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Course name
Advanced Ecology and Evolution
Institution
University of Houston
Instructor
Kerri Crawford
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Ecology and Evolution
Course dates
2022-08-22 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-12-14 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
7


Advanced topics in Ecology (mostly Community Ecology) and Evolution (mostly Molecular and Genome Evolution).

Student Assigned Reviewing
Cag1143 Chromosomal inversions, Thrifty phenotype
Rtwest3
User53184 Siphonal canal, Antifreeze protein
Farnamgh Chromosomal inversions, Sensory Trap Hypothesis
Ahoy6337 Antifreeze protein, Compensated Pathogenic Deviations
Mssstreet Siphonal canal, Ultra-conserved element
Plantguy734
Shafat010 Overview of thifty phenotype, Compensated Pathogenic Deviations
Kacasti6 Sensory Trap Hypothesis, Parallel Speciation
Rtwestiii Cardamine barbaraeoides, Ultra-conserved element
Wahmad2 Parallel Speciation

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Tuesday, 23 August 2022   |   Thursday, 25 August 2022

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 30 August 2022   |   Thursday, 1 September 2022

Week 3

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

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 13 September 2022   |   Thursday, 15 September 2022

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 20 September 2022   |   Thursday, 22 September 2022

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 27 September 2022   |   Thursday, 29 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.)

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 4 October 2022   |   Thursday, 6 October 2022
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 11 October 2022   |   Thursday, 13 October 2022
In class - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 18 October 2022   |   Thursday, 20 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

Genes and Proteins

Science Communication

Species

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 25 October 2022   |   Thursday, 27 October 2022
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise
Assignment - Exercise

Week 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 1 November 2022   |   Thursday, 3 November 2022
Assignment - Peer review an article

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 8 November 2022   |   Thursday, 10 November 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.
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 13

Course meetings
Tuesday, 15 November 2022   |   Thursday, 17 November 2022
Assignment - Continue to improve 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.

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 14

Course meetings
Tuesday, 22 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!

Week 15

Course meetings
Tuesday, 29 November 2022   |   Thursday, 1 December 2022
Milestones

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