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Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Michigan/Practical Botany (2018 Winter)

{{course details

| course_name = Practical Botany

| instructor_username = Ylqiu

| instructor_realname = Yin-Long Qiu

| support_staff = Ian (Wiki Ed)

| subject = Botany

| start_date = 2018-01-03 00:00:00 UTC

| end_date = 2018-04-17 23:59:59 UTC

| institution = University of Michigan

| expected_students = 60

| assignment_page = Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/University_of_Michigan/Practical_Botany_(2018_Winter)

| dashboard.wikiedu.org = yes

}}

BIOLOGY 102 is an introductory course about plants and how they are used by people. Each week there are two one-hour lectures, one afternoon two-hour lab and one-hour discussion. The lab and discussion are held at Matthaei Botanical Gardens. Lecture topics include: • what are plants; • how plants function; • how they live in nature; • using this knowledge to landscape your house, and to care for plants in your house or garden; • plants and food; • plants and medicine; • plants and materials; • plants and environment. Buses take students to the Botanical Gardens for lab and back to main campus afterwards (about 20 minutes each way). In the lab, each student has his/her own garden space in a greenhouse to grow plants that can be taken home during the term. Lab activities include: • looking at plants; • planting seeds; • growing plants; • rooting cuttings; • making medicinal salve; • testing soil; • preserving garden produce; • making plant dyes; • grafting plants; • transplanting; and • making bulbs to flower.

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{{student table row|Sjmichaels25||Camassia cusickii}}

{{student table row|Mayalitt||}}

{{student table row|Cdentong|Woodworking|}}

{{student table row|Noegrant||}}

{{student table row|KuhuKS|Guaiacum sanctum|}}

{{student table row|Leeyoung62|Urban agriculture|}}

{{student table row|Browntk|Rhizofiltration|}}

{{student table row|Wangjess313||}}

{{student table row|Delizah|Banyan Tree|}}

{{student table row|Jstnkim|Entheogenic use of cannabis|}}

{{student table row|Guccci||}}

{{student table row|Katewatkins|Tetraphidaceae|}}

{{student table row|Nicholaselton|Thymus zygis|}}

{{student table row|Kamren Johnson||}}

{{student table row|Ejeannem|Algal bloom|Algal bloom}}

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{{student table row|Kfoshee||}}

{{student table row|Michjet|Clementine|Algal bloom}}

{{student table row|Ochapa313||}}

{{student table row|Moniqueperez||}}

{{student table row|Erica Liu|Green revolution|}}

{{student table row|Mvdlaan20||}}

{{student table row|Tjanefbr|Astrobotany|}}

{{student table row|Dhberko||}}

{{student table row|Amycraven|Textile arts|}}

{{student table row|Abesonen347|Community gardening in the United States|}}

{{student table row|Kirstymcinnes|Epipremnum aureum|Camassia cusickii}}

{{student table row|Madraeh|White Eggplant|}}

{{student table row|Dannyivanov7|Sterculia apetala|}}

{{student table row|Reema Kaakarli||Floral scent}}

{{student table row|Rhuska|Coffee, Mycena citricolor|}}

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{{student table row|Samharad|Onion|}}

{{student table row|Sgizzi|Yellowed rice|}}

{{student table row|Awaterfi|Polyphenol oxidase|}}

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{{student table row|Tfloumich|Lateral shoot|}}

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{{student table row|Katiestathulis|Pollinator decline|}}

{{student table row|Delizahlight||Siroi Lily}}

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{{student table row|Vitalityegg|Mimicry in plants|}}

{{student table row|Mayradam||}}

{{student table row|Dhberkowitz|Ecopsychology|}}

{{student table row|Beckleyt|Andean Agriculture|}}

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{{student table row|Lkayea|Lepanthes eltoroensis|}}

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{{student table row|Gdonini||}}

{{student table row|Zorothemenace|Seed bank|}}

{{student table row|Latinostudies2015||}}

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{{student table row|Breeleing|Fragrance oil, Essential oils|}}

{{student table row|Rrrtst|Capparis decidua|}}

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{{start of course timeline}}

= Week 1 =

{{start of course week|2018-01-05}}

{{in class|In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia project}}

Welcome to your Wikipedia project's course timeline. This page will guide you through the Wikipedia project for your course. Be sure to check with your instructor to see if there are other pages you should be following as well.

