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- Course name
- Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change
- Institution
- Indiana University
- Instructor
- Julio C. Postigo
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Environmental Sciences
- Course dates
- 2021-01-22 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-05-07 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 25
The last three hundred years capitalism has generated a relationship between nature-society that is based on the commodification and exploitation of both human labor and nature. This relationship is entrenched in our societal organization and has impacted our ways of life on a global scale and has transformed the planet in ways that compromise critical systems for life. The course Human (Social) Dimensions of Global Environmental Change provides an overview of the drivers of planetary transformations and an in-depth case-based exploration of the effects of and responses to global environmental change (GEC).
Some of the themes emphasized in the course are:
• Global environmental change • Social-Ecological Systems and telecoupling • The socioeconomic, political, and environmental causes and consequences of GEC • The Anthropocene/Capitalocene • Land use and land cover change (LULCC) as a main form of GEC • Deforestation, land grabbing, and urbanization as proximate sources of LULCC • Additional topics include: Adaptation, vulnerability and resilience
Kewords: global change; globalization; anthropocene; capitalocene; adaptation; social-ecological system
Students will use Wikipedia to: 1) identify course related gaps; 2) contribute to fill identified gaps; 3) engage and learn about the peer-review process; 4) learn about plagiarism; 5) learn about contributing relevant knowledge for the community
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 28 January 2021
- 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.)
- Assignment - Wikipedia assignment blog
Begin a blog about your experiences. You can use discussion questions to frame your entries, or reflect on the research and writing process. Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment. The 'Reflective Exercise' should serve as an outline of sections for your weekly blog. I don't expect you blogging about all those aspects at once, but rather cover them as you progress in your wiki contribution. Each weekly blog post can be a few paragraphs long. It is expected that this will add up to the Reflective Essay of a few pages by the end of the semester.
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 4 February 2021
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
- Assignment - Understanding a content gap
- Assignment - Choose possible topics
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 11 February 2021
- In class - Discussion of your topic
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 18 February 2021
- Assignment - Add to an article
- Assignment - Exercise
- Assignment - Exercise
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 25 February 2021
- Assignment - Start drafting your contributions
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 4 March 2021
- Assignment - First Peer review of two articles
- In class - Discussion
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 11 March 2021
- 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 8
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 18 March 2021
- 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
- Assignment - Exercise
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 25 March 2021
- 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 10
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 1 April 2021
- 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 11
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 8 April 2021
- In class - Second Peer Review of two articles
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 15 April 2021
- In class - Respond to second peer review
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 22 April 2021
- Assignment - Final contribution
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
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.
Week 14
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 29 April 2021
- In class - Class presentation
Week 15
- In class - Take a break