Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Memorial University of Newfoundland/Animal Behaviour (Fall 2019)

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Course name
Animal Behaviour
Institution
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Instructor
David Wilson
Wikipedia Expert
Elysia (Wiki Ed)
Subject
animal behaviour
Course dates
2019-09-04 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-11-27 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
46


This third-year course will introduce students to the integrative study of animal behaviour. Lectures will emphasize how an animal's behaviour adapts it to its environment, why different species behave in different ways, and why, within species, there are behavioural differences among individuals. The Wikipedia assignment will introduce students to the Wikipedia platform and teach them necessary skills for critically reviewing, editing, and contributing to existing articles. Students will also create a new article or develop an existing article related to animal behaviour, and then present that topic and their Wikipedia experience to the class during a brief oral presentation.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Sneaker male
Sburton17 Signature whistle Burrow, Carabus dufouri
Kab055mun Anting (bird activity) Egg tossing (behavior), Synurbization
Mg7520 Abnormal behaviour of birds in captivity Helpers at the nest, Kleptothermy
Aed761 Cat behavior Drumming (snipe), Predator satiation
K.white31 Placentophagy Emotion in animals, Amplexus
Acp741 Bucking Cleaner fish, Fixed action pattern
Jpritch29 Tail wagging by dogs Interlocus sexual conflict, Synurbization
Emilygeorge06 Drumming (snipe) Amplexus, Shiny cowbird
Jthornhill16 Synurbization Anting (bird activity), Tail wagging by dogs
Cdb1220 Dietary indiscretion Fixed action pattern, Sepia mestus
Rp8848 Black-and-white colobus Burrow, Fainting goat
JanuarytheCalico Interlocus sexual conflict Vacuum activity, Tail wagging by dogs
Ehong25 Headshaking Mate choice copying, Shiny cowbird
TOliver9712 Morgan's Canon Tracking (dog), Woodpecker finch
KaleighSmith Autohaemorrhaging Black-and-white colobus, Prusten
Emw3181 Amplexus Drumming (snipe), Vacuum activity
Hfarrell1 Interlocus sexual conflict, Egg tossing (behavior)
Ksilver19 Prusten Egg tossing (behavior), Helpers at the nest
Cass-stock Fixed action pattern Bottom feeder, Dietary indiscretion
Mn2019 Kleptothermy Abnormal behaviour of birds in captivity, Black-headed gull
Aennis15 Caudal luring Woodpecker finch, Cleaner fish
Hmc442 Vacuum activity Amplexus, Interlocus sexual conflict
ESE98 Mate choice copying Sepia mestus, Headshaking
Kensarah1234 Egg tossing (behavior) Anting (bird activity), Prusten
Nchs21 Black-headed gull Kleptothermy, Puffer Fish Mating Ritual
Pmbanks Puffer Fish Mating Ritual Black-headed gull, Fainting goat
Sydneyn23 Tracking (dog) Cannibalism in poultry, Morgan's Canon
Bethakneedeep Bottom feeder Fixed action pattern, Instinctive drift
Lb6578 Helpers at the nest Abnormal behaviour of birds in captivity, Prusten
Debm73 Sepia mestus Dietary indiscretion, Mate choice copying
Avajar20 Instinctive drift Bottom feeder, Dog aggression
Sella rainbow Carabus dufouri Cannibalism in poultry, Signature whistle
Sophykbutt Cannibalism in poultry Carabus dufouri, Tracking (dog)
Ethologyisfun31 Supernormal stimulus Amplexus, Vacuum activity
Sjb165 Kneading (cats) Morgan's Canon, Tracking (dog)
AnimalBehaviorStudent Dog aggression Cleaner fish, Instinctive drift
Amhwarren Cleaner fish Caudal luring, Dog aggression
Zh3538 Woodpecker finch Caudal luring, Morgan's Canon
Emily.Connors Shark threat display Woodpecker finch, Emotion in animals
Abeththorne Predator satiation Shiny cowbird, Vacuum activity
Meg Dillon8 Purr Headshaking, Sepia mestus
Sarahkwhelan Burrow Black-and-white colobus, Signature whistle
Emilyd1997 Shiny cowbird Drumming (snipe), Headshaking
SophiaGibbons Emotion in animals Placentophagy, Puffer Fish Mating Ritual
Rd989 Fainting goat Black-and-white colobus, Puffer Fish Mating Ritual

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Wednesday, 11 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). Complete the two training modules, which, together, are worth 5% of your total Wikipedia assignment.

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 16 September 2019   |   Wednesday, 18 September 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an articleComplete the two training modules and the training exercise, then complete the assignment by evaluating a Wikipedia article about animal behaviour. Make your evaluation in your sandbox under a heading entitled "Article Evaluation." You should address the article's content, tone, sources, and talk page, as stipulated in the assignment; however, you do not need to address every question mentioned in the assignment within each of these categories, as some questions may not be relevant. Make your comments specific and constructive, and avoid simply saying that 'everything looks good.' Write in full sentences; spelling and grammar are important in this assignment, as they are in all assignments. Remember to include the name of the article in your evaluation. This assignment is worth 10% of your total Wikipedia assignment.


Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 23 September 2019   |   Wednesday, 25 September 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 30 September 2019   |   Wednesday, 2 October 2019
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 7 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 9 October 2019
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

As part of this assignment, you should begin drafting your contribution in a new or existing sandbox. At this point, an outline or a few sentences is sufficient, but we need to see that you have made a start on your article. Be sure to label your contribution appropriately so that we can easily recognize it.

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

Ecology

Species

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 7

Course meetings
Wednesday, 16 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.


In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 21 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 23 October 2019
Assignment - Complete first draft of article

At this stage, please place your draft article in a new or existing sandbox; do not make your contributions to the live article on Wikipedia.org. If you are adding to an existing article, rather than creating a new one, only include in your sandbox the new paragraphs and any paragraphs that you are editing. Do not copy an entire article into your sandbox (unless you are editing every paragraph within in), as this is a copyright violation.

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 28 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 30 October 2019
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding frameworkAll students have been assigned two of their peers' articles for review. You can find the two articles that have been assigned to you by navigating to your user profile in the 'students' tab'. For this assignment, you must provide constructive feedback on each of those articles following the guidance provided in the tutorial. If an article already exists on Wikipedia.org, be sure to read the live page and the contribution that the student is making in their sandbox. You can comment on all aspects of the article, but should focus your comments on the student's contribution and its fit within the overall article. Provide your feedback in the talk page of the sandbox containing the contribution, and be sure to include your username so that the student and instructors know who the feedback is from (e.g., Peer review of article Deceptive Signalling by user Sneaker male). If you did not complete a draft of your article during the week 8 assignment, then you will not receive peer review, but you are still expected to provide peer review to the two articles assigned to you.

Milestones

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

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 4 November 2019   |   Wednesday, 6 November 2019
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.


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
Wednesday, 13 November 2019   |   Friday, 15 November 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


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!
Milestones

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

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 18 November 2019   |   Wednesday, 20 November 2019
In class - In-class presentation

Guiding questions

Week 13

Course meetings
Monday, 25 November 2019   |   Wednesday, 27 November 2019
In class - In-class presentation (continued)