Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Connecticut/Physiological Ecology of Animals (Spring 2021)
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- Course name
- Physiological Ecology of Animals
- Institution
- University of Connecticut
- Instructor
- Eric Schultz
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Ecology
- Course dates
- 2021-01-19 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-04-30 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 20
Physiology of animals in an evolutionary context: how individuals cope and how species adapt to natural environments.
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 20 January 2021 | Friday, 22 January 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:
- 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 2
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 25 January 2021 | Wednesday, 27 January 2021 | Friday, 29 January 2021
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia Training
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 1 February 2021 | Wednesday, 3 February 2021 | Friday, 5 February 2021
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia Exercise
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 8 February 2021 | Wednesday, 10 February 2021 | Friday, 12 February 2021
- Assignment - Explore possible topics for your article
Develop a preliminary list of topics to which you can contribute.
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 15 February 2021 | Wednesday, 17 February 2021 | Friday, 19 February 2021
- Assignment - Decide on a topic for your contribution
- Assignment - Add to an article
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 22 February 2021 | Wednesday, 24 February 2021 | Friday, 26 February 2021
- Guide(s) for writing articles in ecology
- Milestones
- Assignment - Start drafting your article
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
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 1 March 2021 | Wednesday, 3 March 2021 | Friday, 5 March 2021
- Milestones
- Assignment - Complete your draft contribution
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 8 March 2021 | Wednesday, 10 March 2021 | Friday, 12 March 2021
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
- Assignment - Peer review two articles
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 15 March 2021 | Wednesday, 17 March 2021 | Friday, 19 March 2021
- 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
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- Monday, 22 March 2021 | Wednesday, 24 March 2021 | Friday, 26 March 2021
- Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia
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 11
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 29 March 2021 | Wednesday, 31 March 2021 | Friday, 2 April 2021
- Assignment - Continue improving your article
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
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- Monday, 5 April 2021 | Wednesday, 7 April 2021 | Friday, 9 April 2021
- 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 13
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- Monday, 19 April 2021 | Wednesday, 21 April 2021 | Friday, 23 April 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!