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Course name
Mammalogy
Institution
Columbus State University
Instructor
John Hanson
Wikipedia Expert
Elysia (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Mammalogy
Course dates
2019-08-13 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-11-20 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
18


This course is a survey of mammalian biology. Students will be expected to expand or create a species page in the rodent family Cricetidae subfamily Sigmodontinae.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Anniecia Neacomys spinosus Hispid cotton rat, Fossorial giant rat, Grasshopper mouse
Martinmikala Lesser Wilfred's mouse Abrothrix andinus, Anderson's Oldfield mouse, Aquatic rat
Beautimuss Grasshopper mouse Aquatic rat, Brazilian shrew mouse, Anderson's Oldfield mouse
Maryedaviss Brazilian shrew mouse Grasshopper mouse, Hispid cotton rat, Neacomys spinosus
Kim.kevin1 Gerbil leaf-eared mouse Brazilian shrew mouse, Rhipidomys macrurus, Aquatic rat, Caatinga vesper mouse
DhudCSU User:DhudCSU/Peromyscus maniculatus Gerbil leaf-eared mouse, Handleyomys rostratus, Anderson's Oldfield mouse
DejaCrouse
MissPak1984 Abrothrix andinus Anderson's Oldfield mouse, Aquatic rat, Brazilian shrew mouse
Lukewrightcsu Handleyomys rostratus Anderson's Oldfield mouse, Rhipidomys macrurus, Aquatic rat
Flowersrhiana Rhipidomys macrurus Abrothrix andinus, Euryoryzomys russatus, Caatinga vesper mouse
Desensi ashley Euryoryzomys russatus Neacomys spinosus, Brazilian shrew mouse, Grasshopper mouse
AlexP7890 Patagonian chinchilla mouse Aquatic rat, Caatinga vesper mouse, Gerbil leaf-eared mouse
Jreiney Caatinga vesper mouse Aquatic rat, Brazilian shrew mouse, Goldman's water mouse
Chuba16 Goldman's water mouse Patagonian chinchilla mouse, Oligoryzomys nigripes, Juliomys ossitenuis
TJC94 Fossorial giant rat Aquatic rat, Grasshopper mouse, Patagonian chinchilla mouse
15jlittle Aquatic rat Neacomys spinosus, Brazilian shrew mouse, Euryoryzomys russatus
Aaliyah60206 Oligoryzomys nigripes Abrothrix andinus, Aquatic rat, Fossorial giant rat
TayToTheRenee Juliomys ossitenuis Aquatic rat, Fossorial giant rat, Lesser Wilfred's mouse

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Wednesday, 21 August 2019   |   Friday, 23 August 2019
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.)


Assignment - Wikipedia assignment journaling

Begin a journal about your experiences. You can use discussion questions to frame your entries, or reflect on the research and writing process. Create at least one notebook entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 26 August 2019   |   Wednesday, 28 August 2019   |   Friday, 30 August 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 4

Course meetings
Wednesday, 4 September 2019   |   Friday, 6 September 2019
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 9 September 2019   |   Wednesday, 11 September 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


Assignment - Exercise

Copyedit an article

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 16 September 2019   |   Wednesday, 18 September 2019   |   Friday, 20 September 2019
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


Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Species

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 23 September 2019   |   Wednesday, 25 September 2019   |   Friday, 27 September 2019
In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Week 8

Course meetings
Friday, 4 October 2019
Assignment - Peer review three articles

Guiding framework

Milestones

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

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 7 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 9 October 2019   |   Friday, 11 October 2019
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 10

Course meetings
Monday, 14 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 16 October 2019   |   Friday, 18 October 2019
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 11

Course meetings
Friday, 25 October 2019
Assignment - Continue improving your article

Exercise

Add links to 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 12

Course meetings
Monday, 28 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 30 October 2019   |   Friday, 1 November 2019
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 13

Course meetings
Monday, 4 November 2019   |   Wednesday, 6 November 2019   |   Friday, 8 November 2019
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 14

Course meetings
Monday, 11 November 2019   |   Wednesday, 13 November 2019   |   Friday, 15 November 2019
Milestones

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