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Course name
Advanced Evolution
Institution
University of Central Arkansas
Instructor
Tammy Haselkorn
Wikipedia Expert
Elysia (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Evolutionary biology
Course dates
2019-01-10 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-05-15 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
12


From the course syllabus: Evolution informs all aspects of biology because all pathways, processes, and body structures have come about due to evolutionary processes. Thus, this course strives to strengthen your understanding of evolution by examining the mechanisms of evolution and providing an overview of evolutionary biology topics that are relevant to many research disciplines. Students will utilize primary literature (historical and recent) throughout the course and be asked to critically evaluate evolutionary theory and research. Students will also practice communicating evolutionary biology topics through in-class presentations and Wikipedia article contributions on a topic related to evolutionary biology.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Esallinger1 Landscape genetics
Jmoore31 Symmorphosis
Lang1803 Biotic Homogenization
Gwiggins1
BatmanWallet123 Hybrid Incompatability
ChristieBirdsong
Jroberson4 The Evolution Of Dog Breeds
Whouse141
Jmosbey17
Plumbob200 Cancer Selection
Jcook1400

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Thursday, 10 January 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 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 15 January 2019   |   Thursday, 17 January 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 22 January 2019   |   Thursday, 24 January 2019
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 29 January 2019   |   Thursday, 31 January 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


Assignment - Exercise

Copyedit an article

Week 5

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


Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Ecology

Environmental Sciences

Genes and Proteins

Species

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 26 February 2019   |   Thursday, 28 February 2019
In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 12 March 2019   |   Thursday, 14 March 2019
Assignment - Peer review three articles

Guiding framework

Milestones

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

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 26 March 2019   |   Thursday, 28 March 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 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 2 April 2019   |   Thursday, 4 April 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 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 9 April 2019   |   Thursday, 11 April 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 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 16 April 2019   |   Thursday, 18 April 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!


Assignment - Reflective essay

Guiding questions

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 23 April 2019   |   Thursday, 25 April 2019
Milestones

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