Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Louisiana State University/Environmental History Seminar (Spring 2021)

This course pushes students to see history through an environmental lens. We read broadly among foundational and new works in environmental history. For the Wikipedia assignment, students will create a new page or substantially edit an existing page to add an environmental perspective.

Week 2
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.)

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

Week 5
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 6
Ecology

History

Week 7
This week in class we will discuss research methods and tools to locate reliable sources.

Week 8
You will submit your annotated bibliography on Moodle. In class we will discuss your work and the challenges of finding sources.

Week 9
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

Guiding framework

Week 10
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
Each student should have written at least 300 words on their draft. In class we will conduct peer review of each other's work.

Week 12
You will have a complete draft (500 words min., excluding sources). We will discuss remaining challenges in class, and the professor will provide a preliminary grade and suggestions for editing.

Week 13
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!