Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Salem College/Advanced Genetics (Spring 2020)
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- Course name
- Advanced Genetics
- Institution
- Salem College
- Instructor
- Rebecca Dunn
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Advanced Genetics
- Course dates
- 2020-02-03 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-05-19 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 34
We are working with Drosophila melanogaster in the laboratory section of the course. Last year students added mutations to the website and added photos. Students will work in pairs to add or edit a description of a common mutation found in classical Drosphila genetics. This can include adding photographs.
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 6 February 2020
- In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia assignment- First week Lab Assignment at Home
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:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- 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
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- Wednesday, 12 February 2020 | Thursday, 13 February 2020
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 19 February 2020 | Thursday, 20 February 2020
- In class - Evaluate Wikipedia In Laboratory
Exercise
- In class - Exercise
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 26 February 2020 | Thursday, 27 February 2020
Week 5
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- Wednesday, 4 March 2020 | Thursday, 5 March 2020
Week 6
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- Wednesday, 11 March 2020 | Thursday, 12 March 2020
Week 7
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- Wednesday, 18 March 2020 | Thursday, 19 March 2020
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 25 March 2020 | Thursday, 26 March 2020
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 1 April 2020 | Thursday, 2 April 2020
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 8 April 2020 | Thursday, 9 April 2020
- Assignment - Wikistorm- Start drafting your contributions
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
- 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: Editing Wikipedia, page 13
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 15 April 2020 | Thursday, 16 April 2020
- Milestones
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 presentation
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.