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- Course name
- BioEE1610 Writing in the Majors
- Institution
- Cornell University
- Instructor
- Ethan Bass
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Ecology
- Course dates
- 2021-08-27 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-12-15 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 16
Writing section of introductory course in ecology
Timeline
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 21 September 2021 | Thursday, 23 September 2021
- Assignment - A. Getting started with 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.)
Your course has been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. You can reach them through the Get Help button at the top of this page.
Resources:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 28 September 2021 | Thursday, 30 September 2021
- Assignment - B. Evaluate Wikipedia
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 5 October 2021 | Thursday, 7 October 2021
- Assignment - Choose possible topics
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 12 October 2021 | Thursday, 14 October 2021
- Assignment - Add to an article
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 19 October 2021 | Thursday, 21 October 2021
- Assignment - Exercise
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
- 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 10
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 26 October 2021 | Thursday, 28 October 2021
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 2 November 2021 | Thursday, 4 November 2021
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 9 November 2021 | Thursday, 11 November 2021
- Assignment - 1st draft of article due (can be in Sandbox)
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 16 November 2021 | Thursday, 18 November 2021
Week 14
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 23 November 2021 | Thursday, 25 November 2021
Week 15
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 30 November 2021 | Thursday, 2 December 2021
- Assignment - Peer review two articles
- 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.
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
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 16
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 7 December 2021 | Thursday, 9 December 2021
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.
- 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!