Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Washington State University - Vancouver/Invertebrate Zoology (Spring 2020)
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- Course name
- Invertebrate Zoology
- Institution
- Washington State University - Vancouver
- Instructor
- Kevin Turner
- Wikipedia Expert
- Elysia (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Species
- Course dates
- 2020-01-14 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-05-22 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 20
Broad survey of the invertebrates. I will expect students to choose an invertebrate species local to the NE Pacific coast to research and contribute to existing Wikipedia pages. I anticipate that most species students might select will already have pages, so their efforts will primarily be contributions, but there may be species that do not yet have pages.
I will expect students to source most of their content to peer-reviewed literature, so most of the contributions will be brief summaries or explanations of unique, interesting, or foundational examples of organismal natural history, physiology, or medical or economic benefit to humans.
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 15 January 2020 | Friday, 17 January 2020
- 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:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- 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.)
- Assignment - Everyone has a Wikipedia account
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 22 January 2020 | Friday, 24 January 2020
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
- In class - Discussion
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 29 January 2020 | Friday, 31 January 2020
- Assignment - Find peer-reviewed sources 1 & 2 about your species
Complete this task on Blackboard
- Assignment - Choose possible topics
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
- Review the rules for health topics
- In class - Discussion
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 5 February 2020 | Friday, 7 February 2020
- Assignment - Finalize your species choice
- Assignment - Find peer-reviewed sources 3 & 4 about your species
Complete this task on Blackboard
- Assignment - Write lay-language summaries of two peer-reviewed sources
Complete this task on Blackboard
- 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
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 12 February 2020 | Friday, 14 February 2020
- Assignment - Find peer-reviewed sources 5 & 6 about your species
Complete this task on Blackboard
- Assignment - Write lay language summaries of two more peer-reviewed sources
Complete this task on Blackboard
- Assignment - Add to an article
- Assignment - Exercise
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 19 February 2020 | Friday, 21 February 2020
- In class - Discussion
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 26 February 2020 | Friday, 28 February 2020
- Assignment - Article first draft finished and ready for peer-review
- Milestones
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 4 March 2020 | Friday, 6 March 2020
- Assignment - Two peer reviews are complete
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 11 March 2020 | Friday, 13 March 2020
- Assignment - Incorporate peer feedback into your article
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 - 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 10
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 18 March 2020 | Friday, 20 March 2020
- 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
- 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
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- Wednesday, 25 March 2020 | Friday, 27 March 2020
- Assignment - Article second draft finished and ready for instructor review
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 1 April 2020 | Friday, 3 April 2020
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 8 April 2020 | Friday, 10 April 2020
- Milestones
Week 14
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 15 April 2020 | Friday, 17 April 2020
Week 15
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 22 April 2020 | Friday, 24 April 2020
- 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!
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.