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Course name
Sport and Exercise Psychology
Institution
Anderson University
Instructor
Suzanne Dodd
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Psychology
Course dates
2021-08-16 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-12-09 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
12


This course is a survey of the psychological principles applied to sport, exercise, and coaching situations. We cover learning and motivation, social elements of performance, and mental enhancement techniques. These students have a strong background in anatomy and exercise physiology and are learning how to develop psychological characteristics to enhance performance.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Sidneyford Jonah complex Personal trainer, Practice (learning method)
Jsmith116 SMART criteria, Psychological stress
Jroberts119 Athletic training Negative feedback, Coaching
Aztec23basketball Diet (nutrition) Athletic training, Biofeedback
Lauren.8925 Psychological stress, Negative feedback Perfectionism (psychology), Jonah complex
CriticalThinker91 Clutch (sports) Diet (nutrition), Personal trainer
Gs3654 Coaching, Perfectionism (psychology) Clutch (sports), Practice (learning method)
Ilovesports108 SMART criteria, Personal trainer Psychological stress, Negative feedback
Jpb56 SMART criteria, Coaching
Mikailya Practice (learning method) Athletic training, Biofeedback
Jbrandenburg103 Biofeedback Perfectionism (psychology), Jonah complex
Jessneadow Clutch (sports), Diet (nutrition)

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 30 August 2021
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.)

Assignment - Wikipedia assignment blog

Begin a blog about your experiences. You can use discussion questions to frame your entries, or reflect on the research and writing process. Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 6 September 2021
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 13 September 2021
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 20 September 2021
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 27 September 2021
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

Psychology

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 4 October 2021
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 8

Course meetings
Monday, 11 October 2021
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 9

Course meetings
Monday, 18 October 2021
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 10

Course meetings
Monday, 25 October 2021
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.

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 1 November 2021
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 12

Course meetings
Monday, 8 November 2021
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!
In class - In-class presentation
Assignment - Reflective essay

Week 13

Course meetings
Monday, 15 November 2021
Milestones

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