Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Butler University/Conservation biology (Spring 2023)
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- Course name
- Conservation biology
- Institution
- Butler University
- Instructor
- Hilary Madinger
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Species
- Course dates
- 2023-01-10 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-05-06 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 21
The course will be looking at the protection of species and habitats. During class, the students will learn about the main topics in conservation biology and put them into practice with weekly case studies. Because it is not a lab-based biology class, I plan to use a semester long format for the students to delve into research and writing about a conservation biology topic of their interest as the main project for the class. I suspect that most students will contribute to the wikipedia page of either a species or habitat type of concern.
Timeline
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 17 January 2023 | Thursday, 19 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:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- 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 - Wikipedia assignment blog
Begin a blog about your experiences. You can use discussion questions to frame your entries, or reflect on the research and writing process. Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 24 January 2023 | Thursday, 26 January 2023
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
- In class - Discussion
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 31 January 2023 | Thursday, 2 February 2023
- Assignment - Choose possible topics
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 7 February 2023 | Thursday, 9 February 2023
- Assignment - Make a small edit
- Assignment - Copyedit an article
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 14 February 2023 | Thursday, 16 February 2023
- Assignment - Finalize your topic and find sources
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 21 February 2023 | Thursday, 23 February 2023
- 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
- In class - Discussion
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 28 February 2023 | Thursday, 2 March 2023
- Assignment - Peer review two articles
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 14 March 2023 | Thursday, 16 March 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 10
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 21 March 2023 | Thursday, 23 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 11
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 28 March 2023 | Thursday, 30 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 12
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- Tuesday, 4 April 2023 | Thursday, 6 April 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 13
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- Tuesday, 11 April 2023 | Thursday, 13 April 2023
- In class - In-class presentation
- 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!
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.