Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Brandon University/Animal Physiology 15-363 (Winter 2021)

In this 3rd year undergraduate course we cover aspect of animal form and function in a comparative framework. We explore how diverse biological system have evolved different solutions to a similar environmental challenge. During some of the lab sessions, we will use wikipedia assignments to enhance various skills in reference researching, effective writing, peer reviewing and critical thinking.

Week 2
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:


 * Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
 * Evaluating 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.)

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account, the assignment for next week is to critique an article.

Please read through and think about these before week 4

Week 4
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 6
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Ecology

Environmental Sciences

Genes and Proteins

Medicine

Science Communication

Species

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 10
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

Guiding framework

Week 11
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.

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
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.

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 13
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.