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Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Waterloo/War and the Environment (Spring 2022)

{{course details

| course_name = War and the Environment

| instructor_username = The Earth Doctor

| instructor_realname = James Nugent

| support_staff = Ian (Wiki Ed)

| subject = Political Science

| start_date = 2022-05-04 00:00:00 UTC

| end_date = 2022-08-06 23:59:59 UTC

| institution = University of Waterloo

| expected_students = 30

| assignment_page = Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/University_of_Waterloo/War_and_the_Environment_(Spring_2022)

| slug = University_of_Waterloo/War_and_the_Environment_(Spring_2022)

| campaigns = Midwest Political Science Association, Communicating Science, Spring 2022

| dashboard.wikiedu.org = yes

}}

This course examines environmental security and the political ecology of violence. War, colonialism, and other forms of social conflict are discussed as both drivers and consequences of environmental change including the extraction, consumption, and depletion of resources. Topics may include nuclear war and emerging technologies as existential threats to humanity; (neo) environmental determinism; eco-fascism and totalitarianism; and eco-terrorism. Hopeful insights for transitioning towards sustainability are drawn from rapid societal mobilization and transformation during wartimes and the role of the environment and environmentalism in peacebuilding.

As one of their major assignments, students will create a new, or edit an existing, wikipedia article on one of the topics covered in this course. Students will also peer edit the work of their peers.

{{students table}}

{{student table row|ReubenLi|Vermilion River (Sudbury District)|Military base, Chemical weapon}}

{{student table row|Jmack2214|Slow violence|Nuclear weapon, Settler colonialism in Canada}}

{{student table row|Littlee0804|Cold War|China–United States trade war, Military base}}

{{student table row|Niamh Calder|Chemical weapons in World War I|Settler colonialism in Canada, Slow violence}}

{{student table row|JoshuaERS|Military base|Environmental impact of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Water conflict}}

{{student table row|Jassimrit Mohindru|Settler colonialism in Canada|Slow violence, Chemical weapon}}

{{student table row|BrendanMagee|Korean War|Resource war, Chemical weapon}}

{{student table row|YH4DU|Iraq War|Military base, Chemical weapon}}

{{student table row|Mtgravesande|Mining in Guyana|Ecofeminism, China–United States trade war}}

{{student table row|LeenOnMe|Second Congo War|Cold War, Okinawa Island}}

{{student table row|Carter McCrae|Israeli–Palestinian conflict|Korean War, Environmental impact of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine}}

{{student table row|Milan Rosen|Chemical weapon|Israeli–Palestinian conflict, Water conflict}}

{{student table row|Aiapicco|Water conflict|Opium production in Afghanistan, Iraq War, Chemical weapon}}

{{student table row|AwaltonUW|Environmental impact of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|Resource war, Chemical weapon}}

{{student table row|Bayley1234|Environmental impacts of war in Afghanistan|Military base, Iraq War}}

{{student table row|Sparamin|Resource war|Ecofeminism, China–United States trade war}}

{{student table row|Ahhykz||Cold War, Okinawa Island}}

{{student table row|JKendraB|Nuclear weapon|Slow violence, Settler colonialism in Canada}}

{{student table row|Ksaihgpa||Environmental impact of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Water conflict}}

{{student table row|Emjwatson|Ecofeminism|Opium production in Afghanistan, Iraq War}}

{{student table row|Theseus ERS||Resource war, Chemical weapon}}

{{student table row|Bque|United States Forces Japan|Military base, Korean War}}

{{student table row|Fujia0801|China–United States trade war|Ecofeminism, Cold War}}

{{student table row|Andrewk1998|Environmental impact of war, Environmental impacts of Rohingya peoples forced migration, Rohingya genocide|China–United States trade war, Okinawa Island}}

{{student table row|Nfcalder||}}

{{student table row|Karanaconda|Deaths of Environmental Defenders and Indigenous people in Colombia|Opium production in Afghanistan, Iraq War, Water conflict}}

{{student table row|Sbenitaate||Resource war, Chemical weapon}}

{{end of students table}}

{{start of course timeline}}

= Week 2 =

{{start of course week|2022-05-17}}

{{in class|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:

  • [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. (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.)

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

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

{{end of course week}}

= Week 3 =

{{start of course week|2022-05-24}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia}}

{{in class|In class - Discussion}}

{{end of course week}}

= Week 4 =

{{start of course week|2022-05-31}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Choose possible topics}}

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

{{in class|In class - Discussion}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Add to an article}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Exercise}}

{{end of course week}}

= Week 5 =

{{start of course week|2022-06-07}}

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

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

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

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

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

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

{{assignment milestones|Everyone has started writing}}

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

{{end of course week}}

= Week 6 =

{{start of course week|2022-06-14}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Continue working on your draft}}

{{end of course week}}

= Week 7 =

{{start of course week|2022-06-21}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Continue working on your draft}}

{{end of course week}}

= Week 8 =

{{start of course week|2022-06-28}}

{{in class|In class - }}

{{end of course week}}

= Week 9 =

{{start of course week|2022-07-05}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Peer review two articles}}

[https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/training/students/peer-review Guiding framework]Due June 28

{{in class|In class - Discussion}}

{{end of course week}}

= Week 10 =

{{start of course week|2022-07-12}}

{{assignment milestones|Peer reviews are complete}}

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

{{assignment|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:

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

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

{{assignment|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.

{{end of course week}}

= Week 11 =

{{start of course week|2022-07-19}}

{{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!

{{in class|In class - In-class presentation}}

Due: July 12

{{end of course week}}

= Week 12 =

{{start of course week}}

{{assignment milestones|You've finished your Wikipedia assignment!}}

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

{{assignment|Assignment - Final 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!

{{end of course week}}