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- Course name
- The Microbiology of College Life
- Institution
- Cornell University
- Instructor
- Kathleen Hefferon
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Ecology
- Course dates
- 2023-01-23 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-05-20 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 100
Microbial habitats are literally everywhere on a college campus – and college students interact with microorganisms daily. From the athlete locker room, to the kitchen, to the bathroom, to between the sheets, college students are exposed to a plethora of microorganisms that are benign, beneficial, and pathogenic. The goal of this class is for students to learn about microbiology and microbial ecology as it relates to them – in the college campus environment. Students will learn about viruses, bacteria, eukaryotes and metazoans that cause common illnesses (i.e. gastroenteritis, influenza and STDs), the microbially-driven elemental cycling of alcohol production, and ecology of microorganism that spoil food. Students will take away a practical understanding of the microorganisms that they can apply to their own lives. I would like the students to choose a topic in microbiology and create a wikipedia post. It could be about a specific microbe or a general process associated with microbiology.
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 23 January 2023 | Wednesday, 25 January 2023 | Friday, 27 January 2023
- 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.
Resources:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- Assignment - Get started on 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.)
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 30 January 2023 | Wednesday, 1 February 2023 | Friday, 3 February 2023
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
- In class - Discussion
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 6 February 2023 | Wednesday, 8 February 2023 | Friday, 10 February 2023
- Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
- Assignment - Choose possible topics
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
- In class - Discussion
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 13 February 2023 | Wednesday, 15 February 2023 | Friday, 17 February 2023
- Assignment - Make a small edit
- Assignment - Finalize your topic and find sources
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 20 February 2023 | Wednesday, 22 February 2023 | Friday, 24 February 2023
- Assignment - Start drafting your contributions
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 1 March 2023 | Friday, 3 March 2023
- Assignment - Peer review two articles
- In class - Discussion
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 6 March 2023 | Wednesday, 8 March 2023 | Friday, 10 March 2023
- Assignment - Respond to your peer review
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
- Course meetings
-
- Monday, 13 March 2023 | Wednesday, 15 March 2023 | Friday, 17 March 2023
- 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."
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 20 March 2023 | Wednesday, 22 March 2023 | Friday, 24 March 2023
- Assignment - Continue improving 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
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 27 March 2023 | Wednesday, 29 March 2023 | Friday, 31 March 2023
- Assignment - Polish your work
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 11
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 10 April 2023 | Wednesday, 12 April 2023 | Friday, 14 April 2023
- Assignment - Final article
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!
- Assignment - Reflective essay
Week 12
- Course meetings
-
- Monday, 17 April 2023 | Wednesday, 19 April 2023 | Friday, 21 April 2023
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.
| This Course
|
Wikipedia Resources
|
Connect
Questions? Ask us:
contact |
| This course page is an automatically-updated version of the main course page at dashboard.wikiedu.org. Please do not edit this page directly; any changes will be overwritten the next time the main course page gets updated. |
- Course name
- The Microbiology of College Life
- Institution
- Cornell University
- Instructor
- Kathleen Hefferon
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Ecology
- Course dates
- 2023-01-23 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-05-20 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 100
Microbial habitats are literally everywhere on a college campus – and college students interact with microorganisms daily. From the athlete locker room, to the kitchen, to the bathroom, to between the sheets, college students are exposed to a plethora of microorganisms that are benign, beneficial, and pathogenic. The goal of this class is for students to learn about microbiology and microbial ecology as it relates to them – in the college campus environment. Students will learn about viruses, bacteria, eukaryotes and metazoans that cause common illnesses (i.e. gastroenteritis, influenza and STDs), the microbially-driven elemental cycling of alcohol production, and ecology of microorganism that spoil food. Students will take away a practical understanding of the microorganisms that they can apply to their own lives. I would like the students to choose a topic in microbiology and create a wikipedia post. It could be about a specific microbe or a general process associated with microbiology.
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
-
- Monday, 23 January 2023 | Wednesday, 25 January 2023 | Friday, 27 January 2023
- 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.
Resources:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- Assignment - Get started on 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.)
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Week 2
- Course meetings
-
- Monday, 30 January 2023 | Wednesday, 1 February 2023 | Friday, 3 February 2023
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
- In class - Discussion
Week 3
- Course meetings
-
- Monday, 6 February 2023 | Wednesday, 8 February 2023 | Friday, 10 February 2023
- Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
- Assignment - Choose possible topics
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
- In class - Discussion
Week 4
- Course meetings
-
- Monday, 13 February 2023 | Wednesday, 15 February 2023 | Friday, 17 February 2023
- Assignment - Make a small edit
- Assignment - Finalize your topic and find sources
Week 5
- Course meetings
-
- Monday, 20 February 2023 | Wednesday, 22 February 2023 | Friday, 24 February 2023
- Assignment - Start drafting your contributions
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 6
- Course meetings
-
- Wednesday, 1 March 2023 | Friday, 3 March 2023
- Assignment - Peer review two articles
- In class - Discussion
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
Week 7
- Course meetings
-
- Monday, 6 March 2023 | Wednesday, 8 March 2023 | Friday, 10 March 2023
- Assignment - Respond to your peer review
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
- Course meetings
-
- Monday, 13 March 2023 | Wednesday, 15 March 2023 | Friday, 17 March 2023
- 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."
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13
Week 9
- Course meetings
-
- Monday, 20 March 2023 | Wednesday, 22 March 2023 | Friday, 24 March 2023
- Assignment - Continue improving 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
- Course meetings
-
- Monday, 27 March 2023 | Wednesday, 29 March 2023 | Friday, 31 March 2023
- Assignment - Polish your work
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 11
- Course meetings
-
- Monday, 10 April 2023 | Wednesday, 12 April 2023 | Friday, 14 April 2023
- Assignment - Final article
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!
- Assignment - Reflective essay
Week 12
- Course meetings
-
- Monday, 17 April 2023 | Wednesday, 19 April 2023 | Friday, 21 April 2023
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.