Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Louisiana State University/Biology 4125: Prokaryotic Diversity (Spring 2016)
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- Course name
- Biology 4125: Prokaryotic Diversity
- Institution
- Louisiana State University
- Instructor
- Cameron Thrash
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Microbiology
- Course dates
- 2016-01-14 – 2016-04-29
- Approximate number of student editors
- 30
From the catalog: “Biology of bacteria and archaea; evolution, diversity assessment, systematics, ecology; emphasis on molecular approaches.” This course is meant to expand your basic knowledge of microbes established in General Microbiology to help you appreciate the myriad forms, capabilities, and lifestyles of organisms in the Domains Bacteria and Archaea. We will explore their evolutionary relationships on the tree of life, their lifestyle, metabolic, and genomic variations, and introduce methods for measuring microbial diversity.
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 14 January 2016
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 19 January 2016
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 26 January 2016 | Thursday, 28 January 2016
- Assignment - Establish Wikipedia Groups
You will need to find a partner to work with on both your Wikipedia proposal and final page.
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 2 February 2016 | Thursday, 4 February 2016
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 11 February 2016
- In class - Wikipedia training with Dr. Becky Carmichael
Class meets in the CxC Studio 151, 151 Coates Hall
- Assignment - Training
Begin working through these tutorials on your own timing
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 16 February 2016 | Thursday, 18 February 2016
- Assignment - Wikipedia Proposal First Draft
Turn in to Moodle, one draft per team. These will be subjected to one round of peer review and returned for you to improve. If you do not submit a proposal, you forfeit your right to peer-review as well.
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 23 February 2016 | Thursday, 25 February 2016
- Assignment - Wikipedia Proposal Peer Reviews
Turn in to Moodle. These will be graded based on a rubric.
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 1 March 2016 | Thursday, 3 March 2016
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 8 March 2016 | Thursday, 10 March 2016
- Assignment - Wikipedia Proposal Final Draft
Final draft incorporating your peer reviews. This version will be graded by Dr. Thrash according to the rubric.
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 15 March 2016 | Thursday, 17 March 2016
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 29 March 2016 | Thursday, 31 March 2016
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 5 April 2016 | Thursday, 7 April 2016
- Assignment - Wikipedia Page First Draft
This will be done completely in your sandbox, and will not be live. Also subjected to peer-review with the same rules as before.
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 12 April 2016 | Thursday, 14 April 2016
- Assignment - Wikipedia Proposal Peer Reviews
Peer reviews of Wikipedia pages turned in, graded according to the rubric
Week 14
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 19 April 2016 | Thursday, 21 April 2016
- Assignment - Wikipedia Page Final Draft
Final draft incorporating peer reviews. This version will be graded by Dr. Thrash. Once given the ok, you can make the page live.