Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/York University/Current Topics in Environmental Biology (Winter)

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Course name
Current Topics in Environmental Biology
Institution
York University
Instructor
Dawn Bazely
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Ecology
Course dates
2022-01-10 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-04-23 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
20


A capstone seminar course for undergraduate Biology students in which we learn about the latest research in Applied Biology, Environmental Biology and Environmental Science which cover similar topics.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Aconitum napellus Lead poisoning, Soil contamination
Ecologyayicia Ecological light pollution Ecological light pollution
AzureaJT Citizen science
Lavandula123 BioBlitz
Eli.m.27 Silvopasture
EcologyNoiseCake Intermediate disturbance hypothesis, Fire ecology
A.R.Gene71 Issues relating to biofuels Ecological light pollution
Jennifersenv Indicator species
Mirmir9
GreWar29 Mexican wolf
ZahraaJaa Carbon cycle, Plant defense against herbivory
EcologyHassan Species at Risk Act

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 24 January 2022
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.

YOUR GOAL -- you have already received wikipedia training in the course, but we want you to add two of your written assignment essay references to their relevant wikipedia page(s). You must do it through this course dashboard.

Prof. Bazely has made the training within this dashboard optional, because you already know a lot of it. But you must add in your wikipedia references through the dashboard.

Resources:

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.)

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 31 January 2022
Evaluate Wikipedia
Discussion

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 7 February 2022
Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Discussion

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 14 February 2022
Assignment - Add to an article
Finalize your topic and find sources

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 28 February 2022
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

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Ecology

Environmental Sciences

Science Communication

Everyone has started writing

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 7 March 2022
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion
Peer reviews are complete

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

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 8

Course meetings
Monday, 14 March 2022
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 9

Course meetings
Monday, 21 March 2022
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 10

Course meetings
Monday, 28 March 2022
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 11

Course meetings
Monday, 4 April 2022
Milestones

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