Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/John Brown University/Microbiology (Semester): Difference between revisions

A study of the structure, function, physiology, control and classification of prokaryotes and viruses. The scientific process and critical thinking will be emphasized.

Student	Assigned	Reviewing
C0rckscrews
Maphouse8
Mic Goodwill
ECD DeVries
Smarta21
HermiaStudy
RehcnifKcaZ
CalmPeach
Carolin Zion
Starryoung
Itsmelanie
YamsLeap
FeyUnlocked
Jondya Jar
Mannsley
Manna43

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings

Friday, 21 January 2022

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:

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 3

Course meetings

Monday, 24 January 2022 | Wednesday, 26 January 2022 | Friday, 28 January 2022

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

In class - Discussion

Week 4

Course meetings

Monday, 31 January 2022 | Wednesday, 2 February 2022 | Friday, 4 February 2022

Assignment - Review the rules for health topics

Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

Week 5

Course meetings

Monday, 7 February 2022 | Wednesday, 9 February 2022 | Friday, 11 February 2022

Assignment - Add to an article

Assignment - Exercise

Week 6

Course meetings

Monday, 14 February 2022 | Wednesday, 16 February 2022 | Friday, 18 February 2022

Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Genes and Proteins

Medicine

Science Communication

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 7

Course meetings

Monday, 21 February 2022 | Wednesday, 23 February 2022 | Friday, 25 February 2022

Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion

Milestones

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

Week 8

Course meetings

Monday, 28 February 2022 | Wednesday, 2 March 2022 | Friday, 4 March 2022

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:

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

Week 9

Course meetings

Monday, 7 March 2022 | Wednesday, 9 March 2022 | Friday, 11 March 2022

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 10

Course meetings

Monday, 14 March 2022 | Wednesday, 16 March 2022 | Friday, 18 March 2022

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.

Week 11

Course meetings

Monday, 28 March 2022 | Wednesday, 30 March 2022 | Friday, 1 April 2022

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 12

Course meetings

Monday, 4 April 2022 | Wednesday, 6 April 2022 | Friday, 8 April 2022

Assignment - Final article

It's the final 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!

In class - In-class presentation

Week 13

Course meetings

Monday, 11 April 2022 | Wednesday, 13 April 2022

Milestones

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

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