Wikipedia talk:Education program archive/Arava Institute for Environmental Studies/Comparative Environmental Law (Spring 2014)/Timeline

Instructor and Ambassadors

Instructor: User:Aarf613

Campus Ambassadors: User:Dcoetzee

Online Ambassadors: User:Dcoetzee

Timeline

March 24 Wikipedia essentials

In class
- Overview of the course
- Introduction to the Wikipedia part of the course
- Campus Ambassador introduces Wikipedia and Wikipedia culture/etiquette
  - Create user accounts, make first edit to an article
  - Create user pages (with link to sandbox page), and experiment with markup and referencing on user sandbox page.
  - Click Enroll button on course page, leave message on talk page of another student with signature (~~~~).
  - Anatomy of Wikipedia articles, what makes a good article, how to distinguish between good and bad articles.
  - Tips and recommendations for best articles to work on for the class assignments

March 31, 2013

Wikipedia Assignment #1

Due Session 1, March 31th
Choose a partner and topic. Submit these by editing the table on the coursepage.
- - You will create new article or expand an existing short article. Some ways to find existing short articles:
  - Go through related articles and make a list of topic ideas make a list of related articles that already exist.
- Start the online student orientation. During this training, you will create an account, make edits in a sandbox, and learn the basic rules of Wikipedia.
- Look through these categories and their subcategories: Category:Environment stubs, Category:Start-Class Environment articles.

April 11

Wikipedia Assignment #2

Due April 11th

Submit outline/starter article Submit by email the names of at least two experts/professionals on the topic of your article.

Continue research in preparation for expanding your article.

Work with Online Ambassador mentor (TBD) to polish your short starter article.

In class
- Be prepared to discuss your topic ideas in class. You will have an opportunity to discuss your topics with other classmates and pair up with a project partner. Bring some potential sources to class.
- Begin working on your article in your user sandbox or user sub page.

April 24

Wikipedia Assignment #3

Due by April 24th
Submit outline/starter article
Continue research in preparation for expanding your article.
Work with Online Ambassador mentor (TBD) to polish your short starter article.
Submit by email the names of at least two experts/professionals on the topic of your article.

May 2

Article Goes Live!!

Wikipedia Assignment #5

Due by May 9
- Expand your article into an a comprehensive treatment of the topic.
- Move your sandbox article into Wikipedia's main space (live articles).

In class (date to be determined)
- Campus Ambassador leads open lab/workshop. Be prepared to take advantage of your last in person opportunity to ask questions from and work with our ambassador.
  - Demo: Moving article from sandbox into main space.
  - Uploading images onto Wikipedia articles and introduction to free licenses (see handouts below).
  - Q&A session.

Due by May 9
Peer-review and copy-edit another team's articles.
Respond to any feedback on talk page. Indicate whether it was helpful, discuss any unclear points, and collaborate with your reviewer(s) to revise the article.
Prepare for in-class presentation about your Wikipedia-editing experiences and the content of your article.
In class
On your article's talk page, suggest two experts in the field (not necessarily Wikipedia users) who you believe would be well equipped to review your article, with a link to their homepage and/or their e-mail address.

May 16

Wikipedia Assignment #6

Due by May 16

Contact two experts to request their review of your article.

May 23

Wikipedia Assignment #7

Due by May 23

Final Article Due.

May 26

Wikipedia Assignment #8

Due by May 63

Presentation to class on your topic.

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Articles

This table will list each article that a student is working on, and which other students will be peer reviewers for the article. I have included a table with some of the projects from the 2011 and 2012 courses as examples.

Student Teams

Topic	1st Team Member	2nd Team Member	Reviewers
The Environmental Provisions of Oslo II Accords	User:Michaelalaa	User:Westcove	[[User:Aarf613 (talk) 09:24, 13 April 2014
Abu Dis Waste Disposal Site	User:5amf42	User:EZS0827	[[User:Aarf613 (talk) 09:24, 13 April 2014

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Some Article Topics and Student Teams From Previous Classes

(Team #)	(Edit Team)	Wiki Page(s)	1st Team Member	2nd Team Member	Online Mentor(s)
open	open	Topic.	studentusername	student username
102	105	California Environmental Quality Act	iheartfrank	Brandon Liddell	Online mentor is User:Smallman12q
103	104	Entergy v Riverkeeper	Gbfalcone	Cammauf1	Online mentor is Jim Cullen
104	103	Babbitt v. Sweet Home Chapter of Communities for a Great Oregon	Slum125	Kkihara	Online mentor is Jim Cullen
105	102	San Francisco Mandatory Recycling and Composting Ordinance	Ckgurney	Dradams5	Online mentor is Jim Cullen
106	101	2008 California Statewide Truck and Bus Rule	sonamgill	Elsnthesea	Online mentor is Jim Cullen
1	3	Habitat Conservation Plan: Endangered Species Act, Section 10(a)(1)(B)	jamccrory	hmocabee
2	4	Climate change litigation and the California Environmental Quality Act	leyoon	Ssoqo
3	1	Save the Plastic Bag Coalition v City of Manhatten Beach, et al.	bkkperkins	rlitzky
4	2	Environmental Defense v. Duke Energy Corp.	ymauricia	chasercm

Milestone

Students have finished all their work on Wikipedia that will be considered for grading, and have submitted reflective essays.

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