Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Saint Louis University/Advanced Evolution (Spring 2021)
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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
- 2021-01-19 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-05-06 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 10
Students will add or significantly expand articles related to topics in Evolutionary Biology
| Student | Assigned | Reviewing |
|---|---|---|
| EasyBlakeOven | Jellyfish | |
| Cat&Donkey | Perennial grain | |
| KestrelFlight | Urban evolution | |
| Elioeilish | Stickleback |
Timeline
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 28 January 2021
- 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.
- In class - Discussion 2-feb
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 2 February 2021 | Thursday, 4 February 2021
- Assignment - Assn 1. Create Account, read through help articles 2-Feb
- Assignment - Assn 2. Evaluate Wikipedia 4-Feb
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
- In class - Discussion 2-Feb
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 9 February 2021 | Thursday, 11 February 2021
- Assignment - Assn 3. Topic choice 9-Feb
Make sure to OK with Dr. F-F1
- Assignment - Assn 4. Submit list of 10-12 articles you will use 11feb
- In class - Discussion on annotations 11-Feb
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 16 February 2021 | Thursday, 18 February 2021
- Assignment - Assn 5. Add to an existing article 16Feb
Add content and a citation to an article related to your topic. YOu only need to add a sentence or two!
- Assignment - Assn 6. Annotate 5 articles 18-Feb
Annotate five articles that you will use for your Wikipedia project
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 23 February 2021 | Thursday, 25 February 2021
- Assignment - Assn 7. Annotate remaining articles 25-Feb
- 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 7
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 2 March 2021 | Thursday, 4 March 2021
- Assignment - Assn 8. Outline article in sandbox 2-March
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 9 March 2021
- Assignment - Assn 9. First draft of article 9-March
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)
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 16 March 2021 | Thursday, 18 March 2021
- Assignment - Assn 10. Peer review two articles - give constructive feedback 16March
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 23 March 2021 | Thursday, 25 March 2021
- Assignment - Assn 11. 2nd draft, response to peer reviews (sandbox) 23-March
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.
- 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 11
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 30 March 2021 | Thursday, 1 April 2021
- Assignment - Assn. 12. Peer review 2 articles (sandbox) 30-March
Provide further feedback on your peers' articles
- 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 12
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 6 April 2021 | Thursday, 8 April 2021
- Assignment - Assn 13. Near final draft
- Polish your work and move to wikipedia 6-Apr
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 - Assn 14. Link your article 8-April
Link your article to at least two other articles, and link at least 2 other articles to yours
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 13 April 2021 | Thursday, 15 April 2021
Week 14
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 20 April 2021 | Thursday, 22 April 2021
- Assignment - Assn 15. Practice presentation - arrange meeting with Dr. F-F. 20-Apr
- Assignment - Assn 16. Final article 22-April
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!
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.
Week 15
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 27 April 2021
- Assignment - Assn 17. In-class presentation 27-29-April