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Course name
Dinosaur Science
Institution
University of Chicago
Instructor
Stephanie Baumgart
Wikipedia Expert
Elysia (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Paleontology
Course dates
2019-04-01 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-06-15 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
15


This introductory-level (but intensive) class includes a ten-day expedition to South Dakota and Wyoming (departing just after graduation). We study basic geology (e.g., rocks and minerals, stratigraphy, Earth history, mapping skills) and basic evolutionary biology (e.g., vertebrate and especially skeletal anatomy, systematics and large-scale evolutionary patterns). This course provides the knowledge needed to discover and understand the meaning of fossils as they are preserved in the field, which is applied to actual paleontological sites.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Pengyuli2019 Allosauroidea
Guarinoj Mamenchisauridae
Millerc1 Hadrosauroidea
Raleighrain Jeholosauridae
JenniferSarabia Nodosauridae
Devries.r Rhabdodontidae
Cheesnator
Jgirod1 Leptoceratopsidae
Kwuhua Maniraptoriformes
Nrwillougby28 Unenlagiinae
GuppyForce Lambeosaurini
Jeanflow Somphospondyli

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Tuesday, 2 April 2019   |   Thursday, 4 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
Tuesday, 9 April 2019   |   Thursday, 11 April 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 16 April 2019   |   Thursday, 18 April 2019
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 23 April 2019   |   Thursday, 25 April 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


Assignment - Exercise

Copyedit an article

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 30 April 2019   |   Thursday, 2 May 2019
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


Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Science Communication

Species

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 7 May 2019   |   Thursday, 9 May 2019
In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 14 May 2019   |   Thursday, 16 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 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 21 May 2019   |   Thursday, 23 May 2019
Assignment - Continue improving your article

Exercise

Add links to 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.


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 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 28 May 2019   |   Thursday, 30 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 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 4 June 2019
Milestones

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