Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Iowa State University/Biol 211 Principles of Biology I Honors (Fall 2022)
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- Course name
- Biol 211 Principles of Biology I Honors
- Institution
- Iowa State University
- Instructor
- Nancy Boury
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Biology
- Course dates
- 2022-09-06 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-12-18 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 25
Principles of Biology I is a course focused on phylogeny, Mendelian genetics, principles of evolution, and ecology (including conservation). The students participating in this project will be those taking Biol 211 for Honors credit, most of which will be in the freshmen honors project.
Timeline
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 16 September 2022
- 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:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- 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.)
- Assignment - Wikipedia assignment blog
Begin a blog about your experiences. You can use discussion questions to frame your entries, or reflect on the research and writing process. Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 30 September 2022
- In class - Discussion
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 7 October 2022
- Assignment - Getting Started
- Milestones
- Assignment - Exercise
- In class - Discussion
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
- Assignment - Add to an article
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 21 October 2022
- Assignment - Start drafting your contributions
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
- Assignment - Peer review two articles
- In class - Discussion
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 4 November 2022
- 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 7
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 18 November 2022
- Assignment - Continue improving your article
Exercise
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 - 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 - Exercise
- In class - Thanksgiving Break - Show off your WIP article to your friends and family
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 9 December 2022
- In class - In-class presentation
- 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 9
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 16 December 2022
- Assignment - Reflective essay
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.