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This course is focused on understanding how individual organisms survive in their environments and how species deal with common problems (respiration, energy acquisition, water balance) using similar, or sometimes very different, tools. This course also explores specialized adaptations to extreme environments from deserts to the deep seas. As one of the main class assignments, I would like students to substantially expand on and edit existing Wikipedia pages on animal physiology to add information relevant to comparative (I.e, non human) species and how these adaptations facilitate survival in their environments.
Tuesday, 1 September 2020 | Thursday, 3 September 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.
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 blog
Begin a blog about your experiences. You can use discussion questions to frame your entries, or reflect on the research and writing process. Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.
Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Week 3
Course meetings
Tuesday, 8 September 2020 | Thursday, 10 September 2020
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion
Week 4
Course meetings
Tuesday, 15 September 2020 | Thursday, 17 September 2020
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
Week 8
Course meetings
Tuesday, 13 October 2020 | Thursday, 15 October 2020
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.
Tuesday, 27 October 2020 | Thursday, 29 October 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.
Week 11
Course meetings
Tuesday, 3 November 2020 | Thursday, 5 November 2020
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 12
Course meetings
Tuesday, 10 November 2020 | Thursday, 12 November 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!
Assignment - Reflective essay
Week 13
Course meetings
Tuesday, 17 November 2020 | Thursday, 19 November 2020
Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.