Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Rollins College/Imagined Environments (Spring 2021)

Have you ever watched a fantasy or animated movie and wondered if it could really take place? From real-life scenarios like Earth’s existing habitats or survival on Mars to completely imaginary galaxies like in Avatar and Star Wars, the environment is often a major component of the story in fictional films. But how accurately is it depicted? This course will explore the ecological reality of the landscapes and environment as they are portrayed in film. We will explore ecosystem concepts such as species interactions, energy and matter cycling, and climate processes, and view and discuss films through the lens of their ecological integrity. Students will gain knowledge about ecosystem processes and a new appreciation for imagined environments on film. The Wikipedia assignment will involve adding information about its ecological integrity to a film's Wikipedia page.

Week 2
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

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 3
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.)

Week 4
Ecology

Environmental Sciences

Films

Science Communication

Week 5
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Week 7
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 8
Guiding framework

Week 10
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

Week 11
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 12
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 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
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!

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