Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Saint Louis University/Advanced Evolution (Spring 2016)

Student	Assigned	Reviewing
SterlingHerron	Evolution of annual and perennial life cycles in plants
Arobson1	Evolution of aerobic fermentation
Jgarret8	Phylogenetic Inertia
Beezing	Specialization in bees, Specialization in bees (Hymenoptera: Anthophila)
Djocson	Enchenopa binotata complex
Ahenry923	The Nothonotus subspecies
Wshoenberger	Behavioral Plasticity

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings

Tuesday, 9 February 2016 | Thursday, 11 February 2016

In class - Wikipedia essentials

Overview of the course
Introduction to how Wikipedia will be used in the course
Understanding Wikipedia as a community, we'll discuss its expectations and etiquette.

Handout: Editing Wikipedia

Assignment - Editing basics

Basics of editing
Anatomy of Wikipedia articles, what makes a good article, how to distinguish between good and bad articles
Collaborating and engaging with the Wiki editing community
Tips on finding the best articles to work on for class assignments

Handouts: Using Talk Pages, Evaluating Wikipedia

Assignment - Practicing the basics

Create an account and join this course page.
Complete the introductory training modules. During this training, you will make edits in a sandbox and learn the basic rules of Wikipedia.
Create a User page.
To practice editing and communicating on Wikipedia, introduce yourself to another student on their user talk page.
Explore topics related to your topic area to get a feel for how Wikipedia is organized. What areas seem to be missing? As you explore, make a mental note of articles that seem like good candidates for improvement.

Milestones

All students have Wikipedia user accounts and are listed on the course page.

Week 2

Course meetings

Tuesday, 16 February 2016 | Thursday, 18 February 2016

Assignment - Using sources

Review close paraphrasing, plagiarism, and copyright violations on Wikipedia.
Handouts to access online: Citing Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism
Supplementary training: [[../../../training/students/sources|Sources and Citations
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Assignment - List 5 sources

Research and list 5 articles on the Wikipedia page to which you are adding. Look at the talk page for existing topics for a sense of who else is working on it and what they're doing.
Make sure your sources are secondary or tertiary if they are general. If they are organism specific, or classic papers, then primary is ok as long as you have vetted the article to make sure it is well done.

Assignment - Annotate first 5 articles

Annotate the first 5 articles on your list

Assignment - Add to an article

Add 1–2 sentences of new information related to your topic to a Wikipedia article, backed up with a citation to an appropriate source.

Week 3

Course meetings

Tuesday, 23 February 2016 | Thursday, 25 February 2016

Assignment - Compile bibliography of 20-25 sources

Finish compiling a 20-25 article bibliography of relevant, reliable sources and post it to the talk page of the article you are working on. Begin reading the sources. Make sure to check in on the talk page (or watchlist) to see if anyone has advice on your bibliography.

Assignment - Annotate next 5 articles

Annotate the next 5 articles on your list

Week 4

Course meetings

Tuesday, 1 March 2016 | Thursday, 3 March 2016

Assignment - Annotate remaining 10 articles

Finish annotating the top 20 articles you will use for your assignment.

Assignment - Drafting outline of article

If you are starting a new article, write an outline of the topic in the form of a standard Wikipedia lead section of 3–4 paragraphs in your sandbox. Wikipedia articles use "summary style", in which the lead section provides a balanced summary of the entire body of the article, with the first sentence serving to define the topic and place it in context. The lead section should summarize, very briefly, each of the main aspects of the topic that will be covered in detail in the rest of the article. If you are improving an existing article, draft a new lead section reflecting your proposed changes, and post this along with a brief description of your plans on the article’s talk page. Make sure to check that page often to gather any feedback the community might provide.
Begin working with classmates and other editors to polish your lead section and fix any major issues.
Continue research in preparation for writing the body of the article.

Week 5

Course meetings

Tuesday, 8 March 2016 | Thursday, 10 March 2016

Assignment - Peer review outline

Peer review the outlines posted by your classmates. What suggestions do you have for: the flow of ideas, concepts that are missing, etc? Provide feedback that you would want to receive!

Week 6

Course meetings

Tuesday, 15 March 2016 | Thursday, 17 March 2016

Assignment - Complete first draft

Expand your outline into a complete first draft. Be sure to consider your classmates' suggestions when writing!

Week 7

Course meetings

Tuesday, 22 March 2016 | Thursday, 24 March 2016

Assignment - Provide feedback on 2 articles

Peer review two other students' articles. Offer suggestions for improvement based on your ideas of what makes a solid encyclopedia article. Make sure to comment on concepts that may need further explanation, or those that are explained too much.

Supplementary training: [[../../../training/students/peer-review|Peer Review
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Week 8

Course meetings

Tuesday, 29 March 2016 | Thursday, 31 March 2016

Assignment - 2nd draft - in mainspace

Make edits to your article based on peers’ feedback, and any additional reading you may want to include. If you disagree with a suggestion, use talk pages to politely discuss and come to a consensus on your edit.
Post your article to the mainspace.

Week 9

Course meetings

Tuesday, 5 April 2016 | Thursday, 7 April 2016

Assignment - Peer review 2 articles

Peer review 2 classmates articles. Provide feedback for future improvement.

Week 10

Course meetings

Tuesday, 12 April 2016 | Thursday, 14 April 2016

Assignment - Final article

Add final touches to your Wikipedia article. This will be the final, graded draft.
Feel good about what you have accomplished!

Handout: Polishing your article

Week 11

Course meetings

Tuesday, 19 April 2016 | Thursday, 21 April 2016