Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Saint Louis University/Advanced Evolution (Fall 2022)
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- Course name
- Advanced Evolution
- Institution
- Saint Louis University
- Instructor
- Kasey Fowler-Finn
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Evolution
- Course dates
- 2022-08-25 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-12-24 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 10
Students will add or significantly expand articles related to topics in Evolutionary Biology
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 29 August 2022 | Wednesday, 31 August 2022 | Friday, 2 September 2022
- 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
- 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
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- Monday, 5 September 2022 | Wednesday, 7 September 2022 | Friday, 9 September 2022
- Assignment - Assn 1. Create Account, read through help articles_29Aug22
- Assignment - Assn 2. Evaluate Wikipedia_29Aug2022
Evaluate this article: write a brief synopsis of what the article did well and what it could improve in (read the mating section and reproduction section): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guppy#Mating
Submit via Canvas
- In class - Discussion 2-Feb
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 12 September 2022 | Wednesday, 14 September 2022 | Friday, 16 September 2022
- In class - Discussion on annotations 11-Feb
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 19 September 2022 | Wednesday, 21 September 2022 | Friday, 23 September 2022
- Assignment - Assn 3. Topic choice_15Sept22
Make sure to OK with Kasey
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 26 September 2022 | Wednesday, 28 September 2022 | Friday, 30 September 2022
- Assignment - Assn 4. Submit list of 10-12 articles you will use_19Sept22
- Assignment - Assn 5. Annotate 2 articles_19Sept22
Annotate two articles that you will use for your Wikipedia project
- In class - Discussion 21-Sept
- Assignment - Start drafting your contributions
Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have questions using the Get Help button at the top of this page.
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 3 October 2022 | Wednesday, 5 October 2022 | Friday, 7 October 2022
- Assignment - Assn 6. Annotate remaining articles_26Sept22
8 articles to annotate
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 10 October 2022 | Wednesday, 12 October 2022 | Friday, 14 October 2022
- Assignment - Assn 7. Outline article in sandbox_3Oct22
Week 8
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- Monday, 17 October 2022 | Wednesday, 19 October 2022 | Friday, 21 October 2022
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 24 October 2022 | Wednesday, 26 October 2022 | Friday, 28 October 2022
- Assignment - Assn 9. First draft of article_17Oct22
Complete a first draft of your article for peer review in sandbox - do not add to wikipedia yet (we will do that after a round of peer review)
- Assignment - Assn 8. Add to an existing article_17Oct22
Add content and a citation to an article related to your topic. YOu only need to add a sentence or two!
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 31 October 2022 | Wednesday, 2 November 2022 | Friday, 4 November 2022
- Assignment - Assn 10. Peer review two articles - give constructive feedback_24Oct22
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 7 November 2022 | Wednesday, 9 November 2022 | Friday, 11 November 2022
- Assignment - Assn 11. 2nd draft, response to peer reviews (sandbox)_31Oct22
You have some feedback from other students. Consider their suggestions, decide whether it makes your work more accurate and complete, and edit your draft to make those changes. Make sure to write a brief summary of the major changes you have made and why.
Resources:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 12 and 14
- Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 14 November 2022 | Wednesday, 16 November 2022 | Friday, 18 November 2022
- Assignment - Assn. 12. Peer review 2 articles (sandbox)_07Nov22
Provide further feedback on your peers' articles
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
- 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 13
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 21 November 2022 | Wednesday, 23 November 2022 | Friday, 25 November 2022
- Assignment - Assn 13. Near final draft
- Polish your work and move to wikipedia_14Nov22
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!
- Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13
- Assignment - Assn 14. Link your article_14Nov22
Link your article to at least two other articles, and link at least 2 other articles to yours
Week 14
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 28 November 2022 | Wednesday, 30 November 2022
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.
- Assignment - Assn 15. Final article_21Nov22
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!