Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of New Mexico/Plant-Microbe Interactions Spring 2023 (Spring)

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Course name
Plant-Microbe Interactions Spring 2023
Institution
University of New Mexico
Instructor
Lee Taylor
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Biology
Course dates
2023-01-18 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-05-10 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
15


The course will cover diverse aspects of the interactions between microbes (prokaryotes and fungi) and land plants. We will consider genetics and cell biology, organismal ecology, community ecology, ecosystem ecology and evolutionary aspects.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Purbendra Yogi Hexalectris arizonica, Hexalectris colemanii
Louis.Hight Epipactis gigantea, Epipactis helleborine
Anejeliquem Piperia unalascensis, Microthelys rubrocalosa
Rachel9409 Cypripedium parviflorum, Listera cordata
KayBrown3 Malaxis abieticola
Taryn57 Platanthera brevifolia, Platanthera huronensis
Ssanchez31 Corallorhiza trifida, Corallorhiza wisteriana
Roko970 Calypso bulbosa, Coeloglossum
Wack Yak Malaxis soulei, Hexalectris spicata var spicata
Casssmill Corallorhiza maculata, Corallorhiza striata
Aflamenco95 Spiranthes magnicamporum, Spiranthes romanzoffiana
Chernes132 Hexalectris nitida, Platanthera limosa
Nellieella Platanthera sparsiflora, Platanthera purpurascen
Sdoneski18
Maxine1947 Goodyera repens, Goodyera oblongifolia

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 23 January 2023   |   Wednesday, 25 January 2023
Assignment - 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:

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 30 January 2023   |   Wednesday, 1 February 2023
Assignment - Getting 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 4

Course meetings
Monday, 6 February 2023   |   Wednesday, 8 February 2023
Assignment - How to use Wikipedia

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 13 February 2023   |   Wednesday, 15 February 2023
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Writing on biological subjects

Ecology

Environmental Sciences

Genes and Proteins

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 20 February 2023   |   Wednesday, 22 February 2023
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

In class - What is a content gap?

What's a content gap?

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 27 February 2023   |   Wednesday, 1 March 2023
In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 6 March 2023   |   Wednesday, 8 March 2023
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 9

Course meetings
Monday, 20 March 2023   |   Wednesday, 22 March 2023
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
Monday, 27 March 2023   |   Wednesday, 29 March 2023
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
Monday, 3 April 2023   |   Wednesday, 5 April 2023
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
Monday, 10 April 2023   |   Wednesday, 12 April 2023
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
Monday, 17 April 2023   |   Wednesday, 19 April 2023
Milestones

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