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Course name
MSE 2301 Fall 2021
Institution
Villanova University
Instructor
Stephanie Katz Linkmeyer
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Chemistry
Course dates
2021-08-24 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-12-20 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
42


Goal of this assignment: You will make meaningful contributions to the existing Wikipage "Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment," with an emphasis on water quality and other topics we cover in class. Through training and practice, you will first learn how to appropriately edit and contribute to Wikipedia. Once you are properly trained, you will select a practice article to edit. You will then peer edit a partner. Finally, you will identify a part of the target Wikipage that needs modification and enhance the already existing page. You will be graded on your progress and contribution, not "what sticks!" However, if your work sticks, you will receive BONUS POINTS!

Student Assigned Reviewing
Kjungels Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment, United States environmental law, Climate change and ecosystems
Mtorre2vu Water quality, Water footprint, Water scarcity, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment, [[Talk:User:Chemkatz/Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment]] User:Cwood1212/Drainage basin
Chemofwaterstudent28 Fresh water, Aquifer, Mass Communication, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment Newark water crisis
Mnyemchek Water pollution, Urban runoff, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment
Odunn23 Plastic, Carbon footprint, Nitrate, Drought, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment User:Cward18vu/Water supply
Avaaakatz Water scarcity in Africa, Tsunamis, Waterborne diseases, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment
Cwood1212 Aquifer storage and recovery, Drainage basin, Body of water, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment Water purification
Istone2vu Flint water crisis, Plastic pollution, Water issues in developing countries, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment Carbon footprint
NovaKK Pollution of the Hudson River, Great Pacific garbage patch, Marine debris, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment Fresh water
Jkierna6 Properties of water, Water bottle, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment
AOCHEFU Water scarcity, Human impact on marine life, Water resources law
Hwasnak Water fluoridation, Water purification, Water scarcity, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment Mtorre2vu/Water Footprint
Cconniff13 Virtual water, Newark water crisis, 1998 Sydney water crisis, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment Marine debris
Kolvera Water scarcity, Human impact on marine life, Water conservation, User:Kolvera/Choose an Article, Drinking water, Water conflict, Human right to water and sanitation, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment Water quality law
AdyerVU Groundwater pollution, Nutrient pollution, Water conservation, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment Water resources law
ETAPx Water scarcity in Africa, Water bottle, Bottled water, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment Water conservation
Cfannin5 Water resources, Human impact on marine life, Marine debris, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment
Carson2019 Water pollution, Water scarcity, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment, Desalination, User:Hudson2222/New York City water supply system New York City water supply system
Hudson2222 New York City water supply system, Water supply and sanitation in the United States, Climate variability and change Human impact on marine life
Mhogan170 Ocean acidification, Acid rain, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment
Rhawki01 Environmental impact of fishing, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment User:RHVU1268/Sea Turtle
Jlouro1 Water fluoridation controversy, Water scarcity in Iran, Groundwater pollution, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment
Osabby13 Micro-irrigation, Indian Ocean garbage patch, Drip irrigation, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment Environmental impact of recreational diving
RHVU1268 Amazon Music, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment, Sea turtle
Hkim74 Evaporation pond, Water crib, Water pollution, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment
Aodunlam Water, Water pollution, Drinking water, Human impact on the environment, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment
Aamarain Water Quality, Audience theory, Disposable product, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment Acid rain
Cward18vu Water resources, Fresh water, Water pollution, Water supply, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment
Misplacedkey Water turbine, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment Ghost net
Emalone66 Acid rain, Irrigation in Saudi Arabia, Water supply and sanitation in Spain, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment Evaporation pond
Rdery Microplastics, Ghost net, Great Pacific garbage patch, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment Water turbine
Tguagent Water pollution, Water, Great Pacific garbage patch, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment, Drinking water, Water issues in developing countries, Water intoxication
Fikiki123 Water scarcity, Virtual water, Water quality law, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment
H.nova56 United States environmental law, Water resource management, Plastic pollution, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment
VUWirk Pittsburgh water crisis, Virtual water, Water conservation, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment Water scarcity in Africa
VUcnic Water resources law, Virtual water, Bottled water, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment Water politics
Mkerns11 Water politics, Water quality, Water scarcity, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment
Icatalan Reclaimed water, Lead service line, Boil-water advisory User:Aodunlam/Drinking Water
Kzakarian Ocean zoning, Environmental impact of recreational diving, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment, Human impact on marine life Indian Ocean Garbage Patch, Indian Ocean garbage patch

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Wednesday, 25 August 2021   |   Friday, 27 August 2021
Assignment - 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.

