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Course name
Environmental physiology
Institution
Louisiana State University
Instructor
Christine Lattin
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Ecology
Course dates
2022-08-22 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-12-14 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
35


This course is focused on understanding how individual organisms survive in their environments and how species deal with common problems (respiration, energy acquisition, water balance) using similar, or sometimes very different, tools. This course also explores specialized adaptations to extreme environments from deserts to the deep seas. As one of the main class assignments, I would like students to substantially expand on and edit existing Wikipedia pages on animal physiology to add information relevant to comparative (I.e, non human) species and how these adaptations facilitate survival in their environments.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Ash Chollette Ash-throated flycatcher Palmate newt, Columbia Spotted Frog
BioWiki4155 Meerkat Pack rat, Western Grey Kangaroo
Kmerren Hooded seal Meerkat, Muskox
GuwopC98 Harp seal Mountain reindeer, Cape ground squirrel
Erinkaline Cape ground squirrel African bush elephant, Willow ptarmigan
HLStewart2000 Pack rat Hamadryas baboon, Mountain bluebird
Psmi119 Common ringtail possum Aardvark, Black flying fox
Athib65 Antarctic petrel Sable Antelope, Harp Seal
AngeloB99 Hamadryas baboon Coke's hartebeest, Western bluebird
Saraknowsthings Common eland Golden shiner, Hooded seal
THERooster10 Muskox Common eland, Ash-throated flycatcher
Cal2air Bluestreak cleaner wrasse Thirteen-lined ground squirrel, Koala
Danielle Chibuzo Western Grey Kangaroo Antarctic petrel, Little broad-nosed bat
Vle27 Thirteen-lined ground squirrel Palmate newt, Columbia Spotted Frog
Manisendra Sable Antelope Pack rat, Western Grey Kangaroo
Waynnee Golden shiner Meerkat, Muskox
Candyapple13 Mountain bluebird Mountain reindeer, Cape ground squirrel
Amidou1 Coke's hartebeest Bluestreak cleaner wrasse, Common ringtail possum
Jlebo14 Black flying fox African bush elephant, Willow ptarmigan
Madisonnew Western bluebird Hamadryas baboon, Mountain bluebird
Iuven Palmate newt Aardvark, Black flying fox
Jbrian7 Willow ptarmigan Sable Antelope, Harp seal
32Dugg African bush elephant Coke's hartebeest, Western bluebird
AidanBio4155 Little broad-nosed bat Golden shiner, Hooded seal
Zofiax13 Aardvark Common eland, Ash-throated flycatcher
Cstran8 Mountain reindeer Thirteen-lined ground squirrel, Koala
Jessicaphillips10 Columbia Spotted Frog Antarctic petrel, Little broad-nosed bat

Timeline

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 6 September 2022   |   Thursday, 8 September 2022
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:

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.)

Assignment - Wikipedia assignment reflections

In the "Wikipedia assignment reflections" packet I would like you to write 1-2 paragraphs this week after you do the trainings.

First of all, how often do you use Wikipedia? What were your overall impressions of Wikipedia before starting this assignment?

Secondly, was there anything you learned in the training sessions that surprised you?

There will be several short writing assignments due during the Wikipedia assignment.

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 13 September 2022   |   Thursday, 15 September 2022
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Complete the "Evaluating Wikipedia" assignment in your reflection packet.

 

 

In class - Discussion

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 20 September 2022   |   Thursday, 22 September 2022
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Answer the following questions in your reflection packet:

What is your article topic (species and paper subject)?

Look over the article page for the species you have chosen. How well developed is this article? What is missing? How will your paper(s) help fill a gap in this article?

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 27 September 2022   |   Thursday, 29 September 2022
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise
Assignment - Exercise

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 4 October 2022   |   Thursday, 6 October 2022
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

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Ecology

Environmental Sciences

Genes and Proteins

Species

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 11 October 2022
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion
Milestones

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

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 18 October 2022   |   Thursday, 20 October 2022
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 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 25 October 2022   |   Thursday, 27 October 2022
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 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 1 November 2022   |   Thursday, 3 November 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.

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 8 November 2022   |   Thursday, 10 November 2022
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!

Specifically, I would like you to look at what you are adding to your article and evaluate if you should add any links to other Wikipedia articles that might be relevant.

Week 13

Course meetings
Tuesday, 15 November 2022   |   Thursday, 17 November 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!
Assignment - Reflective essay

Please write the answers to your reflective essay in your reflection packet.

Week 14

Milestones

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