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Course name
Primate Social Behavior
Institution
Harvard University
Instructor
Isaac Schamberg
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Species
Course dates
2020-10-05 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-12-11 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
8


An overview of primate social behavior, examining topics such as the evolution of social organization, mating strategies, social bonds, communication, and cognition.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Hannahgardnerr The Challenge Hypothesis
Benjitheho Sooty mangabey
SaNoahLaRocque Koko (gorilla)
Yeslekniksoh Number sense in animals
Erose123
Goldenliontamarin2 Ai (chimpanzee)
Yemilebazalduaflores
Psbheb Self-domestication
Will Foulkes

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Tuesday, 6 October 2020   |   Thursday, 8 October 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
Tuesday, 13 October 2020   |   Thursday, 15 October 2020
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 20 October 2020   |   Thursday, 22 October 2020
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


In class - Discussion

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 27 October 2020   |   Thursday, 29 October 2020
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

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


Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Species

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 3 November 2020   |   Thursday, 5 November 2020
Assignment - Peer review an article
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.

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 10 November 2020   |   Thursday, 12 November 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

Exercise

Add links to 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.

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 17 November 2020   |   Thursday, 19 November 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.