Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/River Valley Community College/Introduction to Biology I (Fall 2018)

{{start of course week|2018-08-27|2018-08-29}}

{{in class|In class - Wikipedia Assignment Introduction}}

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:

• [https://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia Editing Wikipedia], pages 1–5
• [https://wikiedu.org/evaluatingwikipedia Evaluating Wikipedia]

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{{start of course week|2018-09-05}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Create a Wiki account }}

Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link. (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.)

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{{start of course week|2018-09-10|2018-09-12}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Evaluate an article of your choice}}

Evaluate an article

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{{start of course week|2018-09-17|2018-09-19}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Choose an article and find sources }}

Choose a topic

Resource: [https://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia#page=6 Editing Wikipedia], page 6

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{{start of course week|2018-09-24|2018-09-26}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Add a citation to your chosen article}}

Add a citation

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{{start of course week|2018-10-01|2018-10-03}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Identify content gaps in your article}}

Review the discussion notes below when considering your article gaps. 

What's a content gap?

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{{start of course week|2018-10-08|2018-10-10}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Begin writing a contribution to your chosen article}}

Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have questions using the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resource: [https://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia#page=7 Editing Wikipedia], pages 7–9

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{{start of course week|2018-10-15|2018-10-17}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Finish writing contribution to your article}}

Review any applicable subject specific resources 

[https://wikiedu.org/biographies Biographies]

[https://wikiedu.org/books Books]

[https://wikiedu.org/chemistry Chemistry]

[http://wikiedu.org/cultural_anthropology Cultural Anthropology]

[https://wikiedu.org/ecology Ecology]

[https://wikiedu.org/environmental_sciences Environmental Sciences]

[https://wikiedu.org/films Films]

[https://wikiedu.org/genes_and_proteins Genes and Proteins]

[https://wikiedu.org/history History]

[http://wikiedu.org/lgbtplus_studies LGBT+ Studies]

[https://wikiedu.org/linguistics Linguistics]

[https://wikiedu.org/medicine Medicine]

[https://wikiedu.org/political_science Political Science]

[https://wikiedu.org/psychology Psychology]

[https://wikiedu.org/science_communication Science Communcation]

[https://wikiedu.org/sociology Sociology]

[https://wikiedu.org/species Species]

[https://wikiedu.org/womens_studies Women's Studies]

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{{start of course week|2018-10-22|2018-10-24}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Peer review a classmates contribution}}

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{{start of course week|2018-10-29|2018-10-31}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Respond to 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:

• [https://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia#page=12 Editing Wikipedia], pages 12 and 14
• Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.

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{{start of course week|2018-11-05|2018-11-07}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Continue improving your article}}

Add links to 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.

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{{start of course week|2018-11-14}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Begin to move contributions onto your articles Wiki page}}

Now that you've improved your draft based on others' feedback, it's time to move your work live - to the "mainspace."

Resource: [https://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia#page=13 Editing Wikipedia], page 13

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{{start of course week|2018-11-19|2018-11-21}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Move all contributions out of sandbox and into Wiki article}}

It's the final week to develop your article.

• Read [https://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia#page=15 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!

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{{start of course week|2018-11-26|2018-11-28}}

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{{start of course week|2018-12-03|2018-12-05}}

{{in class|In class - Wiki Presentations}}

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