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Course name
ERTH 4303 Resources of the Earth
Institution
Carleton University
Instructor
James Mungall
Wikipedia Expert
Elysia (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Mineral, food, and water resources
Course dates
2020-01-06 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-04-17 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
40


Course objective: To learn about mineral, water, and food resources, in the context of economic and environmental consequences of their extraction and use; and the differences between concepts of sustainability of resource utilization in the short term (e.g., market cycles, electoral cycles), longer term (decades to centuries) and ultimate sustainability of industrial society. The Wikipedia assignment will be to choose one element or commodity and either make substantial edits to or write entirely new sections of the Wikipedia articles on that subject.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Blake.cooney
BrdvltLB Primary mineral Cultural eutrophication, Zinc mining
OliverCarleton
KaylaCarleton Cadmium telluride photovoltaics Rare-earth element, Agate
Denniskuipers Peridot Agricultural soil science, Optical mineralogy
Mattwells5 Platinum group Zinc mining, Cadmium telluride photovoltaics
Devlin Vong Agate Cultural eutrophication, Zinc mining
ZeinabFashwal Miner, Biosaline Agriculture
Abbyfah Cultural eutrophication Agate, Primary mineral
Fosterelliott Prospecting Agate, Mine dewatering
JessicaKoudys
Tandoori Jones Zinc mining Primary mineral, Cultural eutrophication
Saraentwistle Greenbelt (Ottawa) Sustainable yield, Zinc mining
Sarahsinon
Zitong Lin1996 Rare-earth element Atmospheric temperature, Victor Diamond Mine
Brittany Mendrikis SLOSS debate Nickel mine, Optical mineralogy
YilinHuang1004 Environmental impact of mining Rare-earth element, Zinc mining
Jasonsokolowski
Rosabelaka Atmospheric temperature Cultural eutrophication, Agricultural soil science, Mine dewatering
Stupidpete Beneficiation
Maisyboss
Dan-is-gniess Ore Shoot Mine dewatering, Rare-earth element
Ryan-is-Gneiss Mine dewatering Ore Shoot, Agate
Fadinaddeh Nickel mine Zinc mining, Ore Shoot
Cushing, D.W Palaeogeography Non-renewable resource, Cadmium telluride photovoltaics
Danielafreire
Wilmury Prospecting Environmental remediation
SHouse53 Isostatic depression
Chibudom Agricultural soil science Atmospheric temperature, Zinc mining
Jbkel Non-renewable resource Primary mineral, Mine dewatering
Aidan30
Rumbling Octopus Environmental remediation, Optical mineralogy, Miner, Bushveld Igneous Complex, Victor Diamond Mine Isostatic depression, Peridot

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Friday, 10 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.

Resources:

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
Friday, 17 January 2020
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia 5%

Week 3

Course meetings
Friday, 24 January 2020
Assignment - Choose your topic/Find your sources 5%

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Chemistry

Environmental Sciences

Week 4

Course meetings
Friday, 31 January 2020
Assignment - Add to an article 5%

Week 5

Course meetings
Friday, 7 February 2020
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions 20%

Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have questions using the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Friday, 14 February 2020
Assignment - Peer review two articles 5%

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Week 7

Course meetings
Friday, 28 February 2020
Milestones

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

Assignment - Respond to your peer review 5%

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
Friday, 6 March 2020
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
Friday, 13 March 2020
Assignment - Continue improving your article 5%

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

Course meetings
Friday, 20 March 2020
Assignment - Polish your work 5%

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
Friday, 27 March 2020
Milestones

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 10%

Guiding questions

Week 12

Course meetings
Friday, 3 April 2020
Assignment - You've finished your Wikipedia assignment! 40%

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