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Course name
Psy 250 Myths and Mysteries of Memory
Institution
Duke University
Instructor
Elizabeth Marsh
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Psychology
Course dates
2020-02-25 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-05-02 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
35


This course provides an overview of the science of memory and assesses how this work is translated outside of academia. In that context, students will be assessing the quality of wikipedia articles related to memory, and updating them to reflect modern research on human memory.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Ask.krier Childhood amnesia Forgetting curve, Hypercorrection (psychology)
Ddev22 Mood-dependent memory
Danieltaocf Forgetting curve
Gdg1500 Context-dependent memory Forgetting curve, Deese–Roediger–McDermott paradigm
Sydneywilkerson Deese–Roediger–McDermott paradigm Flashbulb memory, Weapon focus
Ecehanyurukoglu Hypercorrection (psychology) Childhood amnesia
Katie24569 Memory improvement
Ak509ak509 Involuntary memory
Kelis Johnson Weapon focus Memory improvement, Deese–Roediger–McDermott paradigm
Ritapsych250 Imagination inflation
Jangofett27 Reconstructive memory
Mackenziecole53 Police lineup Sleep and memory, Chunking (psychology)
Brynneosh Sleep and memory Forgetting curve, Police lineup
Johnaguilar007 State-dependent memory Mood-dependent memory, Forgetting curve
Elif Tunaboylu Flashbulb memory Childhood amnesia, Weapon focus
Angelinafrances92118 State dependent memory Imagination inflation, Flashbulb memory
Czaharris Deese–Roediger–McDermott paradigm Forgetting curve, Memory improvement
Wilchuskycb Exceptional memory
GMSmith30 Effect of caffeine on memory
Jnasco Adaptive memory Hypercorrection (psychology), Effect of caffeine on memory, Chunking (psychology)
SofiaM80 Memory conformity
Acfly17 Misattribution of memory
HalleBieber Police lineup, Flashbulb memory
Aborame Source amnesia
Btking111 Working memory training
Aadyaa06 Metamemory
Schachterjo19 Chunking (psychology)
Termao63 Transactive memory
NoemieB2000 Eidetic memory
Cb401 Spacing effect
Ccrabtree15 Neurobiological effects of physical exercise, Mnemonic peg system
Ars121 Working memory training

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Wednesday, 26 February 2020
Assignment - 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:

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 2 March 2020   |   Wednesday, 4 March 2020
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.)

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 16 March 2020   |   Wednesday, 18 March 2020
Assignment - Additional Training

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 23 March 2020   |   Wednesday, 25 March 2020
Assignment - Have you posted anything yet?

Everyone should have made at least one comment on a talk page or implemented a change.

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 30 March 2020   |   Wednesday, 1 April 2020
Assignment - Training Exercise - complete before class
In class - In-class workshop

           Workshop in class where we will follow up on our suggestions from March 4th.

      Begin graded Wikipedia Project: decide upon group (if desired), select topic, start working. NOTE: this project involves editing existing wikipedia entries, NOT creating new ones.  So you should be able to hold discussions in talk and won't need to move a whole article from a sandbox.

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 6 April 2020   |   Wednesday, 8 April 2020

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 13 April 2020   |   Wednesday, 15 April 2020
Assignment - Give and receive feedback!

have something up and ready for feedback by the 15th. Prepare to give feedback on others' work. 

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 20 April 2020   |   Wednesday, 22 April 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 -

Polish your entry based on the feedback you've received.  Hand in your summary sheet. Make sure you've provided feedback to others.

Milestones

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