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Course name
Advanced Sex, Evolution and Behavior
Institution
Saint Louis University
Instructor
Kasey Fowler-Finn
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Evolution
Course dates
2023-01-18 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-05-08 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
10


Students will add or significantly expand articles related to topics in Sex, Evolution and Behavior

Student Assigned Reviewing
Ttbioclass Ovalipes catharus
Kmbio Idiosepius paradoxus
SEBsmile8 Spikethumb frog
Mel.mcguire Hetaerina
EileenPlants Crepis
Aseb101 Algerian mouse
Humblebear1 Mimic poison frog
Layana234 Harpobittacus
Scoobydoo567 Idotea balthica
GreenTea283 Cynoglossus
Jmt39 California red-sided garter snake, Red-sided garter snake

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Wednesday, 25 January 2023   |   Friday, 27 January 2023
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.

Assignment - Assn 1. Create Account, read through help articles_23jan23
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Ecology

Environmental Sciences

Species

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 30 January 2023   |   Wednesday, 1 February 2023   |   Friday, 3 February 2023
Assignment - Assn 2. Evaluate Wikipedia_30jan23

Evaluate this article: write a brief synopsis of what the article did well and what it could improve in (read the mating section and reproduction section): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guppy#Mating

Submit via Canvas

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 6 February 2023   |   Wednesday, 8 February 2023
Assignment - Assn 3. Topic choice_6feb23

Make sure to OK with Noah or Kasey

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 13 February 2023   |   Wednesday, 15 February 2023   |   Friday, 17 February 2023
Assignment - Assn 4. Submit list of 10-12 articles you will use
Assignment - Assn 5. Annotate 2 articles

Annotate two articles that you will use for your Wikipedia project

Assignment - Assn 6. Outline article in sandbox

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 20 February 2023   |   Wednesday, 22 February 2023   |   Friday, 24 February 2023
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

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 27 February 2023   |   Wednesday, 1 March 2023   |   Friday, 3 March 2023
Assignment - Assn 7. Annotate 2 articles

2 articles to annotate

Assignment - Assn 8. Add to an existing article

Add content and a citation to an article related to your topic. YOu only need to add a sentence or two!

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 6 March 2023   |   Wednesday, 8 March 2023   |   Friday, 10 March 2023
Assignment - Assn 9. First draft of article

Complete a first draft of your article for peer review in sandbox - do not add to wikipedia yet (we will do that after a round of peer review). Add as many citations as possible (it's ok if you are missing a few, as your list might have changed from the start of the semester)

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 20 March 2023   |   Wednesday, 22 March 2023   |   Friday, 24 March 2023
Assignment - Assn 10. Annotate 2 more articles
Assignment - Assn 11. Peer review two articles - give constructive feedback

Guiding framework

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 27 March 2023   |   Wednesday, 29 March 2023   |   Friday, 31 March 2023

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 3 April 2023   |   Wednesday, 5 April 2023
Assignment - Assn 12. 2nd draft, response to peer reviews (sandbox)

You have some feedback from other students. Consider their suggestions, decide whether it makes your work more accurate and complete, and edit your draft to make those changes. Make sure to write a brief summary of the major changes you have made and why.

Resources:

  • Editing Wikipedia, pages 12 and 14
  • Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.
Assignment - Assn 13. Annotate remaining 4 articles

Week 12

Course meetings
Wednesday, 12 April 2023   |   Friday, 14 April 2023
Assignment - Assn. 14. Peer review 2 articles (sandbox)

Provide further feedback on your peers' articles

Milestones

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

Week 13

Course meetings
Monday, 17 April 2023   |   Wednesday, 19 April 2023   |   Friday, 21 April 2023
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 14

Course meetings
Monday, 24 April 2023   |   Wednesday, 26 April 2023   |   Friday, 28 April 2023
Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

Week 15

Course meetings
Monday, 1 May 2023   |   Wednesday, 3 May 2023
Assignment - Assn 17. Final draft
Polish your work and move to wikipedia

Continue to expand and improve your work, and format your article to match Wikipedia's tone and standards. 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 - Assn 18. Link your article

Link your article to at least two other articles, and link at least 2 other articles to yours

Milestones

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