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Course name
Plant Diversity
Institution
Howard University
Instructor
Janelle Burke
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Botany
Course dates
2021-08-23 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-12-03 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
25


Introductory botany course, with survey of plant function, morphology, diversity and applications.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Youngrizz25 Bistorta amplexicaulis Polygonum majus, Fallopia dumetorum
LyricSykes Polygonum engelmannii Polygonum patulum, Persicaria sagittata
Jessdotxyz Polygonum plebeium Polygonum austiniae, Polygonum erectum
Dynastiwillis Persicaria nepalensis Polygonum striatulum, Persicaria orientalis
Lwill17 Bistorta vacciniifolia Bistorta amplexicaulis, Polygonum engelmannii
Dspk Fallopia dumetorum Persicaria cespitosa, Persicaria chinensis
Biostudent83 Persicaria chinensis Persicaria foliosa, Persicaria extremiorientalis
ImaniH003 Persicaria odorata Polygonum cascadense, Polygonum utahense
Adoreplants Persicaria glabra Polygonum plebeium, Persicaria tinctoria
ReaganWade Persicaria orientalis Persicaria glabra, Fallopia scandens
DestineeT Polygonum austiniae Persicaria elatior, Persicaria dichotoma
Amwilliams20q01 Persicaria extremiorientalis Bistorta vacciniifolia, Persicaria nepalensis
Cariforbes16 Polygonum majus Persicaria odorata, Fallopia dumetorum
Ashley.Clarke1 Persicaria elatior Polygonum majus, Polygonum patulum
Jhen202 Persicaria tinctoria Persicaria sagittata, Polygonum austiniae
Hdansoko Polygonum utahense Polygonum erectum, Polygonum striatulum
Roberta.mccarthy Fallopia scandens Persicaria orientalis, Bistorta amplexicaulis
Yayahme Polygonum striatulum Polygonum engelmannii, Persicaria cespitosa
Jessideg Polygonum erectum Persicaria chinensis, Persicaria foliosa
Julianna.Harden Persicaria foliosa Persicaria extremiorientalis, Polygonum cascadense
10Jazmyn01 Persicaria sagittata Polygonum utahense, Polygonum plebeium
Erika.smith16 Persicaria cespitosa Persicaria glabra, Persicaria tinctoria
BrookeCTurner Polygonum cascadense Fallopia scandens, Persicaria elatior
Presley2000barn Persicaria dichotoma Bistorta vacciniifolia, Persicaria nepalensis
Plantsrock2021 Polygonum patulum Persicaria dichotoma, Persicaria odorata

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Tuesday, 24 August 2021   |   Thursday, 26 August 2021
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.)

Week 2

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

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 7 September 2021   |   Thursday, 9 September 2021
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 14 September 2021   |   Thursday, 16 September 2021
In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 21 September 2021   |   Thursday, 23 September 2021
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

 

Species

Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation

Week 6

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

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

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 - 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

In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Week 9

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

Week 10

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

Week 11

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

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 9 November 2021
In class - Add your Bibliography

Week 13

Course meetings
Tuesday, 16 November 2021   |   Thursday, 18 November 2021
Assignment - Continue improving your article

Exercise

Add links to 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 - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

Week 14

Course meetings
Tuesday, 23 November 2021
Milestones

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

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.
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 15

Course meetings
Tuesday, 30 November 2021
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 - 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!

Milestones

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

Assignment - Reflective essay

Guiding questions