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Course name
BIOL463 Gene Regulation in Development
Institution
UBC
Instructor
Pam Kalas
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Gene regulation, epigenetics, development (animal)
Course dates
2022-09-07 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-12-09 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
41


Gene regulation mechanisms beyond transcription factors in animals.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Unc119 Mir-375
C. Elegans Studier Gene-environment interplay
SneezeWithYourEyesOpen Ocelliless
Senorcrestcells Acrocephalosyndactyly
AxolotlQuestions Alcohol intolerance
SageNLilac Van De Berghe Dequeker syndrome
KodyBear1 Neck-tongue syndrome
BioBonanza Polysyndactyly
AllGasNoBreaks Overdominance
Redheadedoctopus Anti small RNA

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Wednesday, 7 September 2022   |   Friday, 9 September 2022
In class - Wikipedia Basics

Welcome to our Wikipedia assignment timeline for BIOL 463. This page will guide you through our Wikipedia project. 


  • Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link that I sent you.
  •  It's time to dive into Wikipedia. Below, you'll find the three online training modules you'll need to take.  Incomplete trainings will be reflected in your grade. 
  •  When you finish the training, practice by introducing yourself to a classmate on that classmate’s Talk page. 

 To get started, please review the following handouts: 

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.)

Assignment - September 7
Everyone has a Wikipedia account

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account and a link to your Wikipedia account has been submited in Canvas

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 12 September 2022   |   Wednesday, 14 September 2022   |   Friday, 16 September 2022
In class - Important Note
Editing in Groups

 

Take note: Wikipedia doesn't allow multiple people to edit from different devices at the same time. If you're working together in person, one person should add the work to the Sandbox. If you are all working independently, make small edits and save often to avoid "editing conflicts" with classmates. Make sure that you're logged in under your own Wikipedia account while editing in your classmate's sandbox to ensure your edits are recorded. 

In class - Form Your Group
  • Select one group member whose Sandbox space you'll all share to draft your article. Each person should link to that shared Sandbox from their own Sandbox page. A sandbox is like any other page on Wikipedia, and anyone can edit it. 
  • Identify who will be the technical and reflection leads.
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
Milestones

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 19 September 2022   |   Wednesday, 21 September 2022   |   Friday, 23 September 2022
Milestones

For your topic, please create an outline of your expansion/research. Submit through Canvas

Guide for Writing about Genes and Proteins

Genes and Proteins

Milestones

Begin drafting your article in the sandbox space you've chosen for your group. 

  • Identify 3-5 possible sources for your own article. These can be relevant, reliable books, journal articles, or other sources. 
  • Read through each source in advance, flagging sections that you plan to cite in your article
  • Make a plan for how to divide the work across your team members for the first edit-a-thon session. 
  • Optional: post some of your ideas to the article's talk page, too, inviting feedback. 
Milestones

Everyone has started working on their drafts.

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 26 September 2022   |   Wednesday, 28 September 2022   |   Friday, 30 September 2022
Assignment - Work on Your Draft
  • In your group's sandbox, write a rough draft of your article with sources.
  • Post an update to the gap article discussion page, inviting people to read your draft 

on the group sandbox 

  • Check the Talk page to see if someone has offered feedback on your topic and sources,  and discuss if and how to address their input

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 3 October 2022   |   Wednesday, 5 October 2022   |   Friday, 7 October 2022
In class - October 2
In Class Wikipedia Orientation and Research Workshop

As a group, you'll evaluate a Wikipedia article, and leave suggestions for improving it on the article's Talk page. You will also edit the page by adding 1-2 sentences and citing a source. In doing so, you'll be building on the training modules, "Editing Basics" and "Evaluating Articles and Sources," that you already completed (also linked below). You might also find the training module, "Finding Sources," useful (see below).


  • Evaluate your chosen article:
    • Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference?
    • Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?
    • Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
    • Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?
    • Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
    • Check a few citations. Do the links work? Is there any close paraphrasing or plagiarism in the article?
    • Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?
Assignment - October 8
Drafts are Complete

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Week 6

Course meetings
Wednesday, 12 October 2022   |   Friday, 14 October 2022
Assignment - Peer review another group's draft

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Milestones

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

  • Reread your draft, and identify major revisions you plan to make.

Week 7

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

Post a link to your sandbox to the article's talk page, inviting feedback.

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.

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 24 October 2022   |   Wednesday, 26 October 2022   |   Friday, 28 October 2022
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!

  • Check your article's talk page to see if someone has responded to your contributions. Discuss if and how to address this in your reflection 

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 31 October 2022   |   Wednesday, 2 November 2022   |   Friday, 4 November 2022
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.

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 7 November 2022
Milestones

Need help with anything related to this project?  Drop by IKBLC 184 between 12pm and 1pm to get your questions answered

Milestones

Once you have your article finalized, it's time to move your work into the Wikipedia stub article proper:

 

  • NEVER copy and paste your draft of an article over the entire article. Instead, edit small sections at a time.
  • Copy your edits into the article. Make many small edits, saving each time, and leaving an edit summary. Never replace more than one to two sentences without saving!

 

Assignment - November 9
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!

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 14 November 2022   |   Wednesday, 16 November 2022   |   Friday, 18 November 2022
In class - November 16
Review Article and Reflection Paper

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 21 November 2022   |   Wednesday, 23 November 2022   |   Friday, 25 November 2022
Milestones

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