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Course name
Symbiosis
Institution
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Instructor
Kasie Raymann
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Science Communication
Course dates
2022-01-10 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-05-07 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
20


Symbioses are intimate associations involving two or more species. Symbiotic associations are widespread in nature and we can expect to find them in every type of ecological niche. This course will cover the diversity of symbiotic interactions that exist between both microbes and fungi and various eukaryotic hosts, including plants, animals, and protists, as well as other microorganisms. Students will create/add to wiki pages on topics related to microbial symbiosis.

Student Assigned Reviewing
SailorMelody
Lightninginabottle1 Ant–fungus mutualism
Mnibrahi Trematoda
M91184 Microbial toxin
TropicalFish11
Page pls
Thisguyhasfeet Anal gland
Battybat1028 Trematoda
CynthiaON Trematoda
Starbucks2016
NCS7715
Habowman2022
StayHydrated707 Trematoda
Hldixon05 Microbial toxin
Whompingwombat
MelOsa7
Midnight1521
Roses and Sunflowers
Alp2022 Trematoda
Waggingtails5
BlossomViolet
Baymax224

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 17 January 2022   |   Wednesday, 19 January 2022
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:

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.)

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 24 January 2022   |   Wednesday, 26 January 2022
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Ecology

Environmental Sciences

Genes and Proteins

Science Communication

Species

Assignment - Exercise

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 31 January 2022   |   Wednesday, 2 February 2022
Assignment - Add to an article
Discussion
In class - Discussion
In class - Discussion

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 7 February 2022   |   Wednesday, 9 February 2022
Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 14 February 2022   |   Wednesday, 16 February 2022

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 21 February 2022   |   Wednesday, 23 February 2022

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 28 February 2022   |   Wednesday, 2 March 2022

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 14 March 2022   |   Wednesday, 16 March 2022
Assignment - Peer review one article

Guiding framework

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 21 March 2022   |   Wednesday, 23 March 2022
Milestones

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

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 28 March 2022   |   Wednesday, 30 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 12

Course meetings
Monday, 4 April 2022   |   Wednesday, 6 April 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.

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 13

Course meetings
Monday, 11 April 2022   |   Wednesday, 13 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 14

Course meetings
Monday, 18 April 2022   |   Wednesday, 20 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!

Week 15

Milestones

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