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Course name
Marine Policy
Institution
Univ of Hawaii
Instructor
Alison Rieser
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Environmental Sciences
Course dates
2021-01-11 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-05-14 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
20


The course covers conflicts over human uses of marine resources and their environmental impacts and the policy tools that are commonly employed to reduce or minimize such conflicts: prohibitory regulation, marine and coastal spatial planning, protected areas, catch quotas, and cooperative management. Please refer to the course syllabus for a statement of the learning objectives, readings and details of the Wikipedia assignment and its assessment.

Student Assigned Reviewing
DanielKane1234 Shark protection laws Shark protection laws
Sroseteg Seafood mislabelling, Marine conservation
Matthew-Christian Garcia Marine protected area, Marine policy of the Barack Obama administration, Machias Seal Island, Punctuated equilibrium in social theory Marine conservation
Mike Wadas Loggerhead sea turtle policies of the Barack Obama administration (2009–2017)
ClaireBardin Environmental governance, Loggerhead sea turtle policies of the Barack Obama administration (2009–2017)
Isaiisas Marine conservation Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
L.schlieman Deep sea mining ʻĀhihi-Kīnaʻu Natural Area Reserve
Kacoba Fisheries management Coral reef
Devonstapleton Marine Life Protection Act
Csmccall
Claraorr
Laurynrh Coral reef, Endangered sea turtles
GeoJeffries Shark protection laws
Ian.c.witter ʻĀhihi-Kīnaʻu Natural Area Reserve
Mariammo Deep sea mining
Mike Martinelli
Delcarl11 Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Monday, 11 January 2021   |   Tuesday, 12 January 2021   |   Wednesday, 13 January 2021   |   Thursday, 14 January 2021   |   Friday, 15 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:


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, 18 January 2021   |   Tuesday, 19 January 2021   |   Wednesday, 20 January 2021   |   Thursday, 21 January 2021   |   Friday, 22 January 2021
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 25 January 2021   |   Tuesday, 26 January 2021   |   Wednesday, 27 January 2021   |   Thursday, 28 January 2021   |   Friday, 29 January 2021
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


In class - Discussion

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 1 February 2021   |   Tuesday, 2 February 2021   |   Wednesday, 3 February 2021   |   Thursday, 4 February 2021   |   Friday, 5 February 2021
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 8 February 2021   |   Tuesday, 9 February 2021   |   Wednesday, 10 February 2021   |   Thursday, 11 February 2021   |   Friday, 12 February 2021
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9


Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Biographies

Ecology

Environmental Sciences

Science Communication

Sociology

Species

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 15 February 2021   |   Tuesday, 16 February 2021   |   Wednesday, 17 February 2021   |   Thursday, 18 February 2021   |   Friday, 19 February 2021
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion
Milestones

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

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 22 February 2021   |   Tuesday, 23 February 2021   |   Wednesday, 24 February 2021   |   Thursday, 25 February 2021   |   Friday, 26 February 2021
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.

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 1 March 2021   |   Tuesday, 2 March 2021   |   Wednesday, 3 March 2021   |   Thursday, 4 March 2021   |   Friday, 5 March 2021
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 9

Course meetings
Monday, 8 March 2021   |   Tuesday, 9 March 2021   |   Wednesday, 10 March 2021   |   Thursday, 11 March 2021   |   Friday, 12 March 2021
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 10

Course meetings
Monday, 22 March 2021   |   Tuesday, 23 March 2021   |   Wednesday, 24 March 2021   |   Thursday, 25 March 2021   |   Friday, 26 March 2021
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 11

Course meetings
Monday, 29 March 2021   |   Tuesday, 30 March 2021   |   Wednesday, 31 March 2021   |   Thursday, 1 April 2021   |   Friday, 2 April 2021
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!


In class - In-class presentation

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 5 April 2021   |   Tuesday, 6 April 2021   |   Wednesday, 7 April 2021   |   Thursday, 8 April 2021   |   Friday, 9 April 2021
Milestones

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