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Course name
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Institution
Siena College
Instructor
Stephen Deyrup
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Medicine
Course dates
2022-09-07 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-12-12 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
32


This course is an introduction to the interdisciplinary field of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). We will explore the history, theory, and practice of TCM with a particular focus on herbal medicine. Topics covered will include key historical figures and texts in TCM, Qi, Yin-Yang and the Five Elements, acupuncture, and herbal medicine. This class is intended to provide a background in this fascinating subject, and does not enable practice of TCM on its own.

The course is taught in the School of Science at Siena College (Loudonville, NY) and the instructor is a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.

The goal of the Wikipedia project is to empower students to share what they learn in this class (and in a broader sense what they learn in life) with the world. I felt that this course, TCM, was particularly well-suited for learning how to properly share unbiased (or as close as possible) scientific information with a broad community. Students are expected to pick an organism used in TCM herbal medicine and edit (or create) a Wikipedia article on this organism to provide information on its historical use.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Tonisi T
AnnaliseBasit
Za17arai
Mkopcza Cinnamon
Shaywoodard Ginger
Ericj25
Sr14werb Cinnamomum cassia
SienaTCM Panax ginseng Ginger, Ginseng
Sf23olso Ginseng
Sienasaint13 Nutmeg Ginseng, Panax ginseng
Cam Coe27 Lung (Chinese medicine) Ginger, Ginseng
Smarigold Black pepper
Autumnduff
DefinitelyNotIsaiah
Cassie22smith Ginger
Relizabeth1 Black pepper
Em09gatt Panax ginseng Ginseng, Ginger
Jl15pepe Glycyrrhiza uralensis
Samantha Moll. L
Sim772 Snake oil, Goji
Mr13maye Panax ginseng Ginger, Ginseng
Jm2bas Panax ginseng
Sennen grove
Ag29marr
Sydney Ruiz
Al20abra
SG256 Lycium

Timeline

Week 4

Course meetings
Wednesday, 28 September 2022   |   Friday, 30 September 2022
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 5

Course meetings
Monday, 3 October 2022   |   Wednesday, 5 October 2022   |   Friday, 7 October 2022
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 10 October 2022   |   Wednesday, 12 October 2022
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

Week 7

Course meetings
Wednesday, 19 October 2022   |   Friday, 21 October 2022
Assignment - Make a small edit
Assignment - Finalize your topic and find sources

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 24 October 2022   |   Wednesday, 26 October 2022   |   Friday, 28 October 2022
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 31 October 2022   |   Wednesday, 2 November 2022   |   Friday, 4 November 2022
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion
Milestones

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 7 November 2022   |   Wednesday, 9 November 2022   |   Friday, 11 November 2022
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, 14 November 2022   |   Wednesday, 16 November 2022   |   Friday, 18 November 2022
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, 21 November 2022
Assignment - Continue improving 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, 28 November 2022   |   Wednesday, 30 November 2022   |   Friday, 2 December 2022
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 - Reflective essay

Week 14

Course meetings
Monday, 5 December 2022
Milestones

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