Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/UBC/BIOL463 Gene Regulation in Development (2019 W 1)

Control of gene expression in development; the genetic and physiological basis of epigenetic determination; inductive interactions.

Week 1


Welcome to our Wikipedia assignment timeline for BIOL 463. This page will guide you through our Wikipedia project.


 * Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link that I sent you.
 * It's time to dive into Wikipedia. Below, you'll find the three online training modules you'll need to take.  Incomplete trainings will be reflected in your grade.
 * When you finish the training, practice by introducing yourself to a classmate on that classmate’s Talk page.



To get started, please review the following handouts:

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 and a link to your Wikipedia account has been submited in Canvas

Week 2


Take note: Wikipedia doesn't allow multiple people to edit from different devices at the same time. If you're working together in person, one person should add the work to the Sandbox. If you are all working independently, make small edits and save often to avoid &quot;editing conflicts&quot; with classmates. Make sure that you're logged in under your own Wikipedia account while editing in your classmate's sandbox to ensure your edits are recorded.


 * Select one group member whose Sandbox space you'll all share to draft your article. Each person should link to that shared Sandbox from their own Sandbox page. A sandbox is like any other page on Wikipedia, and anyone can edit it.
 * Identify who will be the technical and reflection leads.

Exercise
Evaluate an article

Thinking about sources and plagiarism


 * Review the stubs at  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Genetics_stubs
 * Identify the stub article that you would like to improve and submit that topic through Canvas.

Week 3
For your topic, please create an outline of your expansion/research. Submit through Canvas

Genes and Proteins

Begin drafting your article in the sandbox space you've chosen for your group.


 * Identify 3-5 possible sources for your own article. These can be relevant, reliable books, journal articles, or other sources.
 * Read through each source in advance, flagging sections that you plan to cite in your article
 * Make a plan for how to divide the work across your team members for the first edit-a-thon session.
 * Optional: post some of your ideas to the article's talk page, too, inviting feedback.

Everyone has started working on their drafts.

Week 4

 * In your group's sandbox, write a rough draft of your article with sources.
 * Post an update to the gap article discussion page, inviting people to read your draft

on the group sandbox
 * Check the Talk page to see if someone has offered feedback on your topic and sources,  and discuss if and how to address their input

Week 5


As a group, you'll evaluate a Wikipedia article, and leave suggestions for improving it on the article's Talk page. You will also edit the page by adding 1-2 sentences and citing a source. In doing so, you'll be building on the training modules, &quot;Editing Basics&quot; and &quot;Evaluating Articles and Sources,&quot; that you already completed (also linked below). You might also find the training module, &quot;Finding Sources,&quot; useful (see below).


 * Evaluate your chosen article:
 * Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference?
 * Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?
 * Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * Check a few citations. Do the links work? Is there any close paraphrasing or plagiarism in the article?
 * Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Week 6
Guiding framework

Thinking about Wikipedia

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


 * Reread your draft, and identify major revisions you plan to make.

Week 7
Post a link to your sandbox to the article's talk page, inviting feedback.

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
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!


 * Check your article's talk page to see if someone has responded to your contributions. Discuss if and how to address this in your reflection

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.

Week 10
Need help with anything related to this project? Drop by IKBLC 184 between 12pm and 1pm to get your questions answered



Once you have your article finalized, it's time to move your work into the Wikipedia stub article proper:




 * NEVER copy and paste your draft of an article over the entire article. Instead, edit small sections at a time.
 * Copy your edits into the article. Make many small edits, saving each time, and leaving an edit summary. Never replace more than one to two sentences without saving!



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.