serving as practicing pharmacists.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Slalop Antidiarrhoeal
Svermette
Tran Types Infantile acne, Neonatal acne
Caimolgn Insomnia
Czarinaariza Psilocybin therapy
BrigitteB1 Keratosis pilaris
Schmeagans
Doxycycle Antacid, Drug delivery
Jjoyees Megaloblastic anemia, Dyslipidemia
Dangt1
Souihya
Qnessa Libido
Hdk23ph Stye
Luox3457 Azalide, Betamethasone valerate
Thomas6606

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Wednesday, 6 January 2021
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
Wednesday, 13 January 2021
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Week 3

Course meetings
Wednesday, 20 January 2021
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Medicine

Week 4

Course meetings
Wednesday, 27 January 2021
Assignment - Add to an article

Week 5

Course meetings
Wednesday, 3 February 2021
Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Wednesday, 10 February 2021
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

Milestones

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

Week 7

Course meetings
Wednesday, 17 February 2021
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 8

Course meetings
Wednesday, 24 February 2021

Week 9

Course meetings
Wednesday, 3 March 2021
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 10

Course meetings
Wednesday, 10 March 2021
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
Wednesday, 17 March 2021
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
Wednesday, 24 March 2021
Milestones

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