Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Oregon State University/OEAS540 Biogeochemical Earth (Fall 2018)

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Course name
OEAS540 Biogeochemical Earth
Institution
Oregon State University
Instructor
George Waldbusser
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Ocean and Earth Ecosystems
Course dates
2018-09-21 00:00:00 UTC – 2018-12-07 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
20


Integrating fundamental concepts in biological and chemical oceanography to understand energy and material transformations in estuarine, coastal and open ocean habitats. Topics include structure and function of marine ecosystems, biogeochemical cycles, and human impacts.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Giancarlomoron Heceta Bank
Ocean540 Mesopelagic zone
KirstenSteinke Siliceous ooze Mesopelagic Zone, Sea spray
Klajborw Siliceous ooze Heceta Bank
Anon ymous det Sea spray Mesopelagic Zone
Dvkone7 Heceta Bank
Jennmoskel2 Heceta Bank
Barbkned Mesopelagic Zone
Eklee27 Rain Ratio
Vickeroodle Sea spray
Haugenb Heceta Bank
Asimps Mesopelagic
Kbearnalven Siliceous ooze Sea spray
Silsbyc Heceta Bank
Maria.renee.johnson Sea spray
Villegci Heceta Bank
Foramruber
Nolanh0428 Siliceous ooze Mesopelagic Zone
Ajsjostrom Sea spray
Benryoung23 Siliceous ooze Sea spray
Lanemk Mesopelagic Zone Siliceous ooze
Jstepa Sea spray

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Friday, 21 September 2018
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 2

Course meetings
Monday, 24 September 2018   |   Wednesday, 26 September 2018   |   Friday, 28 September 2018
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 1 October 2018   |   Wednesday, 3 October 2018   |   Friday, 5 October 2018
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 8 October 2018   |   Wednesday, 10 October 2018   |   Friday, 12 October 2018
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 15 October 2018   |   Wednesday, 17 October 2018   |   Friday, 19 October 2018
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Chemistry

Ecology

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 22 October 2018   |   Wednesday, 24 October 2018   |   Friday, 26 October 2018
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Milestones

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

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 29 October 2018   |   Wednesday, 31 October 2018   |   Friday, 2 November 2018
Assignment - Work on Rough Drafts of Pages

 

Resources:

  • Editing Wikipedia, pages 12 and 14
  • Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 5 November 2018   |   Wednesday, 7 November 2018   |   Friday, 9 November 2018
Assignment - Rough Draft Presentations in Class for Feedback

Following the others' feedback, it's time to learn how to move your work live - to the "mainspace."

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

Week 9

Course meetings
Wednesday, 14 November 2018   |   Friday, 16 November 2018
Assignment - Continue improving your article

Exercise

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.

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 10

Course meetings
Monday, 19 November 2018   |   Wednesday, 21 November 2018
Assignment - Final article Polishing Continues

It's the final full 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 - Putting the finishing touches on

Guiding questions

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 26 November 2018   |   Wednesday, 28 November 2018
Assignment - You've finished your Wikipedia assignment!

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