Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Duke University/Bio 267 - Behavioral Ecology (Fall 2018)

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Course name
Bio 267 - Behavioral Ecology
Institution
Duke University
Instructor
Karla Sosa
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Behavioral Ecology
Course dates
2018-08-27 00:00:00 UTC – 2018-12-07 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
32


Behavioral ecology is a subfield of both ecology and evolutionary biology, incorporating ecological and evolutionary principles to understand how animal behavior has evolved, and the ways in which animals use behavior to solve social and ecological problems. The course will cover major topics in behavioral ecology and will use these topics to introduce the conceptual framework of the field.
Students will be contributing knowledge related to the various subfields of behavioral ecology.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Kc258 Mimicry in Vertebrates Ectosymbiosis
Khk17 Matriphagy Vertical clinging and leaping
Jacob8598 Mimicry in Vertebrates Leaf-nosed bat
Viditbhandarkar Matriphagy Mimicry in Vertebrates
Amtsai77 Matriphagy Facultative bipedalism
Rebecca.f.lee Matriphagy Mimicry in Vertebrates
Sierrajc Vertical clinging and leaping
MNolas Facultative biped Dispersal vector
Annamatt1025 Dispersal vector Facultative biped
Crhelm Ectosymbiosis Palynivore
Mab157 Dispersal vector Matriphagy
Lauracnote Ectosymbiosis, Leaf-nosed bat
BenAllanStone Vertical clinging and leaping
ChesneyWard Vertical clinging and leaping Palynivore
Hendrickla Dispersal vector Ectosymbiosis
Alkunzle Facultative biped Leaf-nosed bat
Kate0123 Palynivore Facultative bipedalism
Pwngrl777 Mimicry in Vertebrates Matriphagy
Leaonna Mimicry in Vertebrates Palynivore
Keegan OReilly Vertical clinging and leaping Ectosymbiosis
Ian.holtz1 Ectosymbiosis Facultative bipedalism
RAsfour97 Palynivore Vertical clinging and leaping
Yanabey29 Facultative biped Matriphagy
SwimSusan Leaf-nosed bat Mimicry in vertebrates
Als136 Leaf-nosed bat Palynivore
Annalee261 Leaf-nosed bat, Vertical clinging and leaping
Nathaniel H2468 Palynivore Leaf-nosed Bat
Juliavillegas Leaf-nosed bat, Vertical clinging and leaping
Mcduffie9 Ectosymbiosis Dispersal vector
Mattextract Palynivores

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 4 September 2018   |   Thursday, 6 September 2018
Assignment - Introduction to the Wikipedia

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 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 11 September 2018   |   Thursday, 13 September 2018
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Assignment - Copyedit an article

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 18 September 2018   |   Thursday, 20 September 2018
Assignment - Choose your article

Submit the survey with your preferred article choices and the explanations as to why you prefer these to your instructors. Go to "Sakai>Resources>Class Info" to find a document with the list of available topics each with a brief description and—within the document—a link to the survey. 

Group and page assignments will be distributed next week. 

Choose your topic / Find your sources


Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 25 September 2018   |   Thursday, 27 September 2018
Assignment - Finalize your topic

Page assignments and groups will be announced on this day by your instructors. Contact your group and begin planning out how to develop your page!

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 2 October 2018   |   Thursday, 4 October 2018
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9


Assignment - Bibliography due

Week 7

Course meetings
Thursday, 11 October 2018
Assignment - Draft outline

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 16 October 2018   |   Thursday, 18 October 2018
Assignment - Continue to draft you text; move it to the article's mainspace

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 23 October 2018   |   Thursday, 25 October 2018
Assignment - Continue work on main article

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 30 October 2018   |   Thursday, 1 November 2018
Assignment - Complete first draft
Assignment - Choose article to peer review

Week 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 6 November 2018   |   Thursday, 8 November 2018
Assignment - Peer review and copy edit

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 13 November 2018   |   Thursday, 15 November 2018
Assignment - Revise main article

Week 13

Course meetings
Tuesday, 20 November 2018
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 14

Course meetings
Tuesday, 27 November 2018   |   Thursday, 29 November 2018
In class - In-class presentations