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Course name
Mushrooms Molds and Society
Institution
George Mason University
Instructor
Natalie Howe
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Ecology
Course dates
2020-01-27 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-05-20 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
15


Students will be editing Wikipedia to help people learn about the fascinating world of fungi. Students will choose which pages they edit, and may choose to add more information to existing pages, or may start new pages to fill gaps.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Gmoody2
Etemuri Mushrooms in art
AlexBW97 Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola, Wet rot, Trichophyton
Sheljohnson
Taglieriamanda
SananaHepa
Rayhaley
Sven7975 False truffles
Ratatouille1347
Aliebadi007
Fungi editor
LinaMns22
Dmille41

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 10 February 2020

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 17 February 2020
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.

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:

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 24 February 2020
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


In class - Discussion

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 2 March 2020

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 16 March 2020
Assignment - Exercise
Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 23 March 2020

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 30 March 2020

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 6 April 2020

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 13 April 2020
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have questions using the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 20 April 2020
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.


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!


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 12

Course meetings
Monday, 27 April 2020
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!
Milestones

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