Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Willamette University/Science Communication and Outreach (Fall)

Wikipedia materials would include articles about women and other underrepresented people and their accomplishments in biology, chemistry, physics and environmental science. May also include articles related to particular science research fields.

Student	Assigned	Reviewing
Hawetzel	Annie Easley
Shionemochizuki	Māori science
Grace Sheehan
SumPhys	Myosin VI
Vtkaterin	Media studies
Flmcclure	Environmental impact of agriculture
Mskelm	Mayly Sánchez
Julia.jt.1100	Ernest Everett Just

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings

Thursday, 10 September 2020

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.

Week 3

Course meetings

Thursday, 17 September 2020

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

In class - Discussion

Week 4

Course meetings

Thursday, 24 September 2020

Assignment - Review the rules for health topics

Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

Week 5

Course meetings

Thursday, 1 October 2020

Assignment - Add to an article

Assignment - Exercise

Week 6

Course meetings

Thursday, 8 October 2020

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

Chemistry

Ecology

Environmental Sciences

Genes and Proteins

Science Communication

Species

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 7

Course meetings

Thursday, 15 October 2020

In class - Discussion

Week 8

Course meetings

Thursday, 22 October 2020

Week 9

Course meetings

Thursday, 29 October 2020

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

Assignment - Exercise

Week 10

Course meetings

Thursday, 5 November 2020

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.

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

Thursday, 12 November 2020

Assignment - Final 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

Assignment - Reflective essay

Week 12

Course meetings

Thursday, 19 November 2020

Milestones

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