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Course name
Principles of Systematic Biology
Institution
University of Florida
Instructor
Emily Sessa
Wikipedia Expert
Elysia (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Systematics and phylogenetics
Course dates
2019-01-07 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-04-24 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
20


A graduate level course in systematic biology, including history of the field and methods for conducting phylogenetic analyses.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Dtadelhelm Elaioplast
ShellyG1 Diapensiaceae
Jwilli81 Paratrechina
Annabecker234
NattapolMycetes Ruhlandiella Paratrechina
Claudia Paez
KristinDunn Firefly
Agrias aedon Euptychiina
Rstlaurent Mimallonoidea
Kquincy Hymenachne amplexicaulis
Bludgeon4U Macginitiea
Ayress97 Sabal
Davidaboyd Loach Pinus elliottii
Laurenwhitehurst Yasuni National Park Anastrepha
Talkinser Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Province Dibamidae
Ted Salad South Florida Pine Rocklands
AnaSystem2019 Anastrepha
Mcvallejo Dibamidae Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Province
Ekarlsenayala Pinus elliottii
Mariabiacortez
Lindsaeaceae West Indies: Geology
Lbrensk Plant Phenology Ontology Euptychiina

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Friday, 11 January 2019
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
Friday, 18 January 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 3

Course meetings
Friday, 25 January 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Biographies

Ecology

Environmental Sciences

Science Communication

Species

Week 4

Course meetings
Friday, 1 February 2019
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

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 5

Course meetings
Friday, 8 February 2019

Week 6

Course meetings
Friday, 15 February 2019
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

Week 7

Course meetings
Wednesday, 20 February 2019   |   Friday, 22 February 2019
In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Week 8

Course meetings
Friday, 1 March 2019
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.
Milestones

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

Week 9

Course meetings
Friday, 15 March 2019
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 10

Course meetings
Friday, 22 March 2019
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 11

Course meetings
Friday, 29 March 2019
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 12

Course meetings
Friday, 5 April 2019
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!

Week 13

Course meetings
Friday, 12 April 2019

Week 14

Course meetings
Monday, 15 April 2019
In class - In-class presentation

Guiding questions

Milestones

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