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Course name
Environmental Economics
Institution
Fordham University
Instructor
Paul Bartlett
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Ecology
Course dates
2020-01-13 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-05-11 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
26


This Environmental/Ecological Economics course is using a project based learning case study approach. Students formed teams and select Environmental Justice case studies of their own interest. We start with well studied set of case studies from an EU CEECEC consortium that matched NGOs with researchers and published for educational purposes Ecological Economics from the Ground Up with what is now an online glossary with citations. Students learn sustainability, ecological economics conceptual knowledge through real life examples. Students learn professional sustainability competencies by identifying stakeholders and their interests, and project evaluation. Students update the case studies in the CEECEC set and map with the Sustainable Development Goals. We will see if there is a potential in these updates to make contributions to Wikipedia, which may not be true for each team. The second phase of the course involves teams selecting and incomplete case study or set of case studies from the crowd sourced Environmental Justice Altlas, EJatlas.org and do research to add sources, fill gaps, and use the case study to teach other about Ecological Economics. Teams will also find associated incomplete Wikipedia entries to fill gaps and add sources. In some cases, they may draw upon Wikipedia entries in other languages.

Student Assigned Reviewing
RyanHubbs Hurricane Sandy
Christian.Casazza
Agrimando
Bridgetkeenan Pebble Mine
Aibroci26 Aliso Canyon gas leak
Cmcardle4 Russian floating nuclear power station
Mimis3616 Pebble Mine
Mcorre9
Wschmidt6 Pebble mine
Isabellaruane Chinchero International Airport
Taarea Chinchero International Airport
Lmurillo4 Aliso Canyon gas leak
Mdean10 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster
Giovannnam
CO2EmitterExtraordinaire Aliso Canyon gas leak
Wtenezaca
Usphelan Pebble Mine
GreenieBaby Hurricane Sandy
Deisenberg3
Jbruno19 Chinchero International Airport
Dsun20 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster
Derrickvillaruel Russian floating nuclear power station
Ffallon2 Russian floating nuclear power station
Palocomitre Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster
Sfinlay1 Russian floating nuclear power station

Timeline

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 24 February 2020
Assignment - Online Wikipedia Education Orientation and Training
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.)


Assignment - Wikipedia assignment blog

Begin a blog about your experiences. You can use discussion questions to frame your entries, or reflect on the research and writing process. Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 2 March 2020
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


In class - Discussion

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 9 March 2020
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 23 March 2020
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 30 March 2020
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9


Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Ecology

Environmental Sciences

Political Science

Science Communication

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 6 April 2020
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion
Milestones

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

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 13 April 2020
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 13

Course meetings
Monday, 20 April 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

Week 14

Course meetings
Monday, 27 April 2020
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 15

Course meetings
Monday, 4 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!


In class - In-class presentation
Assignment - Reflective essay
Assignment - Original analytical paper

Write a paper going beyond your Wikipedia article to advance your own ideas, arguments, and original research about your topic.

Week 16

Course meetings
Monday, 11 May 2020
Milestones

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