Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Eastern Washington University/Stream Ecology (Fall 2020)
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- Course name
- Stream Ecology
- Institution
- Eastern Washington University
- Instructor
- Camille McNeely
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Ecology
- Course dates
- 2020-09-23 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-12-06 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 14
This course covers the ecology of flowing waters (stream and rivers), including their role in global cycles of matter and energy, transport of nutrients and other materials, and interactions among the organisms that live in them.
Students will work in groups to create or edit Wikipedia pages on topics related to freshwater ecology as part of the WikiProject Limnology and Oceanography (WP L&O; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Limnology_and_Oceanography) .
Timeline
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 9 October 2020
- Introduction to the Wikipedia assignment
Welcome to our class' WikiEdu page! This week we will get oriented to working with Wikipedia and think about goals and topics.
Mon, Tues: review resources below and complete training modules
Weds: group formation, class discussion, topic review
Friday: complete journal entry (in Canvas)
Resources:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Limnology_and_Oceanography
- Assignment - This week's training
Please complete these trainings before our class discussion Wednesday.
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Everyone should be in a workgroup.
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 12 October 2020 | Tuesday, 13 October 2020 | Wednesday, 14 October 2020 | Thursday, 15 October 2020 | Friday, 16 October 2020
- Assignment - Getting started with your topic
1. Complete the "Keeping Track of your work.." training.
2. Under "My Articles" assign yourself your group's topic following the directions in the training.
3. For "Evaluate Wikipedia" please look at the article for your assigned topic. Please complete the edit requested at the end of the exercise.
4. Find 2 potential sources for you topic, and add them to the "Bibliography" for your page, following the directions in the training.
5. Complete the journal entry for this week.
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 19 October 2020 | Tuesday, 20 October 2020 | Wednesday, 21 October 2020 | Thursday, 22 October 2020 | Friday, 23 October 2020
- Assignment - Keep looking for sources
1. Complete the Plagerism training linked above.
2. Please find 3 more sources for your group's article, and add them to the sandbox bibliography. I will review these submissions through the Wikipedia dashboard.
4. As a group, develop a plan for who will write what, and submit the plan via Canvas.
5. Complete the journal entry for the week.
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 26 October 2020 | Tuesday, 27 October 2020 | Wednesday, 28 October 2020 | Thursday, 29 October 2020 | Friday, 30 October 2020
- Assignment - Begin writing/editing
1. Complete the training for this week.
- Start drafting your contributions
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 2 November 2020 | Tuesday, 3 November 2020 | Wednesday, 4 November 2020 | Thursday, 5 November 2020 | Friday, 6 November 2020
- Assignment - Continue writing and editing
1. Complete the "adding citations" training.
2. Continue adding text in sandbox.
3. Complete journal entry.
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 9 November 2020 | Tuesday, 10 November 2020 | Thursday, 12 November 2020 | Friday, 13 November 2020
- Assignment - Complete draft article
1. Complete article draft text.
2. Review group's entire draft article for consistency, accuracy, spelling and grammar.
3. Complete journal entry.
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 16 November 2020 | Tuesday, 17 November 2020 | Wednesday, 18 November 2020 | Thursday, 19 November 2020 | Friday, 20 November 2020
- Assignment - Peer review
1. Review 2 articles from other class groups. Articles will be assigned to you for review.
2. Complete journal entry.
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 23 November 2020 | Tuesday, 24 November 2020
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 30 November 2020 | Tuesday, 1 December 2020 | Wednesday, 2 December 2020 | Thursday, 3 December 2020 | Friday, 4 December 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.
- 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!
- 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
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.