Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/George Mason University/Mushrooms, Molds and Society (Spring 2022)

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Course name
Mushrooms, Molds and Society
Institution
George Mason University
Instructor
Natalie Howe
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Environmental Sciences
Course dates
2022-01-24 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-05-14 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
9


We cover all sorts of things about fungi - diversity, ecology, and human uses of fungi

Student Assigned Reviewing
Dmaslyuk Psathyrella aquatica
FungiKaci Sterile fungi Pseudohydnum gelatinosum
Eden825 Sparassis Jakob Emanuel Lange
Lglass2 Pseudohydnum gelatinosum Psathyrella aquatica
Mushman22 Pseudohydnum gelatinosum
WarningGates Jakob Emanuel Lange Psathyrella aquatica
Iheartfungi Psathyrella aquatica Jakob Emanuel Lange
Mugrsteg001 Pseudohydnum gelatinosum
Etsnt Aspergillus tubingensis

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Wednesday, 2 February 2022
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 3

Course meetings
Monday, 7 February 2022   |   Wednesday, 9 February 2022
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 14 February 2022   |   Wednesday, 16 February 2022
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 21 February 2022   |   Wednesday, 23 February 2022
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Finalize your topic and find sources
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

Species

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 28 February 2022   |   Wednesday, 2 March 2022
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion
Milestones

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

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 7 March 2022   |   Wednesday, 9 March 2022
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 8

Course meetings
Monday, 21 March 2022   |   Wednesday, 23 March 2022
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.

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 9

Course meetings
Monday, 28 March 2022   |   Wednesday, 30 March 2022
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!

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 4 April 2022   |   Wednesday, 6 April 2022
Milestones

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