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Course name
Evolution Fall 2018
Institution
University of Alabama
Instructor
Laura Reed
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Evolution
Course dates
2018-08-22 00:00:00 UTC – 2018-12-15 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
17


Adding to Stub articles on topics relevant to evolution.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Akward483 Population size Homoplasy, Evolution of Infectious Disease
Scpavuluri Woese's dogma Evolution of Infectious Disease, Making of The Fittest
Aghelms Homoplasy Population size, Woese's dogma
Aclewis3 Evolution of Infectious Disease Metavirus, Punctuated gradualism
Jswashington2 Making of The Fittest Population size, Woese's dogma
Lindsaypittman Metavirus Homoplasy, Making of The Fittest
Kaelengolden Punctuated gradualism Metavirus, Netsepoye
Phoebemcgowin Netsepoye Punctuated gradualism, Odorant-binding protein
LoganHGriffin Odorant-binding protein Netsepoye, Age of onset
Malblaire Age of onset Green leaf volatiles, Dogs: Their Fossil Relatives and Evolutionary History
Lnisbet10 Green leaf volatiles Odorant-binding protein, Age of onset
Mcrobertson Dogs: Their Fossil Relatives and Evolutionary History Strategic pluralism, Eocyte Hypothesis
Mfkamowski Strategic pluralism Ecosystem diversity, Predictive adaptive response
Mbwalker97 Eocyte Hypothesis Halmahera blossom bat, Green leaf volatiles
Jmreynolds1 Ecosystem diversity Halmahera blossom bat, Predictive adaptive response
Natewasylk Predictive adaptive response Dogs: Their Fossil Relatives and Evolutionary History, Strategic pluralism
Ctadams5 Halmahera blossom bat Eocyte Hypothesis, Ecosystem diversity

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Wednesday, 22 August 2018   |   Friday, 24 August 2018
Assignment - 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, 27 August 2018   |   Wednesday, 29 August 2018   |   Friday, 31 August 2018
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 3

Course meetings
Wednesday, 5 September 2018   |   Friday, 7 September 2018
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Books

Ecology

Genes and Proteins

Milestones

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 10 September 2018   |   Wednesday, 12 September 2018   |   Friday, 14 September 2018

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 17 September 2018   |   Wednesday, 19 September 2018   |   Friday, 21 September 2018

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 24 September 2018   |   Wednesday, 26 September 2018   |   Friday, 28 September 2018

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 1 October 2018   |   Wednesday, 3 October 2018   |   Friday, 5 October 2018

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 8 October 2018   |   Wednesday, 10 October 2018   |   Friday, 12 October 2018
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 15 October 2018   |   Wednesday, 17 October 2018   |   Friday, 19 October 2018
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

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 22 October 2018   |   Wednesday, 24 October 2018
Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 29 October 2018   |   Wednesday, 31 October 2018   |   Friday, 2 November 2018
Assignment - First Draft Completed in Sandbox

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 5 November 2018   |   Wednesday, 7 November 2018   |   Friday, 9 November 2018
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Milestones

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

Week 13

Course meetings
Monday, 12 November 2018   |   Wednesday, 14 November 2018   |   Friday, 16 November 2018
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.


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 14

Course meetings
Monday, 19 November 2018
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, 26 November 2018   |   Wednesday, 28 November 2018   |   Friday, 30 November 2018
Assignment - Final article live on Wikipedia

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.