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Course name
Advanced Genetics Lab
Institution
Salem College
Instructor
Rebecca Dunn
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Genes and Proteins
Course dates
2021-01-18 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-05-04 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
12


My students will be doing a hands on lab involving Wisconsin Fast Plants. As I was searching Wikipedia, I could not find a page devoted to these plants or as a model organism. We will create a page together on Wisconsin Fast Plants.

Student Assigned Reviewing
AOC1772
Aaronp0928
Ren1772
OTTBmom
JM1772
Hannahduck1772
EliasStark
Brooklynsnow1772
ErinNowak1772
Gina.franco19
Jfirebird1772
Raghda12619
SavannahMoya
Khabreesi99

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Tuesday, 19 January 2021   |   Wednesday, 20 January 2021   |   Thursday, 21 January 2021
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.)


Wikipedia assignment blog

Begin a blog about your experiences. You will find the Blog assignment on MOODLE in a FORUM.  Please write one entry then comment on two other people's reactions.

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 26 January 2021   |   Wednesday, 27 January 2021   |   Thursday, 28 January 2021
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Read the WIKI article on Brassica rapa before lab.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brassica_rapa


In class - Discussion

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 2 February 2021   |   Wednesday, 3 February 2021   |   Thursday, 4 February 2021

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 9 February 2021   |   Wednesday, 10 February 2021   |   Thursday, 11 February 2021
In class - Discussion
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Genes and Proteins

Species


Assignment - Add to an article

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 16 February 2021   |   Wednesday, 17 February 2021   |   Thursday, 18 February 2021

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 23 February 2021   |   Wednesday, 24 February 2021   |   Thursday, 25 February 2021
In class - Discussion
Reading for Lab

Please read the article relevant to your group


Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 2 March 2021   |   Wednesday, 3 March 2021   |   Thursday, 4 March 2021
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 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 16 March 2021   |   Wednesday, 17 March 2021   |   Thursday, 18 March 2021
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.

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 23 March 2021   |   Wednesday, 24 March 2021   |   Thursday, 25 March 2021
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 - 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.

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 30 March 2021   |   Wednesday, 31 March 2021   |   Thursday, 1 April 2021
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
Tuesday, 6 April 2021   |   Wednesday, 7 April 2021   |   Thursday, 8 April 2021
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!


Reflective essay- Finish your final blog on MOODLE

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 13 April 2021
Milestones

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