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Course name
Biology 360
Institution
University of Washington
Instructor
Leslie B Zeman
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Introduction to Cellular Anatomy
Course dates
2016-06-20 – 2016-08-18
Approximate number of student editors
12


The features of cells and tissues in light microscopy will be correlated to physiologic function at the molecular, organelle, cellular, tissue and organ level. Tissues of plants and vertebrate animals will be emphasized, but a small number of invertebrate animals will also be considered.

The learning objectives of this module (which accrues as extra credit, after the final grades have been computed) are: 1. Become conversant with the Wikipedia culture 2. Properly capture, label and reference photomicrographs 3. Improve open access botany content

Student Assigned Reviewing
Cmn25 Carnivorous plants, Drosera
Bioham Aquatic plant
Sadierath Root
Adree.stem Tissue (biology)
Chelsls1 Vascular bundle
Isatousallah
Keb0217
Kje4532
Oscargolberg
Jenejij Mycorrhizae, Resin canal

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Monday, 27 June 2016   |   Tuesday, 28 June 2016   |   Wednesday, 29 June 2016   |   Thursday, 30 June 2016
In class - Wikipedia culture
  • Overview of this module
  • Understanding Wikipedia culture
  • Plant photomicrographs 

Handouts: Illustrating Wikipedia


Assignment - Create your account and learn the basics
  • Create an account and then complete the online training for students. During this training, you will learn the basic rules of Wikipedia and may make edits in a sandbox.

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 5 July 2016   |   Wednesday, 6 July 2016   |   Thursday, 7 July 2016
Assignment - Create a good quality plant photomicrograph
  • Identify an article that would benefit from a plant photomicrograph. Capture an appropriate photo, label important anatomic features and upload it to the dashboard.


    • All media uploaded to Wikipedia must fall under a "free license," which means they can be used or shared by anyone. For this exercise, you may only use photomicrographs, which you have taken yourself.  See the Biology 360 website for a complete discussion of capturing plant histology images.  For more information about which types of media can be uploaded to Wikipedia, see Commons:Help desk.

Week 3

Milestones

Your image, including labeling of microanatomy features, plant species and magnification, should be improved in accordance with my feedback from the draft you uploaded last week.  You may now upload your image to Wikipedia Commons.  Review the "Illustrating Wikipedia" brochure for directions.  Then insert the image into an appropriate article.