Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Northern Arizona University/Writing in the Biological Sciences 001 (Spring 2020)
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- Course name
- Writing in the Biological Sciences 001
- Institution
- Northern Arizona University
- Instructor
- Alison Singer
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Biological Sciences
- Course dates
- 2020-01-14 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-04-30 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 24
This course provides students with practice in biological writing for both technical and non-technical audiences, with the goal of fostering development of effective communication of scientific information by majors in the biological sciences. Students will be working in groups to develop Wikipedia articles on topics of their choosing in the biological sciences.
Timeline
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 23 January 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
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 28 January 2020 | Thursday, 30 January 2020
- 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.)
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 4 February 2020 | Thursday, 6 February 2020
- In class - Discussion
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 11 February 2020 | Thursday, 13 February 2020
- In class - Discussion
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 18 February 2020 | Thursday, 20 February 2020
- Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
- Assignment - Exercise
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 25 February 2020 | Thursday, 27 February 2020
- Assignment - Start drafting your contributions
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 3 March 2020 | Thursday, 5 March 2020
- In class - Discussion
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 10 March 2020 | Thursday, 12 March 2020
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 24 March 2020 | Thursday, 26 March 2020
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
- Assignment - Peer review an article
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 31 March 2020 | Thursday, 2 April 2020
- 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.
- 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
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 7 April 2020 | Thursday, 9 April 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!
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 14 April 2020 | Thursday, 16 April 2020
- 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 14
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 21 April 2020
- Assignment - Reflective essay
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.