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Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Ohio University/Writing for Biologists (Spring 2018)

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Course name
Writing for Biologists
Institution
Ohio University
Instructor
Sarah Wyatt
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
science writing
Course dates
2018-01-16 00:00:00 UTC – 2018-04-26 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
24


Current research in biology, with an emphasis on plant science, will provide students with opportunities to practice and improve skills needed for successful written communication in the sciences.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Trevanco95 Metapopulation
Jo939612 Living stump
Msmarelli Tauopathy
Slovene13 Goldenseal
Emilyuhlman Primary succession
Dhenthorne Sustainable landscaping
Ag780113 Medicinal cannabis
Brentbenedum Drosera admirabilis Drosera capensis
Abbygenter Cephalopod
Cc482014 Coral bleaching
Jb347513 Phytophthora megakarya
Tw020916 Desert farming
Kat fife Epiphyte
Wg261313 Shoulder girdle
Ab531114 Red Tide
Sklopedia8 Eacles imperialis
Cgndiaye0324 Adansonia
Kellyn.hickle Powdery Mildew
BBoudinot Mycorrhiza

Timeline

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 30 January 2018   |   Thursday, 1 February 2018
In class - Wikipedia essentials / Account setup
  • Introduction to how Wikipedia will be used in the course
  • Setting up Wikipedia account
  • Begin training modules

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 6 February 2018   |   Thursday, 8 February 2018
Assignment - Wikipedia online training
  • Complete the online training for students. 
  • During this training, you will make edits in a sandbox and learn the basic rules of Wikipedia.




Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 13 February 2018   |   Thursday, 15 February 2018
Assignment - Select Wikipedia article
  • Select a final article 
  • This is the article you will be critiquing and editing for the remainder of the course
  • Resources: Choosing an article



Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 20 February 2018   |   Thursday, 22 February 2018

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 27 February 2018   |   Thursday, 1 March 2018

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 6 March 2018   |   Thursday, 8 March 2018
Assignment - Critique your article
  • Evaluate your article by following the guidelines in the Evaluating Wikipedia brochure
  • Leave your critique on the article's talk page
  • If you need a  refresher, you can retake the Evaluating Articles and Sources module 

Other resources: Using Talk Pages



Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 20 March 2018   |   Thursday, 22 March 2018

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 27 March 2018   |   Thursday, 29 March 2018

Week 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 3 April 2018   |   Thursday, 5 April 2018

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 10 April 2018   |   Thursday, 12 April 2018

Week 13

Course meetings
Tuesday, 17 April 2018   |   Thursday, 19 April 2018

Week 14

Course meetings
Tuesday, 24 April 2018
Assignment - Edit your article
  • Edits to your article are due BEFORE class on Thursday
  • You will be presenting your article and the edits you made to the class