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Course name
History of Science to Newton
Institution
University of Oklahoma
Instructor
Peter Barker
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
History of Science
Course dates
2019-08-19 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-12-17 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
42


Course Goals: To acquaint students with the main theories of the universe in the Western scientific tradition, how they changed, and why they changed, from the ancient Greeks to the time of Newton; to develop skills in the critical evaluation of texts and the reasoned defense of conclusions reached by the individual. In place of a final paper students will work on establishing or editing a Wikipedia page connected with course material. Students will be expected to add 5000 characters, and provide bibliographic support in standard format.

Student Assigned Reviewing
BeeSeahawk
Croche30 Rudolphine Tables
Orte9905 Pythagorean astronomical system
Chee9202
Talhomair Observational history of comets
Abailv Wittenberg interpretation of Copernicus
TCOU53378 Fixed Stars
Zus1243 Wittenberg interpretation of Copernicus
MT0171999
JBMtz Vicarious Hypothesis
Stopsign123 Jacques du Chevreul Pythagorean astronomical system
Eglegg2019 Al-'Adudi Hospital
Cllam0599 Copernican Revolution Jacques du Chevreul
Wikiproj1375 Michael Maestlin
Homsi918 Caspar Peucer
Mch2726 Michael Maestlin
Obatasa
Flynn2019 Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi
Loken97 Comet
SM0405 Caspar Peucer
KimChilly Michael Maestlin, Tycho Brahe, Johannes Kepler, Great Comet of 1577
Mass0027 Caspar Peucer
Tnp2099 Erasistratus
Snapperfly Hippocratic Corpus
Peaches'Ncream7 Comets
TsalagiAniwaya
Miadickson1 Caspar Peucer
Abacaxi4123
WIKIRedPanda99 Blacks in Early Medicine
Sushi2019 Caspar Peucer
Adelaide of the Pasture History of the location of the soul
Probablymayan
Tavycat Wittenberg interpretation of Copernicus
CJL5434 Erasistratus
C.B Simba
Tnguyen7 Observational history of comets
Titanis25 Telescope
HarrisonPowell826
Tashapacker Wittenberg interpretation of Copernicus
Ahumason Fixed Stars
TaoranC Georg Joachim Rheticus
Averysteak

Timeline

Week 9

Course meetings
Wednesday, 16 October 2019   |   Friday, 18 October 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 10

Course meetings
Monday, 21 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 23 October 2019   |   Friday, 25 October 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 28 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 30 October 2019   |   Friday, 1 November 2019
In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

History

Science Communication

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 4 November 2019   |   Wednesday, 6 November 2019   |   Friday, 8 November 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


Assignment - Exercise

Copyedit an article

Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 13

Course meetings
Monday, 11 November 2019   |   Wednesday, 13 November 2019   |   Friday, 15 November 2019
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

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 14

Course meetings
Monday, 18 November 2019   |   Wednesday, 20 November 2019   |   Friday, 22 November 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 15

Course meetings
Monday, 25 November 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.


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 16

Course meetings
Monday, 2 December 2019   |   Wednesday, 4 December 2019   |   Friday, 6 December 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.