Read and add these IMPORTANT RESOURCES to your favorites or Reading list tab (on your browser):

Assignment - Get started on Wikipedia - Complete Training Modules

Create a Wikipedia account and join this course page, using the enrollment link on Bb or at the top of this page. Due to 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. If this problem persists, please let me know.

Complete two trainings and submit in-training quiz questions on Bb by Sat, Aug 28 11:59 pm.

Milestones

By the end of the first week, everyone should please have a Wikipedia account connected to this course. The enrollment link is at the top of this page. Complete by Sat, Aug 28 11:59 pm

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 30 August 2021   |   Wednesday, 1 September 2021   |   Friday, 3 September 2021
Assignment - Evaluating and Editing Wikipedia Trainings

Please complete three trainings and submit answers to in-training quizzes on Bb by Sat, Sept 4th 11:59 pm. Thanks!

Resource

This is not a required resource, but has very helpful thought questions as you progress through the project. 

Week 3

Course meetings
Wednesday, 8 September 2021   |   Friday, 10 September 2021
Assignment - Choose possible topics

The Finding your article training will show you ways to select a WP article to evaluate. Use your selected article to complete the Evaluating Wikipedia exercise. Please copy your published User page to submit on Bb when you're done.

The Choose your article exercise will show you additional ways to select articles. Please select TWO WP articles on which you may later choose to contribute (preferably C-Class and mid-high importance) with a topic related to our course content. Add a brief evaluation and source for each article. Finally, copy your published User page to submit on Bb when you're done.

These activities are due on Sat Sept 11th 11:59 pm

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 13 September 2021   |   Wednesday, 15 September 2021   |   Friday, 17 September 2021
Assignment - Add to an article

For this exercise, please make ONE CITATION EDIT to EACH of the three articles you selected last week: the edit can be either adding a citation or editing an already existing citation (e.g., remove a broken link). Please make sure you provide an edit summary (such as "added a citation") when publishing changes. Published changes can be easily tracked on WP and don't need to be uploaded to Bb.  Important Note: Keep track of your contributions to the mainspace, as you will be including these in a reflective essay at the completion of your work. Due Sept 18 11:59 pm

Assignment - Exercise

For this exercise, make a small contribution (edit) to one of your articles (not a citation edit). You are permitted to add new content, but you're not required to do so. Provide an edit summary (such as "fixed spelling error") when publishing changesPublished changes can be easily tracked on WP and don't need to be uploaded to Bb. Important Note: Keep track of your contributions to the mainspace, as you will be including these in a reflective essay at the completion of your work. Due Sept 18 11:59 pm

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 20 September 2021   |   Wednesday, 22 September 2021   |   Friday, 24 September 2021
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

This week you have two trainings and one exercise to complete by Sat, Sept 25 at 11:59 pm. This is the week where you will make a significant edit (minimum 2 sentences) to an article or draft a starter article (the choice is yours). Begin by drafting your contribution in your sandbox; you're not required to move your work to the WP mainspace this week. The Drafting as a group training is required even though you will not be drafting as a group; however, there is a lot of valuable information in this training.

Guides for writing articles in your topic area

Chemistry

Environmental Sciences

Science Communication

Milestones

You have made copyedits, added/removed citations, evaluated an article, and you have started begun contributing to an article! Well done!

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 27 September 2021   |   Wednesday, 29 September 2021   |   Friday, 1 October 2021
Assignment - Be bold! Add to an Article.

Complete three trainings and make another significant contribution (minimum 2 sentences) to your article by Sat, Oct 2 at 11:59 pm. This week you need to further contribute to your (existing or new) article and add an image, inside your sandbox. You'll be peer editing (and getting peer edited) next week. Let's give your classmates something great to evaluate!

This resource may be helpful: Illustrating Wikipedia

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 4 October 2021   |   Wednesday, 6 October 2021   |   Friday, 8 October 2021
Assignment - Peer Review an article

Guiding framework

Peer Review Template

You've been assigned a partner for peer review and given the URL. Please use the peer review template above to complete this review (the guiding framework above will assist you with this assignment). When you've finished your review, copy your Peer Review Template (from edit mode) and submit on Bb. Due Sat, Oct 9 11:59 pm.

Milestones

Everyone has finished their peer-reviews; at least one significant contribution you made has been viewed and critiqued. After Fall Break, we'll modify our work based upon those peer reviews and move our work to the mainspace!

