Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Minnesota - Twin Cities/EEB 4611-Biogeochemical Processes (Spring 2020)

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Course name
EEB 4611-Biogeochemical Processes
Institution
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Instructor
James Cotner
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Environmental Sciences
Course dates
2020-01-21 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-05-17 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
15


In this course, we examine how the Earth, Universe, life and the elements originated and how different biogeochemical cycles are structured and coupled today. There is a strong emphasis on how humans have altered these cycles through various activities and processes such as climate change, mining, agriculture and changing land uses.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Garner Kohrell Agricultural pollution Arsenic, Sediment-water interface
OlsonEEB4611 Dead zone (ecology) Agricultural pollution
RosieRushing Sediment–water interface Dead zone (ecology)
Shanell.lovelace Ocean acidification in the Arctic Ocean Denitrifying bacteria
EEBFeco Redfield ratio
Carmen.ram Ocean acidification in the Arctic Ocean Geobiology, Biological pump
IanR1969 Denitrifying bacteria
Hughe675 Ocean acidification in the Arctic Ocean
HMS Beagles Sediment–water interface
Legare.katie Denitrifying bacteria
Cassidyrenee Iron cycle Ocean acidification in the Arctic Ocean, Dead zone (ecology)
SScrader Ecological stoichiometry
Bauer796 Subglacial lake
Zirah36 Geobiology
Baile771
Price793 Arsenic, Ecological stoichiometry

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Tuesday, 21 January 2020   |   Thursday, 23 January 2020
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
Tuesday, 28 January 2020   |   Thursday, 30 January 2020
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 4 February 2020   |   Thursday, 6 February 2020
Assignment - Exercise
In class - Discussion
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Ecology

Environmental Sciences

Species

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 11 February 2020   |   Thursday, 13 February 2020
Assignment - Add to an article

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 18 February 2020   |   Thursday, 20 February 2020
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 25 February 2020   |   Thursday, 27 February 2020
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
Tuesday, 3 March 2020   |   Thursday, 5 March 2020
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
Tuesday, 17 March 2020   |   Thursday, 19 March 2020
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

Assignment - Exercise

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 24 March 2020   |   Thursday, 26 March 2020
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.

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 31 March 2020   |   Thursday, 2 April 2020
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
Tuesday, 7 April 2020   |   Thursday, 9 April 2020
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!
Assignment - Reflective essay

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 14 April 2020   |   Thursday, 16 April 2020
Milestones

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