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- Course name
- CHM 4664-9664 Signal Transduction
- Institution
- Villanova University
- Instructor
- Aimee Eggler
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Signal Transduction
- Course dates
- 2018-08-27 00:00:00 UTC – 2018-12-12 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 8
General background on signal transduction, critical reading of related primary literature articles, emphasis on natural products and electrophilic/oxidative signaling.
Timeline
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 3 September 2018 | Wednesday, 5 September 2018
- 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:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- 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 3
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 10 September 2018 | Wednesday, 12 September 2018
- In class - Discussion
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 17 September 2018 | Wednesday, 19 September 2018
- Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
- Assignment - Choose possible topics
Exercise
Choose a topic, and indicate this in your Sandbox
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
- In class - Discussion
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 24 September 2018 | Wednesday, 26 September 2018
- Assignment - Exercise
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 1 October 2018 | Wednesday, 3 October 2018
- 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
- Milestones
Everyone has 3 (or 4) citations in their sandbox, and the reasons they chose these, including what sentences they want to add or improve with these citations.
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 8 October 2018 | Wednesday, 10 October 2018
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 22 October 2018 | Wednesday, 24 October 2018
- In class - 1/2 class period on getting Wiki content ready for peer review
- Assignment - Get your sandbox ready for peer review
Next week, your planned edits/additions/citations will be peer reviewed by a fellow student. At this point, you want to have done the majority of the work in finding good additions to your article of choice.
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 29 October 2018 | Wednesday, 31 October 2018
- Assignment - Peer Review
This week, review the planned article edits and citations (4 total) in the sandbox of the classmate you've been assigned to peer review. Give constructive feedback to them by email, and cc Dr. Eggler on this email. Feedback is due on 11/12.
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 5 November 2018 | Wednesday, 7 November 2018
- Assignment - Respond to your peer review
You have some feedback from another student 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 11
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 12 November 2018 | Wednesday, 14 November 2018
- 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 - Exercise
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 19 November 2018
- 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!
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 26 November 2018 | Wednesday, 28 November 2018
- Assignment - Reflective essay
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.