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Course name
Biology 101
Institution
River Valley Community College
Instructor
Shannon Soucy
Wikipedia Expert
Elysia (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Biology
Course dates
2019-08-26 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-12-11 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
16


Basics of molecular biology

Student Assigned Reviewing
Raegan Burt Gene mapping
Gmarsh514 SNP genotyping
KelseyPellerin
Klandry2001 High throughput biology Cell sorting
Penelope Sky Cell sorting High throughput biology
Jasoncoppick Genetically modified bacteria DNA–DNA hybridization
Tlizzie1 DNA–DNA hybridization SNP genotyping

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Monday, 26 August 2019   |   Wednesday, 28 August 2019
Assignment - Everyone has a Wikipedia account

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 2

Course meetings
Wednesday, 4 September 2019
Assignment - 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:

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 9 September 2019   |   Wednesday, 11 September 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 16 September 2019   |   Wednesday, 18 September 2019

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 23 September 2019   |   Wednesday, 25 September 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 30 September 2019   |   Wednesday, 2 October 2019

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 7 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 9 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

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 14 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 16 October 2019

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 21 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 23 October 2019
Milestones

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 28 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 30 October 2019
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

Milestones

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

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 4 November 2019   |   Wednesday, 6 November 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 - 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
Wednesday, 13 November 2019
Assignment - Respond to Teachers Comments
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
Monday, 18 November 2019   |   Wednesday, 20 November 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


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
Monday, 25 November 2019   |   Wednesday, 27 November 2019

Week 15

Course meetings
Monday, 2 December 2019   |   Wednesday, 4 December 2019
In class - In-class presentation

Guiding questions

Milestones

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