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Course name
Stable Isotope Biogeochemistry 2018
Institution
Caltech
Instructor
Alex Sessions
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Stable isotopes
Course dates
2018-04-02 00:00:00 UTC – 2018-06-11 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
6


Graduate-level class on the principles and applications of stable isotopes used to understand a range of problems in earth, environmental, and biological sciences.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Prestonkemeny
Evalinghan
IsotopeSnope
Ceciliabsanders
GuannanDong
MichelleIsotope
Danieosro
Meli Gutierrez

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Wednesday, 4 April 2018   |   Friday, 6 April 2018
In class - Wikipedia essentials
  • Overview of the course
  • Introduction to how Wikipedia will be used in the course
  • Understanding Wikipedia as a community, we'll discuss its expectations and etiquette.


Handout: Editing Wikipedia

Assignment - Practicing the basics
  • Create an account and join this course page.
  • Complete the introductory training modules. During this training, you will make edits in a sandbox and learn the basic rules of Wikipedia.
  • Create a User page.
  • To practice editing and communicating on Wikipedia, introduce yourself on the user talk page of one of your classmates, who should also be enrolled in the table at the bottom of the page.
  • Explore topics related to your topic area to get a feel for how Wikipedia is organized. What areas seem to be missing? As you explore, make a mental note of articles that seem like good candidates for improvement.
Milestones

All students have Wikipedia user accounts and are listed on the course page.

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 9 April 2018   |   Wednesday, 11 April 2018   |   Friday, 13 April 2018
In class - Defining the project
  • Each student will select a concept from the course to turn into a short wiki article
  • Topics should be selected based on multiple factors
    • Lack of coverage on wikipedia
    • Usefulness to public or scientific community 
    • Relevance to biogeochemical cycles
  • Each article should be around 1000 words, include 1-3 figures, and have at least 3 references from scientific journals
  • Articles should also have a "see also" section and link to other wiki articles throughout the text
  • Grading will be based ⅔ on your article, and ⅓ on your reviews of other articles
Assignment - Present Potential Topic(s) in Class

Come to class with 1-3 potential topics that you want to write a wiki article on. We will discuss in class the feasibility of each topic and give feedback. 

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 16 April 2018   |   Wednesday, 18 April 2018   |   Friday, 20 April 2018
Assignment - Write Detailed Outline of Article in Sandbox



  • Begin reading about your subject, collecting papers, starting an outline and bibliography (in your sandbox)
  • Your detailed outline should include headings, bullet point summaries, and ideas for figures



Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 23 April 2018   |   Wednesday, 25 April 2018   |   Friday, 27 April 2018
Research

Continue your reading and research on potential topic(s). Build your articles with figures and a bibliography. 

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 30 April 2018   |   Wednesday, 2 May 2018   |   Friday, 4 May 2018
Assignment - Complete first draft and bibliography due

  

  • Completed first draft and bibliography due in sandbox for review.
Milestones

First rough drafts of all sections complete in your sandbox.

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 7 May 2018   |   Wednesday, 9 May 2018   |   Friday, 11 May 2018
Continue working on draft
  • receive feedback from ALS/AAP on first draft
  • continue reading and research, expanding sections
  • add multimedia content
  • migrate article to MainSpace
Moving articles to mainspace

  

  • Move your sandbox articles into main space.
    • If you are expanding an existing article, copy your edit into the article. If you are making many small edits, save after each edit before you make the next one. Do NOT paste over the entire existing article, or large sections of the existing article.
    • If you are creating a new article, do NOT copy and paste your text, or there will be no record of your work history. Follow the instructions in the "Moving out of your sandbox" handout.  
  • Begin expanding your article into a comprehensive treatment of the topic.
  • Begin adding links to other wikipedia articles as well as developing a "See also" section

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 14 May 2018   |   Wednesday, 16 May 2018   |   Friday, 18 May 2018
Assignment - Draft 2 due

Revised and completed topical section(s) due on MainPage (live!)

These drafts should have figures, links, and references! 

Milestones

Working sections of our article have been moved to the MainPage and are visible by the Universe!

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 21 May 2018   |   Wednesday, 23 May 2018   |   Friday, 25 May 2018
Assignment - Peer review and copyedit



  • Peer review two of your classmates’ articles (assignments will be made in class). Leave suggestions on the article talk pages.

  

  • Copy-edit the two reviewed articles.

Week 9

Course meetings
Wednesday, 30 May 2018   |   Friday, 1 June 2018
Assignment - Address peer review suggestions


  

  • Make edits to your article based on peers’ feedback. If you disagree with a suggestion, use talk pages to politely discuss and come to a consensus on your edit.

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 4 June 2018   |   Wednesday, 6 June 2018
Assignment - Final article
  • Add final touches to your Wikipedia article.
  • Address any outstanding integration issues



Milestones

Students have finished all their work on Wikipedia that will be considered for grading.

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