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Course name
Bio 462 Biogeography
Institution
Southern University Illinois Edwardsville
Instructor
Danielle N Lee
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Ecology
Course dates
2021-01-19 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-05-17 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
20


The geographical distribution of plants and animals. Students will use Wikipedia to complete small group research projects related to history of biota over space, place, and time.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Leonardlauryn Ecological niche Barn-owl, New Zealand
Unwisedragon838 Local extinction Ecological niche, Freshwater fish
AustinScott99 Freshwater fish Local extinction, Barn-owl
Lbothwe New Zealand Ecological niche, Freshwater fish
Brprate Barn-owl New Zealand, Local extinction
Kevcox Barn-owl, New Zealand

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Wednesday, 20 January 2021   |   Friday, 22 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:

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 25 January 2021   |   Wednesday, 27 January 2021   |   Friday, 29 January 2021
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, by Wednesday  27 Jan, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 1 February 2021   |   Wednesday, 3 February 2021   |   Friday, 5 February 2021
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

These questions are posted on the Class Discussion board in Blackboard.

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 8 February 2021   |   Wednesday, 10 February 2021   |   Friday, 12 February 2021
Assignment - Exercise
In class - Discussion

These questions are posted on the Class Discussion board in Blackboard.

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 15 February 2021   |   Wednesday, 17 February 2021   |   Friday, 19 February 2021
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Ecology

Environmental Sciences

Species

 

 


Assignment - Add to an article

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 22 February 2021   |   Wednesday, 24 February 2021   |   Friday, 26 February 2021
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 1 March 2021   |   Wednesday, 3 March 2021   |   Friday, 5 March 2021
In class -

Continue writing on your articles

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 8 March 2021   |   Wednesday, 10 March 2021   |   Friday, 12 March 2021
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion

These questions are posted on the Class Discussion board in Blackboard.

Milestones

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

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 15 March 2021   |   Wednesday, 17 March 2021   |   Friday, 19 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 10

Course meetings
Monday, 22 March 2021   |   Wednesday, 24 March 2021   |   Friday, 26 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

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 29 March 2021   |   Wednesday, 31 March 2021   |   Friday, 2 April 2021
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 12

Course meetings
Monday, 5 April 2021   |   Wednesday, 7 April 2021   |   Friday, 9 April 2021
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, 12 April 2021   |   Wednesday, 14 April 2021   |   Friday, 16 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!


In class - In-class presentation
Assignment - Reflective essay
Milestones

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