Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Connecticut/Physiological Ecology of Animals (Spring 2016)
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- Course name
- Physiological Ecology of Animals
- Institution
- University of Connecticut
- Instructor
- Eric Schultz
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
- Course dates
- 2016-01-19 – 2016-05-07
- Approximate number of student editors
- 24
Physiology of animals in an evolutionary context: how individuals cope and how species adapt to natural environments.
Timeline
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Week 11
- In class - Media literacy discussion
- Open discussion of the concepts of neutrality, media literacy, and the impact and limits of Wikipedia.
- Assignment - Address peer review suggestions
- Make edits to your article based on peers’ feedback. If you disagree with a suggestion, use talk pages to politely discuss and come to a consensus on your edit.
Week 12
- In class - Discuss further article improvements
- Continue discussing how the articles can be further improved. Come up with improvement goals for each article for next week.
- Assignment - Continue improving articles
- Return to your classmates' articles you previously reviewed, and provide more suggestions for further improvement. If there is a disagreement, suggest a compromise.
- Do additional research and writing to make further improvements to your article, based on your classmates' suggestions and any additional areas for improvement you can identify.
- Assignment - Prepare for in-class presentation
- Prepare for an in-class presentation about your Wikipedia editing experience.
Week 13
- In class - In-class presentation
- Prepare for an in-class presentation about your Wikipedia editing experience.
- Assignment - Final article
- Add final touches to your Wikipedia article.
Handout: Polishing your article
Week 14
- Milestones
Students have finished all their work on Wikipedia that will be considered for grading.