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Course name
Stream Ecology
Institution
Eastern Washington University
Instructor
Camille McNeely
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Ecology
Course dates
2020-09-23 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-12-06 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
14


This course covers the ecology of flowing waters (stream and rivers), including their role in global cycles of matter and energy, transport of nutrients and other materials, and interactions among the organisms that live in them.

Students will work in groups to create or edit Wikipedia pages on topics related to freshwater ecology as part of the WikiProject Limnology and Oceanography (WP L&O; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Limnology_and_Oceanography) .

Student Assigned Reviewing
Kboutain103 Aquatic-terrestrial subsidies Energy flow (ecology)
Alicozza Aquatic-terrestrial subsidies Energy flow (ecology)
C.ovata Freshwater bivalve Energy flow (ecology)
Collin Hendricks River ecosystem Aquatic-terrestrial subsidies
Srichardson6 Energy flow (ecology) Aquatic-terrestrial subsidies
Annettelarson Invertebrate drift Aquatic-terrestrial subsidies
Alundberg1 Freshwater bivalve Invertebrate drift
Caleb Bak Invertebrate drift River ecosystem
Kacieevans Freshwater bivalve Invertebrate drift
Williamkearney98 River ecosystem Freshwater bivalve
Kkeenan3 River ecosystem Freshwater bivalve
EmmaSeely Invertebrate drift Freshwater bivalve
LauraKJamison Energy flow (ecology) Invertebrate drift
JLaw75 Aquatic-terrestrial subsidies Invertebrate drift
Anonymous Algae Energy flow (ecology) River ecosystem
Hcoles1 Freshwater bivalve River ecosystem
Trent.EWU Invertebrate drift Energy flow (ecology)

Timeline

Week 3

Course meetings
Friday, 9 October 2020
Introduction to the Wikipedia assignment

Welcome to our class' WikiEdu page!  This week we will get oriented to working with Wikipedia and think about goals and topics. 

Mon, Tues: review resources below and complete training modules

Weds: group formation, class discussion, topic review

Friday: complete journal entry (in Canvas)

Resources:


Assignment - This week's training

Please complete these trainings before our class discussion Wednesday.

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Everyone should be in a workgroup.

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 12 October 2020   |   Tuesday, 13 October 2020   |   Wednesday, 14 October 2020   |   Thursday, 15 October 2020   |   Friday, 16 October 2020
Assignment - Getting started with your topic

1. Complete the "Keeping Track of your work.." training.

2. Under "My Articles" assign yourself your group's topic following the directions in the training.

3. For "Evaluate Wikipedia" please look at the article for your assigned topic.  Please complete the edit requested at the end of the exercise.

4. Find 2 potential sources for you topic, and add them to the "Bibliography" for your page, following the directions in the training.

5. Complete the journal entry for this week.

 

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 19 October 2020   |   Tuesday, 20 October 2020   |   Wednesday, 21 October 2020   |   Thursday, 22 October 2020   |   Friday, 23 October 2020
Assignment - Keep looking for sources

1. Complete the Plagerism training linked above.

2. Please find 3 more sources for your group's article, and add them to the sandbox bibliography.  I will review these submissions through the Wikipedia dashboard.

4. As a group, develop a plan for who will write what, and submit the plan via Canvas.

5. Complete the journal entry for the week.

 


Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Ecology

Environmental Sciences

Science Communication

Species

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 26 October 2020   |   Tuesday, 27 October 2020   |   Wednesday, 28 October 2020   |   Thursday, 29 October 2020   |   Friday, 30 October 2020
Assignment - Begin writing/editing

1. Complete the training for this week.

 


Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 2 November 2020   |   Tuesday, 3 November 2020   |   Wednesday, 4 November 2020   |   Thursday, 5 November 2020   |   Friday, 6 November 2020
Assignment - Continue writing and editing

1. Complete the "adding citations" training.

2. Continue adding text in sandbox.

3. Complete journal entry.

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 9 November 2020   |   Tuesday, 10 November 2020   |   Thursday, 12 November 2020   |   Friday, 13 November 2020
Assignment - Complete draft article

1. Complete article draft text.

2. Review group's entire draft article for consistency, accuracy, spelling and grammar.

3. Complete journal entry.

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 16 November 2020   |   Tuesday, 17 November 2020   |   Wednesday, 18 November 2020   |   Thursday, 19 November 2020   |   Friday, 20 November 2020
Assignment - Peer review

1. Review 2 articles from other class groups.  Articles will be assigned to you for review.

2. Complete journal entry.

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 23 November 2020   |   Tuesday, 24 November 2020

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 30 November 2020   |   Tuesday, 1 December 2020   |   Wednesday, 2 December 2020   |   Thursday, 3 December 2020   |   Friday, 4 December 2020
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 - 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 - 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

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