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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Sub specie aeternitatis (talk | contribs) at 21:01, 24 October 2012 (→Re: Environment and Society: response to message from AH1). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Mount Allison University Class Projects

Hi SSA,

I would be glad to serve your students as an online ambassador. I don't see any Mount Allison courses listed on the Present Courses page of the Canada Education Program. Which courses are you teaching?

Neelix (talk) 02:52, 9 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Connecting to the Canadian program

Hi Grant,

What's the best way to get in touch with you? Would like to speak with you asap about your interest in the Canadian arm of the Education Program.

Best,

Jonathan (Education Program Advisor for Canada) --Jaobar (talk) 08:05, 12 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Some falafel for you!

wiki falafel from the back of the class ... learning how to use this website ! Koko1088 (talk) 20:50, 1 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

A pie for you!

wikilove from the back of the class Ncjones61 (talk) 20:50, 1 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

What have you told students about our policy and guidelines on copyright of texts? Have you asked them to read Wikipedia:Copy-paste and Wikipedia:Close paraphrasing. I've just reverted a student here[1]. Note that they also signed their edits. I'm not sure how you want to handle this, but we probably need to check the contributions of all your students. Sorry about this, as it sounds like a great project, but we can't let copyvio creep into our articles. Dougweller (talk) 20:56, 15 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Dougweller, All students have been advised at the beginning of term to read the documentation on plagiarism. This documentation is included in the course template provided by the Education Program. I have also reviewed the basics around this with students in person. If contributing to Wikipedia, all students are subject to the relevant practices and they are also subject to any relevant university policies. If you wish to check any/all contributions for copyright violations I see no problem with that. I will be reviewing student contributions at the end of term, including looking for potential issues related to copyright and plagiarism but I cannot promise I will detect any/all possible copyright violations or cases of plagiarism. I support the Wikipedia practices around copyright violation. As for signing edits, I imagine this sometimes happens with new users and is inevitable from time to time. I hope that you support the structured way in which participants in the Canada Education Program are attempting to integrate Wikipedia in course-related assignments. Sub specie aeternitatis (talk) 17:04, 20 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I think it's a great idea. It's a shame that ‎Ncjones61 (talk · contribs) ignored my friendly message and has just done the same thing again, adding copyright material (and signing it). I don't know if he/she noticed that I'd left a message or not, but that big yellow message at the top when he started to edit should have been a clue. If this editor does it again there's not much I can do except block as I would normally. Dougweller (talk) 20:15, 20 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Disruptive edits by a Mount Allison University IP

With reference to this edit and this edit from a Mount Allison University IP that disrupted a deletion discussion about an article written by one of your students, maybe you could explain to your students that it is not helpful to vandalize pages just because the Wikipedia community decides their article may not be appropriate for inclusion on Wikipedia. Thanks. BabelStone (talk) 12:40, 23 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Environment and Society

Hi! Sage Ross reminded me that there's still a need for Online Ambassadors for courses, so I was flicking through the one's running this semester and thought I'd check with you - did you still need an OA for the next course offering? If so, I'm happy to help out. - Bilby (talk) 19:37, 18 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Bilby, thanks for your interest in Environment and Society. I had invited an OA but have not heard back, so I enthusiastically accept your offer to help. Sub specie aeternitatis (talk) 22:55, 18 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Bilby, if you can be our OA, would you please add your username to the course page in the OA section? Sub specie aeternitatis (talk) 16:45, 19 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry I missed you reply earlier. That's great - I'll add my name to the page, then. It is a great topic, and it seems like an interesting mix of disciplines: I never studied archaeology, but I did work as a technician with an archaeology department before moving into academia, and my wife has an archaeology degree. :) - Bilby (talk) 16:48, 19 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I think I fixed the problem you just asked Bilby about... sorry about that confusing bit.--Sage Ross (WMF) (talk) 17:17, 19 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
If there is something I need to do aside from what Sage already fixed just let me know - if nothing else, I've had a lot of experience with templates. - Bilby (talk) 17:21, 19 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Environment and Society

Hi. I've helped out on Wikipedia's ambassador program last year, and would be pleased to help you with your article-writing assignments. How big is your class size? I'm actually a current Canadian undergraduate student, and yet have been editing the wikiverse since 2006. Everyone at my school seems to know about my Wikipedia interests. Since I have an interest in the interplay between environment and human society, participating as an OA will likely benefit my own studies as well. For starters, an article I wrote a while back on a relevant topic is Tambora (culture). Please remember that I may take a few days to respond. In the meantime, I have added myself as the second ambassador. Thank you for contacting me and I hope that your students have a positive experience contributing to Wikipedia! Best wishes, ~AH1 (discuss!) 01:08, 21 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi AH1, thanks for the response. Having a second ambassador is a very good thing for the students, particularly given your interests and background. There are about 40 in the class. Thanks for volunteering to help out! Sub specie aeternitatis (talk) 01:22, 21 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. I'm currently listening in to a climatic energy balance lecture. Please let me know when your class needs help. ~AH1 (discuss!) 13:33, 26 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Just checking in. How is your class doing so far? Will any of your students need feedback on articles? ~AH1 (discuss!) 15:37, 24 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi AH1, students are moving along with this and the class is starting peer reviews over the next 1-2 weeks. The course ends on November 29 and they will be finished with their articles before that. Any feedback you would care to offer would be much appreciated. The list of articles they are working on is here. Any of them you'd care to look at and comment on the respective article Talk Pages would be much appreciated. Thanks! Sub specie aeternitatis (talk) 21:01, 24 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

A beer for you!

Thanks for the help the other day!

Cheers! Beaujayna (talk) 14:43, 27 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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