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Course name
Parasitology
Institution
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Instructor
Brittany Peterson
Wikipedia Expert
Elysia (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Parasitology
Course dates
2020-01-14 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-05-08 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
24


This course is a lecture/lab course focused on defining parasitism and the organisms that we consider parasites. This will include lectures, reading primary literature, and specimen observation/manipulation in the laboratory.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Mneschbach Wolbachia pipientis Ichthyodinium chabelardi
Twoulfe Hymenoepimecis argyraphaga Pomphorhynchus laevis
Zsheets10 Centrocestus formosanus Spirometra erinaceieuropaei
Chdunaw Ornithodoros brasiliensis Ixodes pacificus
Bracoll Nematocida parisii Pediculus humanus humanus
Bmassey98 Sacculina carcini Pseudopulex
Kirstenmae99 Pomphorhynchus laevis Hymenoepimecis argyraphaga
Hjk91117 Pediculus humanus humanus
Vamurph Pseudopulex Nematocida parisii
Bfollowell32 Hydnora africana
Lynamai Heterophyes heterophyes User:Jrhombe/sandbox
Catwood13 Calyptra canadensis Heterophyes heterophyes
Nzamel Hymenolepis diminuta Dracunculus (nematode)
Jrhombe Leucochloridium variae Sacculina carcini
Hdiorio Ixodes pacificus Centrocestus formosanus
Amwelch Spirometra erinaceieuropaei Calyptra canadensis
Bellamorphosis Ichthyodinium chabelardi Parascaris univalens
MitchHaddock Dracunculus (nematode) Cimex hemipterus
Nmeckel13 Parascaris univalens Wolbachia pipientis
Thierry97 Cimex hemipterus Hymenolepis diminuta
Kassy-boi Cuscuta japonica Hydnora africana

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Tuesday, 14 January 2020   |   Thursday, 16 January 2020
In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia

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, 21 January 2020   |   Thursday, 23 January 2020
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 28 January 2020   |   Thursday, 30 January 2020
Assignment - Review the rules for science topics
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 4 February 2020   |   Thursday, 6 February 2020
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


Assignment - Finalize your topic (with sources)

Finalize your topic / Find your sources

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 11 February 2020   |   Thursday, 13 February 2020
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Ecology

Medicine

Science Communication

Species

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 18 February 2020   |   Thursday, 20 February 2020
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


In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 25 February 2020   |   Thursday, 27 February 2020

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 3 March 2020   |   Thursday, 5 March 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.

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 17 March 2020   |   Thursday, 19 March 2020

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 24 March 2020   |   Thursday, 26 March 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 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 31 March 2020   |   Thursday, 2 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 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 7 April 2020   |   Thursday, 9 April 2020
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 13

Course meetings
Tuesday, 14 April 2020   |   Thursday, 16 April 2020
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 14

Course meetings
Tuesday, 21 April 2020   |   Thursday, 23 April 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.