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Course name
Advanced Genetics
Institution
Salem College
Instructor
Rebecca Dunn
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Advanced Genetics
Course dates
2020-02-03 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-05-19 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
34


We are working with Drosophila melanogaster in the laboratory section of the course. Last year students added mutations to the website and added photos. Students will work in pairs to add or edit a description of a common mutation found in classical Drosphila genetics. This can include adding photographs.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Squirrel1772 Drosophila melanogaster
ColletteVladimery
Ella1772 Drosophila melanogaster
Oak1772 Drosophila melanogaster
Oliviak1772
Frostj1772
RoyalA1772
Cassiejo1772
LEW1772 Drosophila melanogaster
Lumer1774
Econ12
Biogirl1772
Alastor1772
Hotcheetos1772
RamirezA1922
D.arellano cortes
Hsmit1772 Drosophila melanogaster
Margaret1772
K.ogle1772 Drosophila melanogaster
WillH1772 Drosophila melanogaster
Soccer920
EGN1772
TeaTime1772 Drosophila melanogaster
SaronBerhane
Alston1772
DamarisC1772
Organism1772
AW1772
Cdiddy1772
Td1212
Mariana1772
Babs1772

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Thursday, 6 February 2020
In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia assignment- First week Lab Assignment at Home

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 2

Course meetings
Wednesday, 12 February 2020   |   Thursday, 13 February 2020

Week 3

Course meetings
Wednesday, 19 February 2020   |   Thursday, 20 February 2020

Week 4

Course meetings
Wednesday, 26 February 2020   |   Thursday, 27 February 2020
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Genes and Proteins

Species

Week 5

Course meetings
Wednesday, 4 March 2020   |   Thursday, 5 March 2020

Week 6

Course meetings
Wednesday, 11 March 2020   |   Thursday, 12 March 2020

Week 7

Course meetings
Wednesday, 18 March 2020   |   Thursday, 19 March 2020

Week 8

Course meetings
Wednesday, 25 March 2020   |   Thursday, 26 March 2020

Week 9

Course meetings
Wednesday, 1 April 2020   |   Thursday, 2 April 2020

Week 10

Course meetings
Wednesday, 8 April 2020   |   Thursday, 9 April 2020
Assignment - WikiStorm- Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


Assignment - Wikistorm- Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.


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
Wednesday, 15 April 2020   |   Thursday, 16 April 2020
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!


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.