Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Fordham University/Environmental Economics (Spring)

This Environmental/Ecological Economics course is using a project based learning case study approach. Students formed teams and select Environmental Justice case studies of their own interest. We start with well studied set of case studies from an EU CEECEC consortium that matched NGOs with researchers and published for educational purposes Ecological Economics from the Ground Up with what is now an online glossary with citations. Students learn sustainability, ecological economics conceptual knowledge through real life examples. Students learn professional sustainability competencies by identifying stakeholders and their interests, and project evaluation. Students update the case studies in the CEECEC set and map with the Sustainable Development Goals. We will see if there is a potential in these updates to make contributions to Wikipedia, which may not be true for each team. The second phase of the course involves teams selecting and incomplete case study or set of case studies from the crowd sourced Environmental Justice Altlas, EJatlas.org and do research to add sources, fill gaps, and use the case study to teach other about Ecological Economics. Teams will also find associated incomplete Wikipedia entries to fill gaps and add sources. In some cases, they may draw upon Wikipedia entries in other languages.

Week 6
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.)

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.

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 7
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 10
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Ecology

Environmental Sciences

Political Science

Science Communication

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 11
Guiding framework

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

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.

Week 13
Now that you've improved your draft based on others' feedback, it's time to move your work live - to the &quot;mainspace.&quot;

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

Week 14
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 15
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!

Write a paper going beyond your Wikipedia article to advance your own ideas, arguments, and original research about your topic.

Week 16
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.