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Course name
Comparative Developmental Biology
Institution
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Instructor
Peggy Biga
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Course dates
2023-01-09 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-04-21 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
61


The goal of this course is to introduce you all to mechanisms regulating how organisms develop from a single cell, and how this process continues throughout life. Students will learn how to critically think about developmental biology and science in general. Students will gain an understanding of the complexities of how life begins and results in a multi-cellular organism (in some cases), gain an understanding of the evolution of complexity in the animal kingdom, understand how the environment shapes development and evolution, and understand controversial topics in developmental biology from a scientific perspective.

This assignment will focus on filling gaps on Wikipedia in relation to ecological and evolutionary biology. From adding context pages on key developmental biologists (from diverse backgrounds), to new content pages on key ecological developmental biology concepts (developmental plasticity, environmental epigenetics, developmental symbioses, teratogenesis, endocrine disruptors, developmental origin of disease, etc.). This assignment will build on weekly journal reflection entries required for the course and will add key competencies in writing and critical thinking.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Blazer GB James V. Neel, Developmental Origins of Health and Disease Long COVID, Prenatal stress
Madunn99 Endosymbiont Conservation biology, Teratology
Maragon13 Symbiosis Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, Developmental plasticity
Alexcrocker12345 Restoration ecology, Conservation biology, Developmental Origins of Health and Disease Transgenerational stress inheritance, Prenatal stress
Teecuee Developmental Origins of Health and Disease Tyrone Hayes, Long COVID
JayRel23 Darryl B. Hood, Developmental toxicity Developmental plasticity, Endocrine disruptor
CFB1019 Developmental plasticity Tyrone Hayes, Predictive adaptive response
Mblucas Tyrone Hayes Prenatal stress, Transgenerational stress inheritance
Samayfield Developmental toxicity Darryl B. Hood, Developmental biology, Developmental Origins of Health and Disease
Travkrav Environmental epigenetics
Jocedye Developmental Origins of Health and Disease Developmental toxicity, Teratology
LE4rSt0966 Endocrine disruptor, Xenoestrogen Tyrone Hayes, Developmental plasticity
Ajaslay Prenatal stress, Transgenerational epigenetic inheritance Tyrone Hayes, Darryl B. Hood
Lsmoses Developmental Origins of Health and Disease Sex-limited genes, Darryl B. Hood
Holland1801 Prenatal stress Developmental toxicity, Symbiosis
Ravyngilstrap Darryl B. Hood Developmental toxicity, Endosymbiont
1947143432C Endocrine disruptor Conservation biology, Transgenerational stress inheritance
Arbiddy Transgenerational epigenetic inheritance Tyrone Hayes, Developmental Origins of Health and Disease
Mlwoo Wildlife management, Environmental epigenetics Lucille Farrier Stickel, James V. Neel
Pleighs Teratology Tyrone Hayes, Prenatal stress
Emaddox2 DDT, Lucille Farrier Stickel Restoration ecology, Endosymbiont
JamaalBurks Evolutionary development Epigenetics, Long COVID
Fishratthings Teratology Endosymbiont, Wildlife management
AccidentalHerpetologist Developmental plasticity Environmental epigenetics, Tyrone Hayes
Noorchaudhryy Tyrone Hayes Environmental epigenetics, Prenatal stress
Shermanmccarthy Endocrine disruptor, Bisphenol S Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, Developmental plasticity
Mgattar Endocrine disruptor, Paraben
Ryanbrown58 Long COVID, Epstein–Barr virus Symbiosis, Tyrone Hayes
Masonstrick Endosymbiont Developmental toxicity, Predictive adaptive response
ALMOYAYA Developmental plasticity, Lucille Farrier Stickel Endocrine disruptor, James V. Neel
CWbiology Temporal plasticity, Transgenerational epigenetic inheritance Endosymbiont, Conservation biology
Thunderbear65 Evolutionary development Developmental plasticity, DDT
James1352
Mnaddo Endosymbiont Endocrine disruptor, Teratology
Iscucchi Endocrine disruptor, Phthalate Conservation biology, Tyrone Hayes, Phthalate
Kmb24 Prenatal stress Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, Tyrone Hayes
Kailynw Developmental toxicity Developmental plasticity, Symbiosis
Zwiles95 Transgenerational stress inheritance, Prenatal stress Symbiosis, Developmental toxicity
Octhrift Developmental Origins of Health and Disease Prenatal stress, Darryl B. Hood
Sidneyjb Lucille Farrier Stickel Darryl B. Hood, James V. Neel
TortyT Endocrine disruptor Tyrone Hayes, James V. Neel
AsavariS Restoration ecology, Tyrone Hayes, Darryl B. Hood Developmental toxicity, Endosymbiont
Friendlyjellyfish7 Developmental plasticity Lucille Farrier Stickel, Darryl B. Hood
Trillmc Environmental epigenetics Tyrone Hayes, Endosymbiont
Melboun Tyrone Hayes Prenatal stress, Endosymbiont
Kayliah01 Prenatal stress, Developmental biology Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, Epigenetics
Prm09 Epstein–Barr virus Tyrone Hayes, Epstein–Barr virus
OJackson2 Developmental toxicity DDT, Prenatal stress, Developmental Origins of Health and Disease
21muabf Darryl B. Hood
Kobe2022 Lucille Farrier Stickel Lucille Farrier Stickel
Mhlooney Darryl B. Hood Tyrone Hayes, Prenatal stress
Classiclayss Symbiosis, Commensalism Symbiosis
Nachpark1 Teratology Prenatal stress, Predictive adaptive response
Hbrowny5 Endocrine disruptor Restoration ecology, Conservation biology
Wamderful Evolutionary development Symbiosis, Tyrone Hayes
Najjar123 Epigenetics, Teratology Epigenetics, Developmental toxicity
Xo.rav Epstein–Barr virus
Pinkdiamond2018$ Symbiosis, Transgenerational stress inheritance
Smallah Tyrone Hayes Developmental plasticity, Evolutionary development
Evolutionology Environmental epigenetics
Syeda22af Developmental Origins of Health and Disease Epigenetics, Teratology
Blazer2023 Epstein–Barr virus Tyrone Hayes, Environmental epigenetics
Mjteague34 Developmental Origins of Health and Disease
Jaelab01 Symbiosis

