Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Oregon State University/OEAS540 Biogeochemical Earth (Fall 2020)

Integrating fundamental concepts in biological and chemical oceanography to understand energy and material transformations in estuarine, coastal and open ocean habitats. Topics include structure and function of marine ecosystems, biogeochemical cycles, and human impacts.

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.)

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 2
You will need to assemble into groups of no more than 5. Groups need to be interdisciplinary, so that there is a mix of expertise and experience. This means groups should have not more than 2 of any OEAS concentration or MRM or other academic program.

If you are finding it difficult to find a group, please get in touch with instructors.

Exercise
Evaluate an article

Thinking about sources and plagiarism

Exercise
Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Defining Content Gap and Topic

Exercise
Add a citation

Finalize your topic / Find your sources

Week 5
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Chemistry

Ecology

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6
Guiding framework

Thinking about Wikipedia

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

Week 7
Resources:


 * Editing Wikipedia, pages 12 and 14
 * Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.

Week 8
Provide input to two other groups on their draft pages, to be assigned

Use one of your group's sandboxes to post a draft page

Week 9
Following the others' feedback, it's time to learn how to move your work live - to the &quot;mainspace.&quot;

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

Exercise
Add links to your article

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 10
It's the final full 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!

Guiding questions

Week 11
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading. Leave page in sandbox and provide instructors links to pages.