Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Saint Louis University/Advanced Evolution (Spring 2021)

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Course name
Advanced Evolution
Institution
Saint Louis University
Instructor
Kasey Fowler-Finn
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Evolution
Course dates
2021-01-19 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-05-06 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
10


Students will add or significantly expand articles related to topics in Evolutionary Biology

Student Assigned Reviewing
EasyBlakeOven Jellyfish
Cat&Donkey Perennial grain
KestrelFlight Urban evolution
Elioeilish Stickleback

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Thursday, 28 January 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.)

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

In class - Discussion 2-feb
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Ecology

Environmental Sciences

Species

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 2 February 2021   |   Thursday, 4 February 2021
Assignment - Assn 1. Create Account, read through help articles 2-Feb
Assignment - Assn 2. Evaluate Wikipedia 4-Feb

Evaluate this article: write a brief synopsis of what the article did well and what it could improve in (read the mating section and reproduction section): https://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Guppy#Mating


In class - Discussion 2-Feb

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 9 February 2021   |   Thursday, 11 February 2021
Assignment - Assn 3. Topic choice 9-Feb

Make sure to OK with Dr. F-F1


Assignment - Assn 4. Submit list of 10-12 articles you will use 11feb
In class - Discussion on annotations 11-Feb

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 16 February 2021   |   Thursday, 18 February 2021
Assignment - Assn 5. Add to an existing article 16Feb

Add content and a citation to an article related to your topic. YOu only need to add a sentence or two!


Assignment - Assn 6. Annotate 5 articles 18-Feb

Annotate five articles that you will use for your Wikipedia project

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 23 February 2021   |   Thursday, 25 February 2021
Assignment - Assn 7. Annotate remaining articles 25-Feb
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

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 2 March 2021   |   Thursday, 4 March 2021
Assignment - Assn 8. Outline article in sandbox 2-March

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 9 March 2021
Assignment - Assn 9. First draft of article 9-March

Complete a first draft of your article for peer review in sandbox - do not add to wikipedia yet (we will do that after a round of peer review)

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 16 March 2021   |   Thursday, 18 March 2021
Assignment - Assn 10. Peer review two articles - give constructive feedback 16March

Guiding framework

Milestones

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

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 23 March 2021   |   Thursday, 25 March 2021
Assignment - Assn 11. 2nd draft, response to peer reviews (sandbox) 23-March

You have some feedback from other students. Consider their suggestions, decide whether it makes your work more accurate and complete, and edit your draft to make those changes. Make sure to write a brief summary of the major changes you have made and why.

Resources:

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


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 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 30 March 2021   |   Thursday, 1 April 2021
Assignment - Assn. 12. Peer review 2 articles (sandbox) 30-March

Provide further feedback on your peers' articles


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 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 6 April 2021   |   Thursday, 8 April 2021
Assignment - Assn 13. Near final draft
Polish your work and move to wikipedia 6-Apr

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!


Assignment - Assn 14. Link your article 8-April

Link your article to at least two other articles, and link at least 2 other articles to yours

Week 13

Course meetings
Tuesday, 13 April 2021   |   Thursday, 15 April 2021

Week 14

Course meetings
Tuesday, 20 April 2021   |   Thursday, 22 April 2021
Assignment - Assn 15. Practice presentation - arrange meeting with Dr. F-F. 20-Apr
Assignment - Assn 16. Final article 22-April

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 15

Course meetings
Tuesday, 27 April 2021
Assignment - Assn 17. In-class presentation 27-29-April