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Course name
Environmental Ethics and the National Parks
Institution
University of Kansas
Instructor
Leigh Stearns
Wikipedia Expert
Elysia (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Environmental Sciences
Course dates
2020-02-17 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-05-06 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
30


In this course we discuss environmental (and ethical) issues that the National Parks confront, and how they are (or have been) managed. For example, to what extent are National Parks managed for impacts for pollution, invasive species, mining, climate change and tourism?

While some of the more famous Parks have fairly complete wikipedia sites, the smaller ones are missing a lot of information, particularly providing recent issues and the human component.

Student Assigned Reviewing
051aeb19
I829b873
Alexjcohen
Joyyc1222
Ilovegolledge
Rachael.babb23 Badlands National Park
Cheyenne3208
Borganbassidy
GeoJoshua
Cjregg28
Hrallison
Luis E. Aparicio Avila
Trobikai Great Basin National Park
Saoud Alsaadi
AtomicPie525
N242h289 Denali National Park and Preserve
Abdulla.A.Alshamsi
Sydneybecker22
Sunnnyy
Litleneff
Mbtaylor01
Oliviaproffitt00 Mount Rainier National Park
EthanDalton
ArchanaSundar
Maddysylva
GStockdale
Odsch93
M309a569
Jbwerner
FaresAlalawi

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Monday, 17 February 2020   |   Wednesday, 19 February 2020   |   Friday, 21 February 2020
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.)

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 24 February 2020   |   Wednesday, 26 February 2020   |   Friday, 28 February 2020
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 2 March 2020   |   Wednesday, 4 March 2020   |   Friday, 6 March 2020
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


In class - Discussion

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 16 March 2020   |   Wednesday, 18 March 2020   |   Friday, 20 March 2020
Assignment - Add to an article (From Leigh
DON'T DO YET)
Assignment - Exercise (From Leigh
DON'T DO YET)

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 23 March 2020   |   Wednesday, 25 March 2020   |   Friday, 27 March 2020
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions (From Leigh
DON'T DO YET)

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 (From Leigh
DON'T DO YET)

Environmental Sciences

Science Communication

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 30 March 2020   |   Wednesday, 1 April 2020   |   Friday, 3 April 2020
Assignment - Peer review two articles (From Leigh
DON'T DO YET)

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion (From Leigh
DON'T DO YET)
Milestones

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

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 6 April 2020   |   Wednesday, 8 April 2020   |   Friday, 10 April 2020
Assignment - Respond to your peer review (From Leigh
DON'T DO YET)

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 8

Course meetings
Monday, 13 April 2020   |   Wednesday, 15 April 2020   |   Friday, 17 April 2020
Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia (From Leigh
DON'T DO YET)

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


Assignment - Exercise (From Leigh
DON'T DO YET)

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 20 April 2020   |   Wednesday, 22 April 2020   |   Friday, 24 April 2020
Assignment - Continue improving your article (From Leigh
DON'T DO YET)

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 (From Leigh
DON'T DO YET)

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 10

Course meetings
Monday, 27 April 2020   |   Wednesday, 29 April 2020   |   Friday, 1 May 2020
Assignment - Final article (From Leigh
DON'T DO YET)

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!


Assignment - Reflective essay (From Leigh
DON'T DO YET)

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 4 May 2020   |   Wednesday, 6 May 2020
Milestones

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