Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/USM Lewiston Auburn College/Biology 105 (Fall 2017)
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- Course name
- Biology 105
- Institution
- University of Southern Maine
- Instructor
- Nancy Clum
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Introductory Biology
- Course dates
- 2017-08-29 00:00:00 UTC – 2017-12-19 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 8
Biology 105/106 is the first semester of a multi-semester introduction to the field of biology. The first semester covers basic principles of molecular and cell biology, and genetics. This course and its sequels will serve as a basis for more specialized courses within the sciences.
| Student | Assigned | Reviewing |
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| Techwitch | ||
| Ctbehrman | ||
| Nbouyea | ||
| Mkelewae | ||
| Chandler169 | ||
| Sarah.noel.nichols | ||
| Nikkilke | ||
| Brittany.Freeman | ||
| Mia.comis |
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 29 August 2017
- In class - Wikipedia Essentials
- Overview of how Wikipedia will be used in the course
- Outline of Class Project
- Understanding Wikipedia
- Assignment - Getting Started
- Create an account and join this course page.
- Milestones
All students have Wikipedia user accounts and are listed on the course page.
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 5 September 2017
- Assignment - Communication Basics
- Leave a message on the course talk page.
- Remember to log in and to sign your post.
Handout: Using Talk Pages
- Milestones
Each student has left a signed message on the course talk page and is monitoring their own talk page.
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 12 September 2017
- Assignment - Posting Content to Wikipedia
Post 1-2 lines of properly cited content to any Wikipedia article in Biology.
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 19 September 2017
- Assignment - Uploading Images and Media
Upload an copyright-appropriate image to Wikimedia Commons.
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 26 September 2017
- In class - Article Search and Nomination
In lab we will search for appropriate articles to work on. At the end of the lab, students will submit their nominations, and we will vote on which article to expand.
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 3 October 2017
- In class - Article Assignments
In class, we will decide who will work on which topics within the chosen article.
- Milestones
Each student has added written and visual content to Wikipedia/Wikimedia Commons.
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 17 October 2017
- Assignment - Sandboxes and Mainspace
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 24 October 2017
- Assignment - Wiki Quiz
The Wiki Quiz on Blackboard tests your knowledge of editing, etiquette, and style in Wikipedia. A great review before you start actively editing!
- In class - Literature Search
In lab we will create a shared spreadsheet of references for our article.
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 31 October 2017
- Assignment - Create a Bibliography
Using the spreadsheet we have created, you will create a bibliography of the selected references you will use to write your contribution to the article.
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 7 November 2017
- Assignment - Create an Outline
- Draft a detailed outline of your topic reflecting the major points to be made in your subsection of the article and which citation backs up this point.
- Post the outline in your sandbox.
- Continue research in preparation for expanding your article by tracking down new citations from the articles you have in hand.
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 14 November 2017
- Assignment - Create a Rough Draft
- Complete a rough draft of your subsection using your outline and post it in your sandbox.
- In class - Rough Draft
In lab, we will work on the rough draft for each section of the article.
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 21 November 2017
- Assignment - Peer Review
- Complete the peer review module.
- Peer review one of your classmates’ articles. Leave suggestions and comments on their talk pages.
- Copy-edit your own peer-reviewed article.
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 28 November 2017
- Assignment - Final Draft
- Based on your peer review and comments from the instructor, make the final edits to your document.
- When approved, create a heading for your work and move the document out of your sandbox to the article.
Week 14
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 5 December 2017
- Loose Ends
Use this week to wrap up any uncompleted tasks relative to the class project.
Week 15
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 12 December 2017
- Assignment - Reflection Essay
Write a 1-2 page essay (one page single-spaced or two pages double-spaced) reflecting on your experience editing on Wikipedia.
- In class - Review of Class Project
On the last day of class, we will review and celebrate the final product of our project.
- Milestones
Each student has authored a subsection of the species article and reflected upon thier experience.