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Course name
FREC 4454
Institution
Virginia Tech
Instructor
Eric Wiseman
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Urban and Community Forestry
Course dates
2022-01-18 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-05-07 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
20


This course addresses the ecological, socioeconomic, and technical aspects of planning, managing, and conserving urban forests. Topics include the historical and global contexts of urban forestry, impact on community wellbeing, and roles of government, private industry, and community stakeholders in shaping urban forests. Students in FREC 4454 will be contributing to the Urban Forestry article.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Wliam20
Lukej55 Benefits, Values, and Management of Green Roofs in the Urban Environment
Cbvt22
Lyndseymeagan
Zeff24
HokieVarner2022
Timekeeper14
Fitztree
Bens2022
Catsch8
Vtrdel
Gcanino32
Jenochs830

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Wednesday, 19 January 2022   |   Thursday, 20 January 2022

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 24 January 2022   |   Wednesday, 26 January 2022   |   Thursday, 27 January 2022
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.

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 31 January 2022   |   Wednesday, 2 February 2022   |   Thursday, 3 February 2022

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 7 February 2022   |   Wednesday, 9 February 2022   |   Thursday, 10 February 2022
Assignment - Getting Started
Wikipedia Training

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 14 February 2022   |   Wednesday, 16 February 2022   |   Thursday, 17 February 2022

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 21 February 2022   |   Wednesday, 23 February 2022   |   Thursday, 24 February 2022
Assignment - Topic Selection

Upload your group's topic to Canvas.

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 28 February 2022   |   Wednesday, 2 March 2022   |   Thursday, 3 March 2022

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 14 March 2022   |   Wednesday, 16 March 2022   |   Thursday, 17 March 2022
Working With Sources

Here are some optional training resources on working with sources: Evaluating articles and sources. 

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 21 March 2022   |   Wednesday, 23 March 2022   |   Thursday, 24 March 2022
Assignment - Annotated Bibliography

Upload your group's annotated bibliography to Canvas.

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 28 March 2022   |   Wednesday, 30 March 2022   |   Thursday, 31 March 2022

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 4 April 2022   |   Wednesday, 6 April 2022   |   Thursday, 7 April 2022
Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their first drafts.

Resources for drafting your contributions

Resource: Contributing images

Resource: Plagiarism

Resource: Drafting as a group

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Assignment - First Draft

Draft in your group leader's sandbox.

Week 12

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

Week 13

Course meetings
Monday, 18 April 2022   |   Wednesday, 20 April 2022   |   Thursday, 21 April 2022

Week 14

Course meetings
Monday, 25 April 2022   |   Wednesday, 27 April 2022   |   Thursday, 28 April 2022
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: Moving group work live

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

Assignment - Final Draft and Publication

Week 15

Course meetings
Monday, 2 May 2022   |   Wednesday, 4 May 2022   |   Thursday, 5 May 2022
Milestones

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