Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Roger Williams University/Aquaculture Resources on Wikipedia (Fall 2020)
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- Course name
- Aquaculture Resources on Wikipedia
- Institution
- Roger Williams University
- Instructor
- Skylar Bayer
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Environmental Sciences
- Course dates
- 2020-08-27 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-12-12 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 25
This is a survey course on the basics of aquaculture including the following topics: water quality, technologies & practices, design, animals needs, common species, disease & predators, sustainability, and risk assessment. The Wikipedia portion of this course would have students assess content gaps related to aquaculture, gain digital literacy, and improve writing skills by practicing writing for the public.
Timeline
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 27 October 2020 | Thursday, 29 October 2020
- 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.)
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 3 November 2020 | Thursday, 5 November 2020
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
- In class - Discussion
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 10 November 2020 | Thursday, 12 November 2020
- Assignment - Choose possible topics
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
- Assignment - Add to an article
- Assignment - Exercise
- In class - Discussion
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 17 November 2020 | Thursday, 19 November 2020
- Assignment - Start drafting your contributions
By November 19th, you should have a starting draft of whatever article you're working on as a group, it does not need to be very complete yet -- this is more for getting feedback before moving forward with the project.
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 24 November 2020
- Assignment - Peer review one article as a group
Guiding frameworkGroups will swap articles with eachother to review. We will have discussion in class re: feedback.
- 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 - Final article
There are only a few more weeks left to finalize your article. During this time remember to review the following resources available to you:
- 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!
- Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia
We will have a discussion about this before engaging in this exercise -- we will likely do this in class to practice. If some would like to opt out of adding to live pages, we can keep projects in sandboxes.
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 14
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 1 December 2020 | Thursday, 3 December 2020
- 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!
- In class - Continue developing your final article with your group
Week 15
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 8 December 2020 | Thursday, 10 December 2020
- Assignment - Reflective Essay (EXTRA CREDIT)
Due with your Wikipedia assignment, submit a 1-2 page reflective essay on your experience working on Wikipedia.
- 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.
- Milestones
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.