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Monday, 9 January 2023   |   Wednesday, 11 January 2023   |   Friday, 13 January 2023
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.

Week 2

Course meetings
Wednesday, 18 January 2023   |   Friday, 20 January 2023
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 23 January 2023   |   Wednesday, 25 January 2023   |   Friday, 27 January 2023
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Choose your article

Content list: 

Category - people of interest

Rachel Carson

Tyrone Hayes

David Barker

James Van Gundia Neel

Aldo Leopold

Lucille Farrier Stickel

Sidney Green

Darryl B. Hood

  • Can you locate other people that might be good additions?

Category - main topics

Evolutionary developmental biology

Ecological evolutionary developmental biology

Developmental plasticity

Developmental symbiosis

Environmental epigenetics

Teratogenesis

Endocrine disruptors

Developmental Origins of Health and Disease

Environment, evolution, and development

  • Can you identify a topic not on this list that might be a good addition? 
In class - Discussion

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 30 January 2023   |   Wednesday, 1 February 2023   |   Friday, 3 February 2023
Assignment - Make a small edit

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 6 February 2023   |   Wednesday, 8 February 2023   |   Friday, 10 February 2023
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 13 February 2023   |   Wednesday, 15 February 2023   |   Friday, 17 February 2023
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion
Milestones

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

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 20 February 2023   |   Wednesday, 22 February 2023   |   Friday, 24 February 2023
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, 27 February 2023   |   Wednesday, 1 March 2023   |   Friday, 3 March 2023
Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia

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 9

Course meetings
Monday, 6 March 2023   |   Wednesday, 8 March 2023   |   Friday, 10 March 2023
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 10

Course meetings
Monday, 20 March 2023   |   Wednesday, 22 March 2023   |   Friday, 24 March 2023
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!

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 27 March 2023   |   Wednesday, 29 March 2023   |   Friday, 31 March 2023
Assignment - 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!
Assignment - Reflective essay

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 3 April 2023   |   Wednesday, 5 April 2023   |   Friday, 7 April 2023
Milestones

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