Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/California State University Sacramento/ENVS 135 (Spring 2019)

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Course name
ENVS 135
Institution
California State University Sacramento
Instructor
Julian Fulton
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
California Water and Society
Course dates
2019-01-23 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-05-08 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
30


This course provides the historical, scientific, legal, institutional, and economic background needed to understand the social and ecological challenges of providing water for California’s growing population, agricultural economy, and other uses - all of which are made more complex by climate change. We will look at past and current debates around cases ranging from local issues on the American River to statewide issues that converge in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Both physical and social science research skills will be developed.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Dianadixi Chernobyl groundwater contamination
Sjparker279 Lake Clementine
Amberulinger Liberty Island (Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta)
WillKanz Klamath River (Hydroelectric Project)
Chaddayj Cascade Lake
Quinterochelsea Groundwater Ambient Monitoring and Assessment Program California Rainwater Harvesting
Tarynmccreary
Zaid0rtiz E. A. Fairbairn Water Treatment Plant
Rds.csus Ross's goose User:Miegodorales/sandbox
Tfigueroa1 Crystal Lake Fish Hatchery
Meredithsierra Caples Lake
ToshaDuncan Yuba-Bear Hydroelectric Project
Bentatree Emerald Pools
Chewbakka117 Friant-Kern Canal
Erichardson4 Silver Lake (Amador County)
Mirror March Lake Leavitt, California
Darianrose Phoenix Vernal Pools
Destroyer300 Nimbus Dam
Cburrows1996 Auburn-Folsom South Unit
Zac386 Englebright Lake
Miegodorales Drinking water quality standards Effects of Global Warming - Water Resources
Sourjax Great Flood of 1862 Theatrical smoke and fog
Kmrosenbauer Pollution in California User:Chewbakka117/sandbox
JamesMichaelC Management of the Rhine Basin
ThomasDunker Drinking water quality in the United States, Drinking water quality standards Potential alternative disinfection methods for organic fresh-cut industry for minimizing water consumption and environmental impact
Joshuamaddox The BAC Yard
Adriana.a41 Rainwater Harvesting in California

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 28 January 2019   |   Wednesday, 30 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 3

Course meetings
Monday, 4 February 2019   |   Wednesday, 6 February 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 11 February 2019   |   Wednesday, 13 February 2019
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 18 February 2019   |   Wednesday, 20 February 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 25 February 2019   |   Wednesday, 27 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

Science Communication

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 4 March 2019   |   Wednesday, 6 March 2019
Assignment - Outline and 3 sources

Post a well-developed outline and at least three sources to your Sandbox

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.


In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 11 March 2019   |   Wednesday, 13 March 2019
Assignment - Complete draft in Sandbox

Your draft should be ready for peer review

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 25 March 2019   |   Wednesday, 27 March 2019
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

Milestones

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


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.

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 1 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 3 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 11

Course meetings
Monday, 8 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 10 April 2019
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 12

Course meetings
Monday, 15 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 17 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 13

Course meetings
Monday, 22 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 24 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!

Week 14

Course meetings
Monday, 29 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 1 May 2019
In class - In-class presentation

Guiding questions

Assignment - Reflective essay

Guiding questions

Milestones

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

Week 15

Course meetings
Monday, 6 May 2019   |   Wednesday, 8 May 2019