Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of California Santa Cruz/Mammalogy (Fall 2019)
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- Course name
- Mammalogy
- Institution
- University of California Santa Cruz
- Instructor
- Theresa Keates
- Wikipedia Expert
- Elysia (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Biology
- Course dates
- 2019-09-30 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-12-13 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 24
Introduces the biology of mammals, including their classification, evolution, behavior, reproductive strategies, and general ecology. Examines the diagnostic traits of mammals; provides a survey of the living orders along with their diagnostic features, physiological and behavioral specializations, and adaptations.
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 30 September 2019 | Wednesday, 2 October 2019
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 7 October 2019 | Wednesday, 9 October 2019
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 14 October 2019 | Wednesday, 16 October 2019
- Assignment - 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.)
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 21 October 2019 | Wednesday, 23 October 2019
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 28 October 2019 | Wednesday, 30 October 2019
- Assignment - Start drafting your contributions
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their page edits/additions.
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 4 November 2019 | Wednesday, 6 November 2019
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 11 November 2019 | Wednesday, 13 November 2019
- Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia
It's time to move your work live - to the "mainspace" - if you haven't already been editing directly on the page.
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 18 November 2019 | Wednesday, 20 November 2019
- Assignment - Continue improving your article
Exercise
Now's the time to revisit your text and refine your work. Check any further edits that may have been done to the page you've been working on and address any issues on the article's talk page. 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 9
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 25 November 2019 | Wednesday, 27 November 2019
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 2 December 2019 | Wednesday, 4 December 2019
- 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.