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Course name
Plant Diversity
Institution
Howard University
Instructor
Janelle Burke
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Botany
Course dates
2019-08-19 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-12-08 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
25


Introductory botany course, with survey of plant function, morphology, diversity and applications.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Alliefa Rumex graminifolius Bistorta plumosa, Rumex utahensis
Mwalker0899 Persicaria bungeana Brunnichia ovata, Rumex spiralis
Danialexaa Rumex salicifolius Persicaria arifolia, Rumex skottsbergii
Lmosby2020 Persicaria bicornis Persicaria bungeana, Rumex sanguineus
Tylerscolon Rumex cuneifolius Rumex aquaticus, Rumex salicifolius
Myawells Bistorta plumosa Rumex bucephalophorus, Rumex persicarioides
PaigeJoseph03 Rumex maritimus Rumex confertus, Rumex palustris
Aalyah.Smith Rumex fascicularis Rumex cuneifolius, Rumex occidentalis
Lauren.nicole12 Rumex bucephalophorus Rumex fascicularis, Rumex maritimus
E.h.elhag Brunnichia ovata Rumex floridanus, Rumex lapponicus
A.Thompson210 Rumex fueginus Rumex graminifolius, Rumex hastatulus
Mayacothran Rumex persicarioides Rumex hastatulus, Rumex graminifolius
VenusFlytrap1 Rumex skottsbergii Rumex lapponicus, Rumex fueginus
Carolinepd44 Rumex palustris Rumex maritimus, Rumex floridanus
Abrianne39 Rumex floridanus Rumex occidentalis, Rumex verticillatus
Kyracoley Rumex aquaticus Rumex palustris, Rumex confertus
Amason19 Rumex occidentalis Rumex persicarioides, Rumex fascicularis
BillyM1997 Rumex confertus Rumex salicifolius, Rumex cuneifolius
Jalen Jean-Baptiste Persicaria arifolia Rumex sanguineus, Rumex bucephalophorus
Melaniegvanduan Rumex verticillatus Rumex skottsbergii, Rumex aquaticus
ColinMcd1017 Rumex sanguineus Rumex spiralis, Persicaria bungeana
Nwerebuaku Rumex utahensis Rumex verticillatus, Persicaria bicornis
Jayladw Rumex spiralis Persicaria bicornis, Persicaria arifolia
Marcyds1999 Rumex hastatulus Rumex fueginus, Brunnichia ovata
Omavim Rumex lapponicus Rumex utahensis, Bistorta plumosa

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 27 August 2019   |   Thursday, 29 August 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 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 3 September 2019   |   Thursday, 5 September 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 10 September 2019   |   Thursday, 12 September 2019
In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

 

Species

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 17 September 2019   |   Thursday, 19 September 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 24 September 2019   |   Thursday, 26 September 2019
Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 1 October 2019   |   Thursday, 3 October 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


In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 8 October 2019   |   Thursday, 10 October 2019

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 15 October 2019   |   Thursday, 17 October 2019
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

Milestones

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

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 22 October 2019   |   Thursday, 24 October 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

Week 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 29 October 2019   |   Thursday, 31 October 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.

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 5 November 2019   |   Thursday, 7 November 2019
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 13

Course meetings
Tuesday, 12 November 2019   |   Thursday, 14 November 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 14

Course meetings
Tuesday, 19 November 2019   |   Thursday, 21 November 2019
Assignment - Reflective essay

Guiding questions

Milestones

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