Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/UC Berkeley/IB35AC: Human Biological Variation (Summer 2019)

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Course name
IB35AC: Human Biological Variation
Institution
UC Berkeley
Instructor
Marianne Brasil
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Human Biological Variation
Course dates
2019-06-24 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-08-16 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
22


This course addresses modern human biological variation from historical, comparative, evolutionary, biomedical, and cultural perspectives. It is designed to introduce students to the fundamentals of comparative biology, evolutionary theory, and genetics. Students will be editing Wikipedia articles related to topics covered in the course. Each section of the course (~10 students) will be responsible for improving a single Wikipedia article.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Ved Rajgarhia Germline mosaicism
Lazerbred Bodo cranium
AmazingGraceFace Germline mosaicism
Mvandevoorde Germline mosaicism
Dianav28 Bodo cranium
Plivdan Germline mosaicism
Chocolate chipmunk Germline mosaicism
Joeylive13 Bodo cranium
Caitlinrebailey Germline mosaicism
Grant707 Bodo cranium
Gillianrobin Germline mosaicism
Yibin Ling Germline mosaicism
Adrianweinberg15 Bodo cranium
Meiryla Bodo cranium
Qianying li Bodo cranium
Ziyang Qin Germline mosaicism
Thienphannv Bodo cranium
Isthatthem Germline mosaicism
Daciagonzalez Germline mosaicism
Kyusangsoh Germline mosaicism
IrvingFang7 Germline mosaicism

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Thursday, 11 July 2019

Week 2

Course meetings
Thursday, 18 July 2019

Week 3

Course meetings
Thursday, 25 July 2019

Week 4

Course meetings
Thursday, 1 August 2019
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.)

Week 5

Course meetings
Thursday, 8 August 2019
Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

In class - Evaluate a Wikipedia article

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Assignment - Editing Wikipedia
Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.


Week 6

Course meetings
Thursday, 15 August 2019
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


In class - 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 7

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.