This page breaks down writing a Wikipedia article into a series of steps, or milestones. These steps include online trainings to help you get started on Wikipedia.

Your course has also been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. Check your Talk page for notes from them. You can also reach them through the "Get Help" button on this page.

To get started, please review the following handouts:

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

{{assignment|Assignment - Get started on Wikipedia}}

  • Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you. (To avoid hitting Wikipedia's account creation limits, this is best done outside of class. Only 6 new accounts may be created per day from the same IP address.)
  • It's time to dive into Wikipedia. Below, you'll find the first set of online trainings you'll need to take. New modules will appear on this timeline as you get to new milestones. Be sure to check back and complete them! Incomplete trainings will be reflected in your grade.
  • When you finish the trainings, practice by introducing yourself to a classmate on that classmate’s Talk page.

{{assignment milestones|Everyone has a Wikipedia account}}

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

{{end of course week}}

= Week 2 =

{{start of course week|2018-01-08|2018-01-12}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia}}

It's time to think critically about Wikipedia articles. You'll evaluate a Wikipedia article related to the course and leave suggestions for improving it on the article's Talk page.

  • Complete the "Evaluating Articles and Sources" training (linked below).
  • Create a section in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:MyPage/sandbox your sandbox] titled "Article evaluation" where you'll leave notes about your observations and learnings.
  • Choose an article on Wikipedia related to your course to read and evaluate. As you read, consider the following questions (but don't feel limited to these):
  • Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?
  • Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
  • Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
  • Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article?
  • Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?
  • Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?
  • Check out the Talk page of the article. What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
  • How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
  • How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
  • Optional: Choose at least 1 question relevant to the article you're evaluating and leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback with four tildes — ~~~~.

{{end of course week}}

= Week 3 =

{{start of course week|2018-01-15|2018-01-19}}

{{end of course week}}

= Week 4 =

{{start of course week|2018-01-22|2018-01-26}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Choose possible topics}}

  • Review page 6 of your [https://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia Editing Wikipedia] guidebook.
  • Look up 3-5 potential topics related to the course that you might want to update on Wikipedia. Review the content of the article and check the Talk page to see what other Wikipedians are already contributing. Identify one or two areas from each that you could improve.
  • Choose 2-3 potential articles from that list that you can tackle, and post links to the articles and your notes about what you might improve in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:MyPage/sandbox your sandbox].
  • Finally, present your choices to your instructor for feedback.

{{end of course week}}

= Week 5 =

{{start of course week|2018-01-29|2018-02-02}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Finalize your topic / Find your sources}}

  • On the Students tab, assign your chosen topic to yourself.
  • In [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:MyPage/sandbox your sandbox], write a few sentences about what you plan to contribute to the selected article.
  • Think back to when you did an article critique. What can you add? Post some of your ideas to the article's talk page, too.
  • Compile a list of relevant, reliable books, journal articles, or other sources. Post that bibliography to the talk page of the article you'll be working on, and in your sandbox. Make sure to check in on the Talk page to see if anyone has advice on your bibliography.

{{assignment|Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area}}

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

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

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

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

{{assignment|Assignment - Draft your article}}

You've picked a topic and found your sources. Now it's time to start writing.

Creating a new article?

  • Write an outline of that topic in the form of a standard Wikipedia article's "lead section." Write it in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:MyPage/sandbox your sandbox].
  • A "lead" section is not a traditional introduction. It should summarize, very briefly, what the rest of the article will say in detail. The first paragraph should include important, broad facts about the subject. A good example is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Lovelace Ada Lovelace]. See [https://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia Editing Wikipedia] page 9 for more ideas.

Improving an existing article?

  • Identify what's missing from the current form of the article. Think back to the skills you learned while critiquing an article. Make notes for improvement in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:MyPage/sandbox your sandbox].

