Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Gettysburg College/Race and Environment (Fall 2022)

What do environmental issues have to do with issues of race, and vice versa? This course explores how closely these issues are related in the United States by actively engaging with this vibrant area of environmental research and action. We’ll consider topics such as: if, and how, different racial groups’ have varying cultural beliefs about, and approaches towards the natural world; historical roots and legacies that shape the predominance of whiteness in the US mainstream environmental movement; as well as the creation and function of environmental justice movements. I envision the Wikipedia assignment involving a final project that is group optional and encourages students to create a single page focused on a single census racial group. I.e., Asian Americans and Environmentalism in the U.S., Native American and Environmentalism in the U.S. etc. Each page, I hope will be consist of sections such as:


 * 1) Asian Americans connection to the Environment 1.1. Current attitudes towards the environment across Asian American groups. 1.2. Different Asian American groups and histories of immigration and professional occupations. (e.g., Chinese railroad laborers, Japanese farmers etc.)
 * 2) Environmental Exclusion and Access (e.g, Hmong Farmers in Minnesota; Japanese WWII intern camp gardens; etc.)
 * 3) Asian American Environmentalists
 * 4) Contemporary Environmental Movements and Organizations led by Asian Americans

I appreciate ideas and thoughts from the Wikipedia team on this assignment idea.

Week 1
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 3
Biographies

Ecology

Environmental Sciences

Political Science

Science Communication

Sociology

Week 5
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6
Guiding framework

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

Week 7
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
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 9
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 10
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 11
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 12
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.