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Course name
BIOL 3575 Plant Taxonomy - 2021
Institution
Catawba College
Instructor
Jay F. Bolin
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Plant Taxonomy
Course dates
2021-08-18 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-12-08 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
16


Plant Taxonomy course that covers systematics, classification, and the taxonomy of major lineages of vascular plants. Students either generate a new Wikipedia page for a plant species or substantially improve an existing short page (a stub).

Student Assigned Reviewing
Tfanzo Quercus coccinea
Snhowerton64 Potamogeton diversifolius
Whole lotta nope Phlox nivalis
Finfinbear Oenothera fruticosa
Callian Plantago virginica
EagleCatus Valerianella radiata
Tattoovirgin Dioscorea villosa L
Belladonna Night Euonymus americanus
Wicked dancer1 Smilax bona-nox
Yellow.Apani Hordeum pusillum
Patmahonny Saururus cernuus
Carsonoak Veronica serpyllifolia
CollegeStudent77 Rhexia mariana
Hmoney1255 Viola sororia

Timeline

Week 4

Course meetings
Wednesday, 8 September 2021   |   Friday, 10 September 2021
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 5

Course meetings
Wednesday, 15 September 2021   |   Friday, 17 September 2021
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia - Due end of Day 10/8 Mon

Exercise

Evaluate an article

Week 6

Course meetings
Wednesday, 22 September 2021   |   Friday, 24 September 2021
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 7

Course meetings
Wednesday, 29 September 2021   |   Friday, 1 October 2021
Assignment - Add to an article-Due Monday Oct 4 end of day

Exercise

Add a citation

Week 8

Course meetings
Wednesday, 6 October 2021   |   Friday, 8 October 2021
Assignment - Start drafting your Article Based on the Guidelines I post to Bb Due 11/19

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

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Ecology

Species

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 9

Course meetings
Wednesday, 13 October 2021   |   Friday, 15 October 2021
Assignment - Peer review an article that you have been Assigned by 11/30 Class Time

Guiding framework

Milestones

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

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
Wednesday, 20 October 2021   |   Friday, 22 October 2021
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
Wednesday, 27 October 2021   |   Friday, 29 October 2021
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.

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 12

Course meetings
Wednesday, 3 November 2021   |   Friday, 5 November 2021
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!

Week 13

Course meetings
Wednesday, 10 November 2021   |   Friday, 12 November 2021