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Course name
General Entomology
Institution
Georgia College and State University
Instructor
Kristine White
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Ecology
Course dates
2022-08-15 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-12-05 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
8


General Entomology is a study of the natural history, morphology, physiology, taxonomy, evolutionary relationships and behavior of insects, which also covers the economic and medical importance of insects. Students are presented with the following topics during a lecture series that is supplemented by a collection of insects preserved, assembled and prepared for submission by each student: The history of entomology; an introduction to arthropod biodiversity; insect systematics and the application of the scientific method to systematics; a survey of the natural history of major insect orders and families; insect anatomy with an emphasis on external anatomy and its use for identification of insects and related arthropods; insect life cycles and the evolution of reproduction and developmental strategies; internal anatomy and selected topics in insect physiology; agricultural and medical entomology; and insect evolution, paleontology, and biogeography. Students will use Wikipedia to create a inventory with stacked 3D images of properly identified insects from central Georgia, including collection information.

Student Assigned Reviewing
HeathGHioto Ranatra fusca, Enicospilus, Dasymutilla occidentalis, Schistocerca americana, Belostoma lutarium Cicadettana calliope
Cmunsey01 Blatella asahinai
Audriecharles Agraulis vanillae
Stevensalana Axion tripustulatum, Prosapia bicincta, Phoebis sennae, Neoscapteriscus vicinus, Odontotaenius disjunctus Sphecius speciosus
Awh33 Sphecius speciosus, Scudderia furcata, Dione vanillae, Neotibicen canicularis, Blattella asahinai Neoscapteriscus vicinus
ReeseWB Common walkingstick, Odontotaenius disjunctus, Spilomyia longicornis, Calosoma sayi, Luna moth Axion tripustulatum
Nprosenthal14 Neoconocephalus triops, Megarhyssa macrurus, Meloe americanus, Melanoplus femurrubrum, Odonata Ranatra fusca

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Monday, 22 August 2022   |   Wednesday, 24 August 2022   |   Friday, 26 August 2022
In class - Wikipedia essentials

Welcome to your Wikipedia project's course timeline. This page will guide you through the Wikipedia project for your course. Be sure to check with your instructor to see if there are other pages you should be following as well.

Your course has also been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. Check your Talk page for notes from them. You can also reach them through the "Get Help" button on this page.

To get started, please review the following handouts:

Assignment - Learn the basics
  • Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you. (To avoid hitting Wikipedia's account creation limits, this is best done outside of class. Only 6 new accounts may be created per day from the same IP address.)
  • It's time to dive into Wikipedia. Below, you'll find the first set of online trainings you'll need to take. New modules will appear on this timeline as you get to new milestones. Be sure to check back and complete them! Incomplete trainings will be reflected in your grade.

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 29 August 2022   |   Wednesday, 31 August 2022   |   Friday, 2 September 2022
Assignment - Illustrate an article

You'll want to find or create an appropriate photo, illustration, or piece of video/audio to add to an article.

  • Before you start, review the Illustrating Wikipedia handbook, or see Editing Wikipedia pages 10–11.
  • When you've reviewed those pages, take the training linked below.
  • When you're ready to start finding images, remember: Never grab images you find through an image search, or those found on Instagram, Tumblr, Reddit, Imgur, or even so-called "Free image" or "free stock photo" websites. Instead, you'll want to find images with clear proof that the creator has given permission to use their work. Many of these images can be found on search.creativecommons.org.
  • Don't just upload an image to Wikipedia. Instead, upload it to Wikipedia's sister site for images, Wikimedia Commons. For instructions, read through the Illustrating Wikipedia handbook.

Week 3

Course meetings
Wednesday, 7 September 2022
Assignment - Add five correctly identified images with collection location
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