Welcome and Introductions
Module 1: Basic Wikipedia Knowledge
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Module 1 intro video from course co-designer: Cara Bazil (0:43)
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Module 1 Learning Objectives
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Introductory framing
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Joining the Wikipedia community
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Pillar 1: An encyclopedia
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Pillar 2: Neutral point of view
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Pillar 3: Free to access
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Pillar 4: Civility
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Pillar 5: the "Rules"
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Module 1 Quiz
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Module 1 Quiz explanations
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References
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Discussion
Module 2: Editing Wikipedia as a health-professional student
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Module 2 intro video from Course Designer: Malak Helal (0:51)
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Module 2 Learning Objectives
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Challenges you might face while editing topics related to human health
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When do these MEDRS Guidelines apply?
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When doesn’t MEDRS apply?
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Identifying reliable medical sources
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What are poor sources for Wikipedia?
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What are good choices for medical sources on Wikipedia?
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Style conventions for medical topics
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No original research
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Working with the community
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Best Practices
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Resources for editing health content
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Module 2 Quiz
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Module 2 Quiz explanations
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References
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Discussion
Module 3: Choosing articles to improve
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Module 3 intro video from course co-designer: Tolga Guven (0:51)
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Module 3 Learning Objectives
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Finding an article
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Avoid controversial topics
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A note on notability
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Assessing notability
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The concept of categories
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Using categories to find a topic
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Using navigation templates to find a topic
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Using missing pages lists to find a topic
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The concept of WikiProjects
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Evaluating the importance of an article
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Introducing WikiProject Medicine
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WikiProject Medicine's assessment table
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Using Wikiproject Medicine's framework
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Wikipedia-editing Osmosis video (5:20)
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Module 3 Quiz
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Module 3 Quiz explanations
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References
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Discussion
Module 4: Beginning your editing process
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Module 4 intro video from course co-designer: Filippos Anagnostakis (0:37)
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Module 4 Learning Objectives
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Gathering your resources
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Creating a references section
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Making your first edit
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Why and when to cite
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Adding a new citation
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Reusing an existing reference
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Creating a new citation manually
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Viewing Wikipedia pages' histories
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Comparing versions
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Example version comparison
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Wikipiedia & Plagiarism
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Types of Plagiarism
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Close paraphrasing
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Tips to avoid close paraphrasing
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Copyright Violations
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Module 4 Quiz
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Module 4 Quiz explanations
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References
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Discussion
Module 5: Significant & visual contributions
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Module 5 intro video from course co-designer: Aylin Canik (1:05)
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Module 5 Learning Objectives
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Contributing "Significant Edits"
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I'm excited. How to be productive?
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Workplan strategies
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My workplan strategy: now what?
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Why should you contribute Visual Content?
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A brief intro on copyright
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Intro to Creative Commons
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Creative Commons & Wikipedia
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Searching Creative Commons
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Creative Commons licenses on other sources
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Reusing existing images from elsewhere on Wikipedia
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Bone marrow bone image example
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Creating your own visual content
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Uploading to Wikimedia Commons
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Cataloging images for easy searchability on Wikimedia Commons
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Public Domain images
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Module 5 Quiz
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Module 5 Quiz explanations
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References
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Discussion
Module 6: Controversial Topics & Peer-review
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Module 6 intro video from course co-designer: Desireé Franco (0:34)
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Module 6 Learning Objectives
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Pre-module reflection
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Contributing to Controversial Topics Part 1
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Contributing to Controversial Topics Part 2
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What is peer review
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Stay focused
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Give positive feedback first
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Be constructive
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Give reasons and explain comments
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Allocate enough time
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Be structured in your review
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Remember this is subjective
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I've been peer-reviewed. What now?
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How does peer-review link to my learning?
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Mid-module reflection
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Practice makes perfect: Time to self peer-review!
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References
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Discussion
End course materials & invitation to participate in research study of course
Feedback & Certificate of Completion
