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Course name
Advanced Evolution
Institution
Saint Louis University
Instructor
Kasey Fowler-Finn
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Evolution
Course dates
2022-08-25 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-12-24 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
10


Students will add or significantly expand articles related to topics in Evolutionary Biology

Student Assigned Reviewing
TigerTrash Silphium integrifolium
Nica88 Painted turtle Silphium integrifolium, Turtle brain evolution
Ttbioclass Halibut
Curlygirl897 Perennial crop
Ogwu94 Soil regeneration
Salinas413 Temporal plasticity Turtle brain evolution, Skeletal muscle
Huginnscientia Turtle brain evolution Silphium integrifolium, Painted turtle, Hybridization in perennial plants, Skeletal muscle
Ironphd10 Skeletal muscle Temporal plasticity, Soil regeneration
Karkataceace Hybridization in perennial plants
Ctngirl Domestication in perennial crops

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Monday, 29 August 2022   |   Wednesday, 31 August 2022   |   Friday, 2 September 2022
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.

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Ecology

Environmental Sciences

Species

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 5 September 2022   |   Wednesday, 7 September 2022   |   Friday, 9 September 2022
Assignment - Assn 1. Create Account, read through help articles_29Aug22
Assignment - Assn 2. Evaluate Wikipedia_29Aug2022

Evaluate this article: write a brief synopsis of what the article did well and what it could improve in (read the mating section and reproduction section): https://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Guppy#Mating

Submit via Canvas

In class - Discussion 2-Feb

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 12 September 2022   |   Wednesday, 14 September 2022   |   Friday, 16 September 2022
In class - Discussion on annotations 11-Feb

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 19 September 2022   |   Wednesday, 21 September 2022   |   Friday, 23 September 2022
Assignment - Assn 3. Topic choice_15Sept22

Make sure to OK with Kasey

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 26 September 2022   |   Wednesday, 28 September 2022   |   Friday, 30 September 2022
Assignment - Assn 4. Submit list of 10-12 articles you will use_19Sept22
Assignment - Assn 5. Annotate 2 articles_19Sept22

Annotate two articles that you will use for your Wikipedia project

In class - Discussion 21-Sept
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

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 3 October 2022   |   Wednesday, 5 October 2022   |   Friday, 7 October 2022
Assignment - Assn 6. Annotate remaining articles_26Sept22

8 articles to annotate

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 10 October 2022   |   Wednesday, 12 October 2022   |   Friday, 14 October 2022
Assignment - Assn 7. Outline article in sandbox_3Oct22

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 17 October 2022   |   Wednesday, 19 October 2022   |   Friday, 21 October 2022

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 24 October 2022   |   Wednesday, 26 October 2022   |   Friday, 28 October 2022
Assignment - Assn 9. First draft of article_17Oct22

Complete a first draft of your article for peer review in sandbox - do not add to wikipedia yet (we will do that after a round of peer review)

Assignment - Assn 8. Add to an existing article_17Oct22

Add content and a citation to an article related to your topic. YOu only need to add a sentence or two!

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 31 October 2022   |   Wednesday, 2 November 2022   |   Friday, 4 November 2022
Assignment - Assn 10. Peer review two articles - give constructive feedback_24Oct22

Guiding framework

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 7 November 2022   |   Wednesday, 9 November 2022   |   Friday, 11 November 2022
Assignment - Assn 11. 2nd draft, response to peer reviews (sandbox)_31Oct22

You have some feedback from other students. Consider their suggestions, decide whether it makes your work more accurate and complete, and edit your draft to make those changes. Make sure to write a brief summary of the major changes you have made and why.

Resources:

  • Editing Wikipedia, pages 12 and 14
  • Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 14 November 2022   |   Wednesday, 16 November 2022   |   Friday, 18 November 2022
Assignment - Assn. 12. Peer review 2 articles (sandbox)_07Nov22

Provide further feedback on your peers' articles

Milestones

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

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 13

Course meetings
Monday, 21 November 2022   |   Wednesday, 23 November 2022   |   Friday, 25 November 2022
Assignment - Assn 13. Near final draft
Polish your work and move to wikipedia_14Nov22

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!

Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

Assignment - Assn 14. Link your article_14Nov22

Link your article to at least two other articles, and link at least 2 other articles to yours

Week 14

Course meetings
Monday, 28 November 2022   |   Wednesday, 30 November 2022
Milestones

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

Assignment - Assn 15. Final article_21Nov22

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!