Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Virginia Tech/FREC 4454 (Spring 2019)
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- Course name
- FREC 4454
- Institution
- Virginia Tech
- Instructor
- Julia Feerrar
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Urban and Community Forestry
- Course dates
- 2019-01-22 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-05-14 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 20
This course addresses the ecological, socioeconomic, and technical aspects of planning, managing, and conserving urban forests. Topics include the historical and global contexts of urban forestry, impact on community wellbeing, and roles of government, private industry, and community stakeholders in shaping urban forests. Students in FREC 4454 will be contributing to the Urban Forestry article.
Timeline
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 31 January 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:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 4 February 2019 | Wednesday, 6 February 2019 | Thursday, 7 February 2019
- 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.)
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 11 February 2019 | Wednesday, 13 February 2019 | Thursday, 14 February 2019
- Assignment - Evaluating & Editing
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 18 February 2019 | Wednesday, 20 February 2019 | Thursday, 21 February 2019
- Assignment - Adding Images
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 25 February 2019 | Wednesday, 27 February 2019 | Thursday, 28 February 2019
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 4 March 2019 | Wednesday, 6 March 2019 | Thursday, 7 March 2019
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 18 March 2019 | Wednesday, 20 March 2019 | Thursday, 21 March 2019
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 25 March 2019 | Wednesday, 27 March 2019 | Thursday, 28 March 2019
- Milestones
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 1 April 2019 | Wednesday, 3 April 2019 | Thursday, 4 April 2019
- Assignment - Start drafting your contributions
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 8 April 2019 | Wednesday, 10 April 2019 | Thursday, 11 April 2019
- Assignment - Complete draft of contribution
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 15 April 2019 | Wednesday, 17 April 2019 | Thursday, 18 April 2019
- Assignment - Peer review an article
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 22 April 2019 | Wednesday, 24 April 2019 | Thursday, 25 April 2019
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned section, making sure that every contribution has been reviewed.
Week 14
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 29 April 2019 | Wednesday, 1 May 2019 | Thursday, 2 May 2019
- 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.
- 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
- Milestones
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 15
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 6 May 2019 | Wednesday, 8 May 2019 | Thursday, 9 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!
- Assignment - Reflective short essay
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.