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Course name
Volcanology Wikipedia class module
Institution
University of New Mexico
Instructor
Tobias Fischer
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Environmental Sciences
Course dates
2021-08-23 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-12-18 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
16


This course focusses entirely on improving existing and writing new articles in Wikipedia. The topic is related to volcano-related process on Earth and other planets. Students will find articles that need improvement or need to be written and will spend about 10 weeks writing these articles.

Student Assigned Reviewing
KRose4 Kīlauea Iki Shadow zone, Eclogite
SpaceCat13 Elysium (volcanic province) Putana (volcano), Crater counting
ItsPlexiglass Deccan Traps Olca, Kuwae
Nockamer Agrellite Loki Patera, Slab (geology)
Francesfact Prediction of volcanic activity Kīlauea Iki, Volcán Putana
San264 Shadow zone Fluvial seismology, Enhanced geothermal system
Zircon8 Slab (geology) Deccan Traps, Volcán Olca
MsThermal Enhanced geothermal system Volcán Olca, Central America Volcanic Arc
Catherinepeshek Eclogite Shadow zone, Putana (volcano)
Zanvit Putana (volcano), es:Volcán Olca, Olca Eclogite, Crater counting
UNMls Kuwae, Fluvial seismology Olca, Loki Patera
LilAvenue Loki Patera Kuwae, Slab (geology)
Olumideadedeji Queen Charlotte Fault Kīlauea Iki, Volcán Putana
Regulustar Cryovolcano Fluvial seismology, Enhanced geothermal system
Thought22Potato Central America Volcanic Arc Deccan Traps, Shadow zone
Semunm17 Crater counting Volcán Olca, Central America Volcanic Arc
Hamsquirrel Volcanism on Venus Shadow zone, Eclogite

Timeline

Week 6

Course meetings
Wednesday, 6 October 2021
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 7

Course meetings
Wednesday, 13 October 2021
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 8

Course meetings
Wednesday, 20 October 2021
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 9

Course meetings
Wednesday, 27 October 2021
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise
Assignment - Exercise

Week 10

Course meetings
Wednesday, 3 November 2021
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

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

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Chemistry

Ecology

Environmental Sciences

Science Communication

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 11

Course meetings
Wednesday, 10 November 2021
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion
Milestones

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

Week 12

Course meetings
Wednesday, 17 November 2021
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 13

Course meetings
Wednesday, 24 November 2021
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

Assignment - Exercise

Week 14

Course meetings
Wednesday, 1 December 2021
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 15

Course meetings
Wednesday, 8 December 2021
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!