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Keep reading your sources, too, as you prepare to write the body of the article.

Resources: [https://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia Editing Wikipedia] pages 7–9

{{assignment milestones|Everyone has started writing}}

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

{{end of course week}}

= Week 6 =

{{start of course week|2018-02-05|2018-02-09}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Expand your draft}}

  • Keep working on transforming your article into a complete first draft. Get draft ready for peer-review.
  • If you'd like a Wikipedia Expert to review your draft, now is the time! Click the "Get Help" button in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:MyPage/sandbox your sandbox] to request notes.

{{assignment|Assignment - Peer review and copy edit}}

  • First, take the "Peer Review" online training.
  • Select two classmates’ articles that you will peer review and copyedit. On the Articles tab, find the articles that you want to review. Then in the "My Articles" section of the Home tab, assign them to yourself to review.
  • Peer review your classmates' drafts. Leave suggestions on the Talk page of the article, or sandbox, that your fellow student is working on. Other editors may be reviewing your work, so look for their comments! Be sure to acknowledge feedback from other Wikipedians.
  • As you review, make spelling, grammar, and other adjustments. Pay attention to the tone of the article. Is it encyclopedic?

{{assignment milestones|Peer reviews are complete}}

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

{{end of course week}}

= Week 7 =

{{start of course week|2018-02-12|2018-02-16}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Respond to your peer review}}

You probably have some feedback from other students and possibly other Wikipedians. It's time to work with that feedback to improve your article!

  • Read [https://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia Editing Wikipedia] pages 12 and 14.
  • Return to your draft or article and think about the suggestions. Decide which ones to start implementing. Reach out to your instructor or your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.

{{end of course week}}

= Week 8 =

{{start of course week|2018-02-19|2018-02-23}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia}}

Once you've made improvements to your article based on peer review feedback, it's time to move your work to Wikipedia proper - the "mainspace."

Editing an existing article?

  • NEVER copy and paste your draft of an article over the entire article. Instead, edit small sections at a time.
  • Copy your edits into the article. Make many small edits, saving each time, and leaving an edit summary. Never replace more than one to two sentences without saving!
  • Be sure to copy text from your sandbox while the sandbox page is in 'Edit' mode. This ensures that the formatting is transferred correctly.

Creating a new article?

  • Read [https://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia Editing Wikipedia] page 13, and follow those steps to move your article from your Sandbox to Mainspace.
  • You can also review the [https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/training/students/sandboxes Sandboxes and Mainspace] online training.

{{assignment|Assignment - Did You Know}}

  • Optional: For new articles or qualifying expansions of stubs, compose a one-sentence “hook,” nominate it for “Did you know,” (see the DYK instructions handout) and monitor the nomination for any issues identified by other editors. Wiki Education staff can provide support for this process.

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Handout: [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%22Did_You_Know%22_submissions.pdf "Did You Know" submissions]

{{end of course week}}

= Week 9 =

{{start of course week|2018-02-26|2018-03-02}}

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

Do additional research and writing to make further improvements to your article, based on suggestions and your own critique.

  • Read [https://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia Editing Wikipedia] page 12 to see how to create links from your article to others, and from other articles to your own. Try to link to 3–5 articles, and link to your article from 2–3 other articles.
  • Consider adding an image to your article. Wikipedia has strict rules about what media can be added, so make sure to take Contributing Images and Media Files training before you upload an image.

{{end of course week}}

= Week 10 =

{{start of course week|2018-03-05|2018-03-09}}

{{assignment|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!

{{end of course week}}

= Week 11 =

{{start of course week|2018-03-12|2018-03-16}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Final article}}

It's the final week to develop your article.

  • Read [https://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia 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|Assignment - Original analytical paper}}

  • Write a paper going beyond your Wikipedia article to advance your own ideas, arguments, and original research about your topic.

{{end of course week}}

= Week 12 =

{{start of course week|2018-03-19|2018-03-23}}

{{assignment milestones|All article edits are complete}}

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

{{end of course week}}