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 18 October 2021   |   Wednesday, 20 October 2021   |   Friday, 22 October 2021
Assignment - Respond to your Peer Review

You have some feedback from your peer reviewer. (If you didn't receive this feedback, please let me know.) Consider their suggestions, decide how it can make your work more accurate or complete, and edit your draft to make those changes. Please respond to anyone who viewed/edited your contribution and thank them for their input (go to your reviewer's talk page and leave a message, sign with 4 tildes). Brief, clear, and polite communication between editors is highly encouraged! Due by Sat, Oct 23 11:59 pm.

Resources: 

  • Editing Wikipedia, pages 12 and 14
  • Reach out to your Wikipedia expert if you have any questions
Assignment - 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." Important Note: Keep track of your contributions to the mainspace, as you will be including these in a reflective essay at the completion of your work. 

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

Complete one training and move your work to WP by Sat, Oct 23 11:59 pm. Please mark Steps 3 and 4 complete on the Dashboard (Expand your draft and Move your work).

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 25 October 2021   |   Wednesday, 27 October 2021   |   Friday, 29 October 2021
Assignment - Target WP Article - Publish a small contribution

Now is the time to take what you've learned and apply it to our Target article: Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the environment. Please assign this article to yourself on our course Dashboard. By Sat, Oct 30 11:59 pm, make a small contribution to this article (e.g., create an internal wikilink, fix spelling/grammar error, remove/re-use citation), publish your edit, write a BRIEF edit summary and provide a short explanation of your edit on the Talk page. Sign your explanation (on the Talk page) with 4 tildesImportant Note: Keep track of your mainspace contributions, as you will be including these in a reflective essay at the completion of your work. 

  • Refer to Editing Wikipedia for assistance during this process.
  • Don't forget that you can ask for help from your Wikipedia Expert at any time!
Assignment - Continue improving your article (optional assignment)

If you're proud of the work you've done on your practice article, please feel free to continue refining 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. You're not required to do this, as the class will be moving on to edit the Target article; however, please know that you're always welcome, at any time to Be Bold! and continue the work that you've started! Important Note: Keep track of your mainspace contributions, as you will be including these in a reflective essay at the completion of your work. 

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 1 November 2021   |   Wednesday, 3 November 2021   |   Friday, 5 November 2021
Assignment - Target Article - More significant edits

This week we are continuing to edit our Target Wikipage: Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the environment. By Sat, Nov 6 11:59 pm, make a more significant contribution to this page (there is no actual number of sentences required), publish your edit and leave a brief edit summary.  You'll be graded on the significance of the effort of the contribution, not the quantity. This can be accomplished in myriad ways, so I'll ask you to submit a brief essay (on Bb) describing the significance of the effort of your contribution, since you will best be able to describe it. Important Note: Keep track of your contributions, as you will be including these in a reflective essay at the completion of your work. 

  • Refer to Editing Wikipedia for assistance during this process.
  • Don't forget that you can ask for help from your Wikipedia Expert at any time!

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 8 November 2021   |   Wednesday, 10 November 2021   |   Friday, 12 November 2021
Assignment - Polish your work

Continue to expand and improve your contributions: For example, format your contribution to match WP's tone and standards. Include internal links to other WP articles. Add an image. Look at any feedback you've received from other editors and make adjustments accordingly. If any of your edits were removed, read the Talk page to find out why. Consider the reason and re-evaluate how you approached your edit. This is an essential part of the learning process. The goal is not just to update WP, but also to learn how to paraphrase effectively. There is no specific assignment to complete this week. Note: by Dec 4, you should have made significant edits to the target page. Keep track of your contributions, as you will be including these in a reflective essay at the completion of your work. 

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 15 November 2021   |   Wednesday, 17 November 2021   |   Friday, 19 November 2021
Assignment - Reflective Essay

This will be the final "Assignment" of this project. Please be as concise as possible. I want to know 1) What your contributions were to WP (please provide all mainspace contributions to the target article, in case I missed any), 2) what you learned from this project, and 3) what your advice is for me for next time I have students complete a project like this. Due Dec 4 11:59 pm - Please note: It will be helpful for me if you identify your contributions that "stuck."

Week 13

Course meetings
Monday, 22 November 2021
Assignment - Everyone is making final edits to the target Wikipage

There is no specific assignment to complete this week.

These are the final weeks to develop your contributions. Once you submit your reflective essay, you will be considered FINISHED with the assignment, and I will grade your submissions. 

Week 14

Course meetings
Monday, 29 November 2021   |   Wednesday, 1 December 2021   |   Friday, 3 December 2021
Milestones

Everyone should have finished all the work they'll do on Wikipedia, submitted their reflective essay, and be ready for final grading by Sat, Dec 4 11:59 pm.