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Course name
FREC 4454
Institution
Virginia Tech
Instructor
Julia Feerrar
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Urban and Community Forestry
Course dates
2019-01-22 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-05-14 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.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Samatson21
Mkaic0910
Kylerd11
Loganrush2
Scotts08
Willph8
Arborwoman
Caromo56
BurtTree
Vtpurp
Lacksjv
Hokiesong23
ArbormanDave
ArbormanTell
K2allen
Treeguy7
Daddyarbor69
Hwaterrw
Wilderbound
ONTERRAFIRMA
12trees
Rbauserman

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Thursday, 31 January 2019
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:

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 4 February 2019   |   Wednesday, 6 February 2019   |   Thursday, 7 February 2019
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.)

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 11 February 2019   |   Wednesday, 13 February 2019   |   Thursday, 14 February 2019
Assignment - Evaluating & Editing

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 18 February 2019   |   Wednesday, 20 February 2019   |   Thursday, 21 February 2019
Assignment - Adding Images
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Ecology

Environmental Sciences

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 25 February 2019   |   Wednesday, 27 February 2019   |   Thursday, 28 February 2019

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 4 March 2019   |   Wednesday, 6 March 2019   |   Thursday, 7 March 2019

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 18 March 2019   |   Wednesday, 20 March 2019   |   Thursday, 21 March 2019

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 25 March 2019   |   Wednesday, 27 March 2019   |   Thursday, 28 March 2019

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 1 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 3 April 2019   |   Thursday, 4 April 2019
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 8 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 10 April 2019   |   Thursday, 11 April 2019
Assignment - Complete draft of contribution

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 15 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 17 April 2019   |   Thursday, 18 April 2019
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

Week 13

Course meetings
Monday, 22 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 24 April 2019   |   Thursday, 25 April 2019
Milestones

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned section, making sure that every contribution has been reviewed.

Week 14

Course meetings
Monday, 29 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 1 May 2019   |   Thursday, 2 May 2019
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.


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

Milestones

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 15

Course meetings
Monday, 6 May 2019   |   Wednesday, 8 May 2019   |   Thursday, 9 May 2019
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 short essay

Guiding questions

Milestones

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