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Course name
Plant Behavior
Institution
University of Washington
Instructor
Elizabeth Van Volkenburgh
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Physiological basis for plant behavior
Course dates
2019-04-02 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-06-12 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
27


This course explores plant behavior from the level of organismal and cellullar physiology.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Estone01
UWPlants Plant Communication Plant Communication
Smgilmour
Nhip1 UV protection in plants
Coltici Phenotypic plasticity
Kdbhyper
Cjpier13 Fish locomotion
RobryanJum Plant cognition
Emiko18 Flame cell
Yachen001 Magnetotropism
Calliez97 Pollen tube Pollen tube
Noahmsantos Rhizome
Kgurtler
Bailey2387
N.rogerson5
Krisxing Seeds with wings, Erodium cicutarium
Nguyee4
Ramattisha
Khoiha
Kdoan98
Yingying Dai
Baybarnes Stem Rust
Uwsom4ever
Myn1354
Cmaes35
Kaelahg19
Yingyd Plant reproductive morphology

Timeline

Week 3

Course meetings
Thursday, 18 April 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 4

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

Biographies

Books

Ecology

Environmental Sciences

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 30 April 2019   |   Thursday, 2 May 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Guiding framework

Week 6

Course meetings
Thursday, 9 May 2019
Assignment - Select a topic

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 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 14 May 2019   |   Thursday, 16 May 2019
Assignment - Begin writing wiki paragraphs
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.


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 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 21 May 2019   |   Thursday, 23 May 2019
Assignment - Turn in first draft of 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!

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 28 May 2019   |   Thursday, 30 May 2019
In class - Peer Review

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 4 June 2019   |   Thursday, 6 June 2019
In class - In Class Presentation
Assignment - Finish final draft of Wiki article