Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Boston College/Deep Sea Biology (Spring2020)
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- Course name
- Deep Sea Biology
- Institution
- Boston College
- Instructor
- Heather Olins
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Course dates
- 2020-01-13 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-05-12 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 50
The largest habitat on Earth is the least well explored. Its inhabitants are often wonderfully bizarre, and have a wide variety of fascinating adaptations to the particular characteristics of their various habitats. This course will include the history of deep sea exploration, technologies used to study the deep, depth zonation, energy, diversity, adaptations, the ecology of major habitats, and anthropogenic threats such as deep sea fisheries, mining, and global climate change. In this course, you will build a basic understanding of what we know (and don’t know), about the biodiversity of deep sea ecosystems, familiarity with methods used in the field, experience critiquing and discussing scientific papers, and exposure to (and interaction with) an ongoing research expedition!
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 13 January 2020 | Wednesday, 15 January 2020
- 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:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 22 January 2020 | Tuesday, 21 January 2020
- 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.)
- In class - Discussion
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 27 January 2020 | Wednesday, 29 January 2020
- Assignment - Exercise
- In class - Discussion
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 3 February 2020 | Wednesday, 5 February 2020
- Assignment - Add to an article
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 10 February 2020 | Wednesday, 12 February 2020
- Assignment - Start drafting your contributions
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 17 February 2020 | Wednesday, 19 February 2020
- Assignment - Peer review three articles
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 24 February 2020 | Wednesday, 26 February 2020
- 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.
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 9 March 2020 | Wednesday, 11 March 2020
- 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 - Exercise
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 16 March 2020 | Wednesday, 18 March 2020
- 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 10
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 23 March 2020 | Wednesday, 25 March 2020
- 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
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- Monday, 30 March 2020 | Wednesday, 1 April 2020
- 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!
- In class - In-class presentation
- Assignment - Reflective essay
- Assignment - Original analytical paper
Write a paper going beyond your Wikipedia article to advance your own ideas, arguments, and original research about your topic.
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 6 April 2020 | Wednesday, 8 April 2020
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.