Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Virginia Tech/FREC 4454 (Spring 2020)
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- Course name
- FREC 4454
- Institution
- Virginia Tech
- Instructor
- Juliagfee
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Urban and Community Forestry
- Course dates
- 2020-01-21 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-05-13 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 20
This course addresses the ecological, socioeconomic, and technical aspects of planning, managing, and conserving urban forests. Topics include the historical and global contexts of urban forestry, impact on community wellbeing, and roles of government, private industry, and community stakeholders in shaping urban forests. Students in FREC 4454 will be contributing to the Urban Forestry article.
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
- Wednesday, 22 January 2020 | Thursday, 23 January 2020
Week 2
- Course meetings
- Monday, 27 January 2020 | Wednesday, 29 January 2020 | Thursday, 30 January 2020
- In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia assignment
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.
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Week 3
- Course meetings
- Monday, 3 February 2020 | Wednesday, 5 February 2020 | Thursday, 6 February 2020
- Assignment - Getting Started
- Wikipedia Training
Week 4
- Course meetings
- Monday, 10 February 2020 | Wednesday, 12 February 2020 | Thursday, 13 February 2020
Week 5
- Course meetings
- Monday, 17 February 2020 | Wednesday, 19 February 2020 | Thursday, 20 February 2020
Week 6
- Course meetings
- Monday, 24 February 2020 | Wednesday, 26 February 2020 | Thursday, 27 February 2020
- Assignment - Topic Selection
Upload your group's topic to Canvas.
Week 7
- Course meetings
- Monday, 2 March 2020 | Wednesday, 4 March 2020 | Thursday, 5 March 2020
Week 8
- Course meetings
- Monday, 16 March 2020 | Wednesday, 18 March 2020 | Thursday, 19 March 2020
- Working With Sources
Week 9
- Course meetings
- Monday, 23 March 2020 | Wednesday, 25 March 2020 | Thursday, 26 March 2020
- Assignment - Annotated Bibliography
Upload your group's annotated bibliography to Canvas.
Week 10
- Course meetings
- Monday, 30 March 2020 | Wednesday, 1 April 2020 | Thursday, 2 April 2020
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their first drafts.
- Drafting your contributions
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
Week 11
- Course meetings
- Monday, 6 April 2020 | Wednesday, 8 April 2020 | Thursday, 9 April 2020
- Assignment - First Draft
Draft in your group leader's sandbox.
Week 12
- Course meetings
- Monday, 13 April 2020 | Wednesday, 15 April 2020 | Thursday, 16 April 2020
Week 13
- Course meetings
- Monday, 20 April 2020 | Wednesday, 22 April 2020 | Thursday, 23 April 2020
- Assignment - Final Draft and Publication
- Begin moving your work to Wikipedia
Now that you've improved your draft based on others' feedback, it's time to move your work live - to the "mainspace."
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13
Week 14
- Course meetings
- Monday, 27 April 2020 | Wednesday, 29 April 2020 | Thursday, 30 April 2020
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.