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Course name
ES 356 Aquatic Ecology
Institution
Colby College
Instructor
Denise Bruesewitz
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Ecology
Course dates
2020-03-31 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-05-20 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
18


Students will contribute to the Limnology and Oceanography WikiProject
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Limnology_and_Oceanography

The course covers the basic physical, chemical and biological components of streams, rivers and lakes. We are pivoting with the move to online courses due to COVID19 and this seems like a great way for students to engage and contribute to a bigger project.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Ccobb13 Gloeotrichia
Jweich22
Tghous21 Tidal river
Lapapa21 Tidal river
Antracy20 Gloeotrichia
Cschildge North Pacific Intermediate Water
Mvmcdo20 Gloeotrichia
Kirsten Johnston Hawaiian Trough
Gwgen03 Aquatic-terrestrial subsidies
Fsdriscoll Chemocline, Intermittent river
Mlatimore Riffle
Iclatta
Henry Heck 1 Freshwater salinization
Aquaticecology Lake stratification
Darcycarlson Riffle
Abbyopearson
Aslegg20 Profundal zone
Gohwil Hypolimnion

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Monday, 6 April 2020   |   Wednesday, 8 April 2020   |   Friday, 10 April 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 2

Course meetings
Monday, 13 April 2020   |   Wednesday, 15 April 2020   |   Friday, 17 April 2020
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 20 April 2020   |   Wednesday, 22 April 2020   |   Friday, 24 April 2020
Assignment - Exercise
In class - Discussion
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Ecology

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 27 April 2020   |   Wednesday, 29 April 2020   |   Friday, 1 May 2020
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 4 May 2020   |   Wednesday, 6 May 2020   |   Friday, 8 May 2020
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

Milestones

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.


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 6

Course meetings
Monday, 11 May 2020   |   Wednesday, 13 May 2020   |   Friday, 15 May 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


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.


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

Course meetings
Monday, 18 May 2020   |   Wednesday, 20 May 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!
Milestones

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