Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/UC Berkeley/California Natural History (Fall 2022)
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- Course name
- California Natural History
- Institution
- UC Berkeley
- Instructor
- Alan Shabel
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Integrative Biology
- Course dates
- 2022-08-24 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-12-09 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 120
Students will edit and create Wikipedia entries for subjects related to the natural history of California.
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 25 August 2022
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 30 August 2022 | Thursday, 1 September 2022
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 6 September 2022 | Thursday, 8 September 2022
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 13 September 2022 | Thursday, 15 September 2022
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 20 September 2022 | Thursday, 22 September 2022
- Assignment - 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 - Choose possible topics
Choose a species from our "Species Pages" and then watch this video for a walkthrough of how to assign an article to yourself! (Video link)
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 27 September 2022 | Thursday, 29 September 2022
- Assignment - Sources
Remember to use academic, peer-reviewed sources when researching your article!
- Evaluate Wikipedia
These exercises are optional!
- Assignment - Exercise
- Assignment - Start drafting your contributions
If you are working in a group, please carefully go through the "Drafting as a group" activity.
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 7
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 4 October 2022 | Thursday, 6 October 2022
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
If you are editing a page about a speices, please read this advice page from Wikipedia and make sure you are following it as you draft your contributions. Species
- Assignment - Add to an article
Remember to use reliable sources for your article. Use journal articles or secondary sources that cite journal articles.
Make sure you are editing in the correct Sandbox! If you are working as an individual, see a screenshot here of where to access the correct Sandbox here: (link)
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 11 October 2022 | Thursday, 13 October 2022
- In class - Continue writing
Continue drafting your article additions in your Sandbox.
- Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia
It's time to learn how to move your work live - to the "mainspace." Continue editing and get ready to move your work!
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13
- 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
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- Tuesday, 18 October 2022 | Thursday, 20 October 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!
- Milestones
Move your work into the Wikipedia article to publish it. Refer back to the "moving your work out to Wikipedia" tutorials to get a refresher on how to move your work.
- Milestones
The due date for this assignment is Friday, October 21st. Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.