Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Texas Tech University/Introduction to Livable Futures (Fall)

This Course Wikipedia Resources Connect
Questions? Ask us:

contact@wikiedu.org

Course name
Introduction to Livable Futures
Institution
Texas Tech University
Instructor
Bryan Giemza
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Ecology
Course dates
2021-09-13 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-12-10 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
15


Texas Tech's Sowell Family Collection in Literature, Community and the Natural World contains the personal papers of some of the country's most prominent writers on the natural world. Writers in the Sowell Collection have received numerous honors including a National Book Award, a MacArthur Genius Award, Stegner Fellowships, John Burroughs Awards, and numerous awards for literary and scientific writing. However, there is no extant entry for the Sowell Collection, which contains the papers of some of the world's most prominent writers of the environment (Barry Lopez, Bill McKibben, etc.). This honors class will create a page for the Collection after getting to know its contents firsthand; edit and revise as appropriate the entries of the 28 writers whose papers are held in the Collection; and contribute media as needed to add interest and color for users.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Purplepear60 Marc Reisner, The Sowell Family Collection in Literature, Community, and the Natural World
Marklav2002 Rick Bass, The Sowell Family Collection in Literature, Community, and the Natural World
Annalyn Shudde Susan Brind Marrow, The Sowell Family Collection in Literature, Community, and the Natural World
Ryleesmckinney David Quammen, The Sowell Family Collection in Literature, Community, and the Natural World
Leah.lockerman Barry Lopez, The Sowell Family Collection in Literature, Community, and the Natural World
Varshred Susan Brind Morrow
Pshalman Annick Smith, The Sowell Family Collection in Literature, Community, and the Natural World
Bellerbrook1 Stephen Graham Jones, The Sowell Family Collection in Literature, Community, and the Natural World
CatherineStiles Howard Norman, The Sowell Family Collection in Literature, Community, and the Natural World
Luppeee Susan Brind Morrow, The Sowell Collection in Literature, Community, and the Natural World
SebSalin116 Doug Peacock, The Sowell Family Collection in Literature, Community, and the Natural World
BenHoganTTU Paul Hawken, The Sowell Family Collection In Literature, Community, and the Natural World
MaryAliceH Susan Brind Morrow, The Sowell Family Collection in Literature, Community, and the Natural World
Maryna.summers Sandra Scofield, The Sowell Family Collection in Literature, Community, and the Natural World
Aguinthe22 The Sowell Family Collection in Literature, Community, and the Natural World, Lisa Couturier

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Monday, 13 September 2021
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 2

Course meetings
Monday, 20 September 2021
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 27 September 2021
Assignment - Exercise
In class - Discussion
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Biographies

Books

Ecology

Environmental Sciences

Science Communication

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 4 October 2021
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 11 October 2021
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 18 October 2021
Assignment - Peer review two articles

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, 25 October 2021
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 8

Course meetings
Monday, 1 November 2021
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 9

Course meetings
Monday, 8 November 2021
Assignment - Continue improving your article workshop - First Wikipedia lab

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
Monday, 15 November 2021
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
Monday, 22 November 2021
Assignment - Final article - Second Wikipedia Lab

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!
Assignment - Reflective essay (journal entry on the Wikipedia creative process)

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 29 November 2021
Milestones

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