Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Ohio University/Writing in the Life Sciences (Fall 2017)

Current research in biology, with an emphasis on plant science, will provide students with opportunities to practice and improve skills needed for successful written communication in the sciences.

Week 2

 * Introduction to how Wikipedia will be used in the course

Week 3

 * Create an account
 * Complete the online training for students

Week 4

 * Complete the training module below
 * Browse Wikipedia for articles related to your topic

Week 5

 * Continue browsing Wikipedia for articles related to your topic

Week 6

 * Select a final article
 * This is the article you will be critiquing and editing for the remainder of the course

Resources: Choosing an article

Week 7

 * Bring a hard copy of your Wikipedia article to class
 * The TA will link your article to your username and class dashboard page

Week 8

 * Review the Evaluating Wikipedia brochure
 * Complete the assigned training module below

Week 9

 * Evaluate your article by following the guidelines in the Evaluating Wikipedia brochure
 * Leave your critique on the article's talk page
 * If you need a  refresher, you can retake the Evaluating Articles and Sources module

Other resources:

Week 10

 * Complete the training module below and
 * Begin working on what you might want to edit or add to your article.

Week 11

 * Complete the training module below
 * Continue working on possible additions (information and references) and edits to your article

Week 12

 * Complete the training module below
 * Continue editing applying the information from the training modules and the references you have found.

Week 13

 * Finalize the edits your article by following the guidelines in the Evaluating Wikipedia brochure
 * If you need a  refresher, you can retake the Editing Basics training module

Week 14

 * Edits to your article are due BEFORE class on Thursday
 * You will be presenting your article and the edits you made to the class