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Course name
Conservation Genetics
Institution
Northwestern University
Instructor
Jeremie Fant
Wikipedia Expert
Elysia (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Conservation Genetics
Course dates
2019-04-01 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-06-24 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
10


In this course we will learn how policies on the conservation and management of wildlife, game, and plant populations are guided by basic evolutionary and genetic principles. We will explore questions relevant to conservation scientist and practitioners, and through reading and discussion of current research in the primary literature including both molecular and quantitative genetic examples, identify solutions using available literature. Students will be expected to synthesize the concepts and theory discusses, and engage in group problem-solving and computer simulation exercises. By the end of the course expect students will be able to communicate these ideas and concepts to both a scientific and lay audience. Each student will make edits to Wikipedia entries on these topics and make a presentation to the class.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Nokuds
Rts7473
Agrecco Extinction Vortex
AliciaAW
Seanobrochta
MattEvans527
Samkilgore

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Monday, 1 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 3 April 2019
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.

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 8 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 10 April 2019
Assignment - Find your Articles you want to edit as a group

Exercise

Finding an article

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 22 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 24 April 2019
In class - Identify the page you will work on as a group and work on Rubric

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9


Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Books

Environmental Sciences

Genes and Proteins

Science Communication

Species

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 29 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 1 May 2019
Assignment - Start editing article as a group

Guiding framework

Milestones

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

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 13 May 2019   |   Wednesday, 15 May 2019
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 6

Course meetings
Monday, 20 May 2019   |   Wednesday, 22 May 2019
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 7

Course meetings
Wednesday, 29 May 2019
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!

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 3 June 2019   |   Wednesday, 5 June 2019
Milestones

Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.