Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Washington/Plant Physiology and Development (Winter Quarter)
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- Course name
- Plant Physiology and Development
- Institution
- University of Washington
- Instructor
- Elizabeth Van Volkenburgh
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Plant physiology
- Course dates
- 2016-01-04 00:00:00 UTC – 2016-03-18 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 39
A lecture and lab class focused on plant function from a physiological perspective. Photosynthesis, water transport, mineral uptake and transport, photobiology and signaling mechanisms make up the core information learned in class. The lab includes an independent project asking how leaf shape contributes to drought tolerance in tomato plants.
Timeline
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 22 February 2016 | Wednesday, 24 February 2016 | Friday, 26 February 2016
- In class - Wikipedia essentials
- Overview of the course
- Introduction to how Wikipedia will be used in the course
- Understanding Wikipedia as a community, we'll discuss its expectations and etiquette.
Handout: [http://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia Editing Wikipedia
]Handout: Choosing an Article
- Assignment - Learn the basics
- Complete the online training for students. During this training, you will make edits in a sandbox and learn the basic rules of Wikipedia.
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 29 February 2016 | Wednesday, 2 March 2016 | Friday, 4 March 2016
- Assignment - Add to an article
- Add 1–2 sentences of new information, backed up with a citation to an appropriate source, to a Wikipedia article related to the class.