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Course name
Advanced Evolution
Institution
University of Central Arkansas
Instructor
Tammy Haselkorn
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Ecology
Course dates
2021-01-21 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-05-07 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
15


This is a Masters level Course on evolutionary biology. Students will delve in to current topics and primary literature in evolutionary biology and create a Wikipedia page related to the subject.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Zafallen Evolution of Feline Immunodeficiency Virus Evolution of the Sacbrood Virus, Evolution of Cryptobiosis, Evolution of the vitamin D receptor
Athanasius22 Differential Fitness Evolution of Feline Immunodeficiency Virus, Evolution of Island Mammals, Eco-evolutionary Dynamics
Bberumen Eco-evolutionary Dynamics Chemosensory speciation, Differential fitness, Human jaw shrinkage
BartHarleyJarvis Human jaw shrinkage Evolution of the Human Oral Microbiome, Social Amoeba Evolution, Environmental health
BelleKahlua Evolution of the Human Oral Microbiome Evolution of Sex Determination in Invertebrates, Evolution of the Sacbrood Virus, Evolution of Cryptobiosis
Joeadunlap Evolution of Cryptobiosis Evolution of Feline Immunodeficiency Virus, Evolution of the vitamin D receptor, Evolution of Island Mammals
MarleyMae21 Evolution of the Sacbrood Virus Eco-evolutionary Dynamics, Chemosensory speciation, Differential fitness
Lsmith44 Evolution of Sex Determination in Invertebrates Human jaw shrinkage, Evolution of the Human Oral Microbiome, Social Amoeba Evolution
Dudu120 Interrelationships between Evolution, Diet, and Genes Evolution of Sex Determination in Invertebrates, Evolution of the Sacbrood Virus, Evolution of Cryptobiosis
Sportsphreak73 Evolution of Island Mammals Environmental health, Evolution of Feline Immunodeficiency Virus, Evolution of the vitamin D receptor
Kira-g.w.w. Social Amoeba Evolution, The Evolution of Social Amoeba Evolution of Island Mammals, Eco-evolutionary Dynamics, Chemosensory speciation
Bhuggins2 Evolution of the Vitamin D Receptor Differential fitness, Human jaw shrinkage, Evolution of the Human Oral Microbiome
AMaizing2021 Chemosensory Speciation Social Amoeba Evolution, Environmental health, Evolution of Sex Determination in Invertebrates

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Wednesday, 27 January 2021
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 3

Course meetings
Monday, 1 February 2021   |   Wednesday, 3 February 2021
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 8 February 2021   |   Wednesday, 10 February 2021
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


In class - Discussion

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 15 February 2021   |   Wednesday, 17 February 2021
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 22 February 2021   |   Wednesday, 24 February 2021
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 7

Course meetings
Monday, 1 March 2021   |   Wednesday, 3 March 2021

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 8 March 2021   |   Wednesday, 10 March 2021

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 22 March 2021   |   Wednesday, 24 March 2021

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 29 March 2021   |   Wednesday, 31 March 2021
Assignment - Peer review three articles

Guiding framework

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 5 April 2021   |   Wednesday, 7 April 2021
Milestones

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


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.


In class - Discussion
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
Monday, 12 April 2021   |   Wednesday, 14 April 2021
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
Monday, 19 April 2021   |   Wednesday, 21 April 2021
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!


In class - In-class presentation
Assignment - Reflective essay
Milestones

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