Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/UC Berkeley/California Natural History (Fall 20221)

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Course name
California Natural History
Institution
UC Berkeley
Instructor
Alan Shabel
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Environmental Sciences
Course dates
2021-08-26 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-12-25 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
120


Students will edit Wikipedia entries for natural history phenomena of California.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Fitzgeraldk980 The Blob (Pacific Ocean)
Clarkboyce4 Quercus durata
Phaseoluslunatus
Nkatukota4 Mountain beaver
JZ Berkeley Phaneroptera nana
Gcohen02 Klamath River
Rflores02 Ridgway's rail
Evelynpwu Catalina Island bison herd
Katnewyen Mason bee
Kelseymcivor Ridgway's rail
Kelperino Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog
Nicolevweber
Abhi112358 Western corsair
RichardsonRiley Santa Cruz Island, Santa Catalina Island (California)
Jjessicaji Alaria marginata
Dakotamargolis Klamath River
Maddi.wong Golden-mantled ground squirrel, Mountain cottontail, Western spotted skunk, Cinnamon teal
Thekingguy7 Gray fox
Gracecmcgee History of wildfire suppression in the United States
Kfwilson13 California scrub jay
Sowon99 California interior chaparral and woodlands
Studentib11 Sarcodes
Lindsey Dun Tricolored blackbird
Aramblas Sarcodes
TheInfoAttorney Teratornis
Yebrahimi1 Ring Mountain (California), Arctostaphylos hooveri
Andresmlarios California Towhee
Aarmstrong333 Sue-meg State Park
BefeatheredBiped Ganoderma applanatum
Karissaho7 Klamath smallscale sucker
Miaqshelton Klamath smallscale sucker
Taylor.valci Point Isabel (promontory)
Merchantboss Coast horned lizard
Julypala Death Valley pupfish
Juliannechen Ornate shrew
AamirKhan18 Say's phoebe
Waverlychoy Gray fox
Jacky323 Red Triangle (Pacific Ocean)
Stevenli12 Berkeley Hills
Corinnaherman Death Valley pupfish
Terriejoo Death Valley pupfish
A.L. 242
Cjlusing California moray
Kietamueller Yellow-headed blackbird
Tonys2021 Davenport tide pools
Eohman12 California scrub jay
LandenLee Wildfires
MichaelC22
Saiftali Sand Fire (2016)
Arinna.guo Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog
Smasood00 Say's phoebe
Pizza651 Say's Phoebe
Lilylucero13 Jacumba Valley
GoBears2024 California towhee
Valtraan Ornate shrew
Lilcandyy Yellow-headed blackbird
Oclpollo California moray
ElsaMelissaa Eucalyptus globulus
Danielrgjoseph Sea otter conservation
Reuely25 Bumblebee hummingbird
Agamjolly Rock squirrel
Milomaurer23 Mountain beaver
Tylermahomes22 History of wildfire suppression in the United States
Gracia Y. Barrera Ruiz Pentagramma triangularis
Pjfarr Ridgway's rail
NihalReddy34 Sphingomonas
ContributingCamel Sphingomonas
Clairew99 Coast horned lizard
Trish le Mountain beaver
WilhelmHW Ganoderma applanatum
Yurikcm Brushy Butte
Bakedpear Gray fox
Aphillips1008 Ornate shrew
Nitanu32
Filippendo Bur
NoahSaso Pentagramma triangularis
Koko Yamaguchi Low Gap Park
Shiyue Chen Strawberry Creek
Enmah2001 California grizzly bear
NatureLover19
VigneskSK Redwood Creek (San Mateo County)
Zeeshanpatel1 Redwood Creek (San Mateo County)
BlueGuitar2411 Heuchera maxima
Evanfiroozi Coast horned lizard
Anasannia Mazama pocket gopher
Mpigot16 Mazama pocket gopher
Mborozan San Felipe Fault Zone
Graceeeh California interior chaparral and woodlands
Lucia.goldberg Teratornis
Karimkaylani Jacumba Valley
Acea34 Eucalyptus globulus
Gdewitt23 Teratornis
Christopher.A.Alvarez
Nhwon19 Desert pupfish
Brauliomay10
Nathanielalvarado55 Sand Fire (2016)
Karan48220 Sand Fire (2016)
Mmiyer student Coachella Valley fringe-toed lizard
Maribarsotti Ganoderma applanatum
Cedenol4042 Southern rubber boa
Allisun02 California interior chaparral and woodlands
Joycechiiang Phaneroptera nana
Avikj00 California towhee
Matthewgallagher546
Isabella-knott Pleistocene megafauna
Lilianeloyan Megabalanus californicus
Jaslozano
Jamie.heidy Southern rubber boa
Reetu manchem Strawberry Creek
Legitivity Streptocephalus woottoni
Kyley5188 Great egret
Simoregmi Yellow-headed blackbird
Czl1028

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Thursday, 26 August 2021

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 31 August 2021   |   Thursday, 2 September 2021

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 7 September 2021   |   Thursday, 9 September 2021

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 14 September 2021   |   Thursday, 16 September 2021

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 21 September 2021   |   Thursday, 23 September 2021

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 28 September 2021   |   Thursday, 30 September 2021

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 5 October 2021   |   Thursday, 7 October 2021

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 12 October 2021   |   Thursday, 14 October 2021
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:

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

Assignment - Sources
Remember to use academic, peer-reviewed sources when researching your article!
Evaluate Wikipedia

These exercises are optional!

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 19 October 2021   |   Thursday, 21 October 2021
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

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)

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

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 26 October 2021   |   Thursday, 28 October 2021
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

Week 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 2 November 2021   |   Thursday, 4 November 2021
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!

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 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 9 November 2021   |   Thursday, 11 November 2021
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, November 12th. Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.