Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Virginia Tech/FREC 4454 (Spring 2021)

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Course name
FREC 4454
Institution
Virginia Tech
Instructor
Julia Feerrar
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Urban and Community Forestry
Course dates
2021-01-19 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-05-12 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
20


This course addresses the ecological, socioeconomic, and technical aspects of planning, managing, and conserving urban forests. Topics include the historical and global contexts of urban forestry, impact on community wellbeing, and roles of government, private industry, and community stakeholders in shaping urban forests. Students in FREC 4454 will be contributing to the Urban Forestry article.

Student Assigned Reviewing
KMDuany Urban forestry
Lexi0534 Urban Forestry
Kerif42099
Cdelmer Urban forestry
Ethanap Urban forestry, Urban Forestry
JCHardaway
Krphalen
ZachP99
Vancery99
Chuntervt
APolk22
ABel227 Urban forestry
Susans99 Urban forestry

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Wednesday, 27 January 2021   |   Thursday, 28 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.

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 1 February 2021   |   Wednesday, 3 February 2021   |   Thursday, 4 February 2021
Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 8 February 2021   |   Wednesday, 10 February 2021   |   Thursday, 11 February 2021
Assignment - Getting Started
Wikipedia Training

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 15 February 2021   |   Wednesday, 17 February 2021   |   Thursday, 18 February 2021

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 22 February 2021   |   Wednesday, 24 February 2021
Assignment - Topic Selection

Upload your group's topic to Canvas.

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 1 March 2021   |   Wednesday, 3 March 2021   |   Thursday, 4 March 2021

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 8 March 2021   |   Wednesday, 10 March 2021   |   Thursday, 11 March 2021

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 15 March 2021   |   Thursday, 18 March 2021
Working With Sources

Here are some optional training resources on working with sources: Evaluating articles and sources. 

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 22 March 2021   |   Wednesday, 24 March 2021   |   Thursday, 25 March 2021
Assignment - Annotated Bibliography

Upload your group's annotated bibliography to Canvas.

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 29 March 2021   |   Wednesday, 31 March 2021   |   Thursday, 1 April 2021

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 5 April 2021   |   Wednesday, 7 April 2021   |   Thursday, 8 April 2021
Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their first drafts.


Resources for drafting your contributions

Resource: Contributing images

Resource: Plagiarism

Resource: Drafting as a group

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Week 13

Course meetings
Monday, 12 April 2021   |   Wednesday, 14 April 2021   |   Thursday, 15 April 2021
Assignment - First Draft

Draft in your group leader's sandbox.

Week 14

Course meetings
Monday, 19 April 2021   |   Wednesday, 21 April 2021   |   Thursday, 22 April 2021

Week 15

Course meetings
Wednesday, 28 April 2021   |   Thursday, 29 April 2021
Assignment - Final Draft and Publication
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: Moving group work live

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

Week 16

Course meetings
Monday, 3 May 2021   |   Wednesday, 5 May 2021   |   Thursday, 6 May 2021
Milestones

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