Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Southern Illinois University/Prokaryotic Diversity (Spring 2020)

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Course name
Prokaryotic Diversity
Institution
Southern Illinois University
Instructor
Kelly Bender
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
biology
Course dates
2020-02-04 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-05-23 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
21


Groups will be researching bacterial and archaeal strains that have current stub entries and expand on the entries.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Michaelscarn23 Pseudomonas stutzeri
Queso39966 Leptotrichia goodfellowii
Lysozymes Fervidobacterium islandicum
BeanieEyelash Chlamydia felis
Tardigrade98 Rhodobacter capsulatus
Emileeb20 Shigella flexneri
Microuser2020 Fervidobacterium islandicum
XXLandorinXX Rhodobacter capsulatus
HaleStorm99 Leptotrichia goodfellowii
ErinK749 Rhodobacter capsulatus
AWhite0928 Pseudomonas stutzeri
Fairy faecalis Chlamydia felis
Issameluigi Shigella flexneri
Kodak1114 Pseudomonas stutzeri
KayKay895 Leptotrichia goodfellowii
Gregthegraycat Chlamydia felis
Rotifer218 Fusobacterium polymorphum
Jes.g1999 Fusobacterium polymorphum
Morris919 Fusobacterium polymorphum
ErinK74 Rhodobacter capsulatus
Kitkat7537 Shigella flexneri
Thelittleflower27 Fervidobacterium islandicum

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 11 February 2020   |   Thursday, 13 February 2020
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 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 18 February 2020   |   Thursday, 20 February 2020
Assignment - Assignment- Submit choices for stubs to edit to D2L

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 25 February 2020   |   Thursday, 27 February 2020
Assignment - Exercise- Make sure to select the article your group will be working on
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Environmental Sciences

Genes and Proteins

Species

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 3 March 2020   |   Thursday, 5 March 2020
Assignment - Turn in page outline to D2L

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 10 March 2020   |   Thursday, 12 March 2020
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 17 March 2020   |   Thursday, 19 March 2020

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 24 March 2020   |   Thursday, 26 March 2020

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 31 March 2020   |   Thursday, 2 April 2020

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 7 April 2020   |   Thursday, 9 April 2020
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
Tuesday, 14 April 2020   |   Thursday, 16 April 2020
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
Tuesday, 21 April 2020   |   Thursday, 23 April 2020
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 13

Course meetings
Tuesday, 28 April 2020   |   Thursday, 30 April 2020
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!


In class - In-class presentation
Milestones

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