Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/River Valley Community College/Introduction to Biology I (Fall 2018)
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- Course name
- Introduction to Biology I
- Institution
- River Valley Community College
- Instructor
- Shannon Soucy
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Biology
- Course dates
- 2018-08-27 00:00:00 UTC – 2018-12-14 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 7
What is life? Building blocks of life, how life works, introduction to basic molecular biology.
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 27 August 2018 | Wednesday, 29 August 2018
- In class - Wikipedia Assignment Introduction
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:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 5 September 2018
- Assignment - Create a Wiki account
Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link. (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 3
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 10 September 2018 | Wednesday, 12 September 2018
Week 4
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- Monday, 17 September 2018 | Wednesday, 19 September 2018
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 24 September 2018 | Wednesday, 26 September 2018
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 1 October 2018 | Wednesday, 3 October 2018
- Assignment - Identify content gaps in your article
Review the discussion notes below when considering your article gaps.
Week 7
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- Monday, 8 October 2018 | Wednesday, 10 October 2018
- Assignment - Begin writing a contribution to your chosen article
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
Week 8
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- Monday, 15 October 2018 | Wednesday, 17 October 2018
- Assignment - Finish writing contribution to your article
Review any applicable subject specific resources
Week 9
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- Monday, 22 October 2018 | Wednesday, 24 October 2018
- Assignment - Peer review a classmates contribution
Week 10
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- Monday, 29 October 2018 | Wednesday, 31 October 2018
- Assignment - Respond to 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 11
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 5 November 2018 | Wednesday, 7 November 2018
- Assignment - Continue improving your article
Exercise
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 12
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- Wednesday, 14 November 2018
- Assignment - Begin to move contributions onto your articles Wiki page
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 13
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- Monday, 19 November 2018 | Wednesday, 21 November 2018
- Assignment - Move all contributions out of sandbox and into Wiki 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!
Week 14
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- Monday, 26 November 2018 | Wednesday, 28 November 2018
Week 15
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- Monday, 3 December 2018 | Wednesday, 5 December 2018
- In class - Wiki Presentations