Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/USC Upstate/Plant Taxonomy (Spring 2022)

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Course name
Plant Taxonomy
Institution
USC Upstate
Instructor
Benjamin Montgomery
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Biology
Course dates
2022-03-22 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-04-21 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
17


Plant taxonomy and systematics, with a focus on the flora of the southeastern United States. Students learn to identify plants to family, genus and species using keys.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Sacchetb Sesuvium maritimum
Ellamoyseyuk Valerianella umbilicata
JessiGp Plagiomnium cuspidatum
ShemyiaS Plagiomnium cuspidatum
Ms.jtf Valerianella umbilicata
Yokoyaj Valerianella umbilicata
VictoriaLego Plagiomnium cuspidatum
Daniel12912 Sesuvium maritimum
JoseQuistian Sesuvium maritimum
MarshallLangley
Dbraxton22 Sesuvium maritimum
Ntelfayez Sesuvium maritimum

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Tuesday, 22 March 2022   |   Thursday, 24 March 2022
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.

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 29 March 2022   |   Thursday, 31 March 2022
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 5 April 2022   |   Thursday, 7 April 2022
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise
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

Species

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 12 April 2022   |   Thursday, 14 April 2022
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 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 19 April 2022   |   Thursday, 21 April 2022
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!
Milestones

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