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Course name
Cold War Science
Institution
University of Oklahoma
Instructor
Peter Barker
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
History of Science and Technology
Course dates
2022-08-23 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-12-14 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
42


The course presents the history of offensive and defensive strategic weapons systems from 1945 to the present, examining the political and technological context in which they developed, and their connections to nuclear power and space exploration. Students are expected to attend class, work through learning materials posted on Canvas and respond to weekly assignments by posting to discussion groups. Students will write a conventional research essay and collaborate on editing and posting Wikipedia content connected to the course.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Hapalex Robert Spencer Stone
SnazzyBoots Post–Cold War era
OceanVibes16551
Mrnachos121 Vietnam War
Greysonh8
Kpham00 American Prometheus
KirkrobMP5 TO BE TITLED, Space Race
Mkadechuk Genius in the Shadows: A Biography of Leo Szilard, the Man Behind the Bomb (New)
Ikehouston The Eugene W. Kettering Cold War Gallery
Coldwarclassbrandon Assassination attempts on Fidel Castro
Lukebbaldwin Ford, Nuclear holocaust, Exploration of the Moon, Moon landing conspiracy theories, Hollow Moon

Timeline

Week 6

Course meetings
Thursday, 29 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.

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 4 October 2022   |   Thursday, 6 October 2022
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Biographies

Films

History

Science Communication

In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 11 October 2022   |   Thursday, 13 October 2022
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 18 October 2022   |   Thursday, 20 October 2022
Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 25 October 2022   |   Thursday, 27 October 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

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 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 1 November 2022   |   Thursday, 3 November 2022
In class - 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!
Milestones

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