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Course name
PSY 241 Developmental Psychology
Institution
Wake Technical Community College
Instructor
kimberly eaton
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Psychology
Course dates
2019-08-15 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-12-16 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
30


Lifespan developmental psychology course. Students will work individually or in small groups based on a shared interest, select an existing stub, and work on expanding the information and research citations cited there under the mentorship of their instructor.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Wdtseng Late talker Scale error
Jmartinezhernandez Late talker Middle child syndrome
Katevgrady Ontogenetic parade Adverse Childhood Experiences
Rkmomanyi Adverse Childhood Experiences Ontogenetic parade
Emmabrizendine Adverse Childhood Experiences Late talker
Caredgate Adverse Childhood Experiences Late talker
Layla Rosemary Late talkers Adverse Childhood Experiences
Mnieto1 Adverse Childhood Experiences Middle child syndrome
Lmgoodson Middle child syndrome Late talker
Mjmarcan Scale error Late talker
Caredgate1 Adverse Childhood Experiences, Adverse Childhood Experiences movement Late talker
Krevels1
Teedwards Adverse Childhood Experiences movement Late talker
Scvaccarelli Middle child syndrome Adverse Childhood Experiences, Late talker
Obrown12 Late talker) Middle child syndrome
Maggiejaxson Adverse Childhood Experiences movement Adverse Childhood Experiences
MsLong321
Mlanham12 Adverse Childhood Experiences movement
Ijbates Assessment of basic language and learning skills Late talker), Adverse Childhood Experiences

Timeline

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 16 September 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 7

Course meetings
Monday, 23 September 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 30 September 2019
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Choose possible topics from the list in Blackboard

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 7 October 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation

Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Psychology

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts. Submit your outline in Blackboard by 10/13

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 14 October 2019
Assignment - Peer Review Process - Modified

Please read the existing, published entry on Wikipedia for the review assigned to you, and make suggestions about things that are unclear or that a reader would need more detail about.  If there is a different entry you would prefer to read and comment on (other than your own) let me know.

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 11

Course meetings
Monday, 21 October 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 12

Course meetings
Monday, 28 October 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 13

Course meetings
Monday, 4 November 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!

Week 14

Course meetings
Monday, 11 November 2019
Assignment - Reflective essay (due 11/17 in Blackboard)

Guiding questions

Milestones

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

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