Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Oregon State University/OEAS540 Biogeochemical Earth (Fall 2019)

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Course name
OEAS540 Biogeochemical Earth
Institution
Oregon State University
Instructor
George Waldbusser
Wikipedia Expert
Elysia (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Ocean and Earth Ecosystems
Course dates
2019-09-25 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-12-25 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
20


Integrating fundamental concepts in biological and chemical oceanography to understand energy and material transformations in estuarine, coastal and open ocean habitats. Topics include structure and function of marine ecosystems, biogeochemical cycles, and human impacts.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Grifnata Sub-glacial lakes
Rahoward3 Oxygen minimum zone Jellyfish bloom, North Atlantic Aerosols and Marine Ecosystems Study
Dpshah25 Sub-glacial lakes
Ghazil Sub-glacial lakes
Equinon1 Oxygen minimum zone Sub-glacial lakes, Jellyfish bloom
Nicolas Xoan North Atlantic Aerosols and Marine Ecosystems Study
Aliyajamil Jellyfish bloom
Churcaly Sub-glacial lakes
Laurayray
Milesta Oxygen minimum zone
Chodonn North Atlantic Aerosols and Marine Ecosystems Study
Considim North Atlantic Aerosols and Marine Ecosystems Study
Ryan P McLaughlin Jellyfish bloom
Sullivch North Atlantic Aerosols and Marine Ecosystems Study
Hubertub Oxygen minimum zone
Michelle.nguy Sub-glacial lakes
Nomurak Jellyfish bloom
Koszutam Oxygen minimum zone North Atlantic Aerosols and Marine Ecosystems Study, Jellyfish bloom
ATeahan Jellyfish bloom
Anna.bolm Jellyfish bloom
Bambakit North Atlantic Aerosols and Marine Ecosystems Study

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Wednesday, 25 September 2019   |   Friday, 27 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.)

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 30 September 2019   |   Wednesday, 2 October 2019   |   Friday, 4 October 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 7 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 9 October 2019   |   Friday, 11 October 2019
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 14 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 16 October 2019   |   Friday, 18 October 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 21 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 23 October 2019   |   Friday, 25 October 2019
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9


Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Chemistry

Ecology

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 28 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 30 October 2019   |   Friday, 1 November 2019
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Milestones

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

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 4 November 2019   |   Wednesday, 6 November 2019   |   Friday, 8 November 2019
Assignment - Work on Rough Drafts of Pages

 

Resources:

  • Editing Wikipedia, pages 12 and 14
  • Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.

Week 8

Course meetings
Wednesday, 13 November 2019   |   Friday, 15 November 2019
Assignment - Rough Draft Presentations in Class for Feedback

Following the others' feedback, it's time to learn how to move your work live - to the "mainspace."

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 18 November 2019   |   Wednesday, 20 November 2019   |   Friday, 22 November 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.


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 10

Course meetings
Monday, 25 November 2019   |   Wednesday, 27 November 2019
Assignment - Final article Polishing Continues

It's the final full 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 - Putting the finishing touches on

Guiding questions

Week 11

Assignment - You've finished your Wikipedia assignment!

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