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Course name
Deep Sea Biology
Institution
Boston College
Instructor
Heather Olins
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Deep-Sea Biology
Course dates
2022-01-18 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-05-05 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
42


This course is examines the deep sea; the extent to which it is unexplored, zones and habitats, organisms and ecology, and ends with a look at anthropogenic impacts in the depths of our oceans.

Students will work in groups to research a particular deep-sea species (or other topic), and then to communicate more of what is know about that topic through wikipedia editing.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Gonzalwk Venus' flower basket
Hallermb Vampire squid Malacosteus niger, Pelican eel
Hongtc1999 Lophelia
Mz6300 Lophelia Bathymodiolus thermophilus, Scotoplanes
Gomescl Vampire squid Firefly squid, Scotoplanes
KarolWalec Malacosteus niger
Wordelme Firefly squid
Tmclaughlin80 Grenadier (fish), Abyssal grenadier Vampire squid, Firefly squid
Jmanoog Giant oarfish Malacosteus niger, Pachystomias, Aristostomias
Kirstenstanis Lampocteis
Kjeag11 Bathymodiolus thermophilus Marrus orthocanna, Venus' flower basket
Daphne DSB Oarfish Vampire squid, Pelican eel
BNg22 Firefly squid Lampocteis, Bathymodiolus thermophilus
Anderabx Bioluminescence User:Kylevee0924/sandbox, Lophelia
Gummycrown Giant oarfish Firefly squid, Vampire squid
Realefu Vampire squid Marrus orthocanna, Firefly squid
Jasminelee414 Marrus orthocanna Bathymodiolus thermophilus, Venus' flower basket
Carnesm Marrus orthocanna Rough abyssal grenadier, Pelican eel
Pqip Scotoplanes globosa Oarfish, Marrus orthocanna
Elizabdo Firefly squid
Dempsemd Scotoplanes, Scotoplanes globosa
Johnkim5206 Lophelia Venus' flower basket, Giant oarfish
Chris7M Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni Bathymodiolus thermophilus, Pelican eel
Enabulei Firefly squid
Cece44444 Colossal squid Venus' flower basket, Bioluminescence
Rpsenka Pelican eel Oarfish, Scotoplanes globosa
Jewellha Malacosteus niger, Aristostomias, Pachystomias Bathymodiolus thermophilus, Abyssal grenadier
Truonghc Pacific viperfish
Jderrico2022 Bathymodiolus thermophilus
Jblythe.bc22 Oarfish, Giant oarfish Marrus orthocanna
Jdsixkiller Venus' flower basket Grenadier (fish), Marrus orthocanna
Lmoberley Pelican eel Colossal squid
TFlanaganC54 Grenadiers (fish), Rough abyssal grenadier
Jamesmarg Venus' flower basket Aristostomias, Pachystomias, Malacosteus niger, Pacific viperfish
MarcelaCurcio Marrus orthocanna Lampocteis, Oarfish
Ryanburns22 Marrus orthocanna Abyssal grendier
Raquilano Pelican Eel
Claudioleyva Pacific viperfish Colossal squid, Pelican Eel
Albarney Bathymodiolus thermophilus
Schwingp Scotoplanes
Kylevee0924 Colossal squid
L.J.Rogan Pacific viperfish Bathymodiolus thermophilus, Lophelia
Dibiasei Lampocteis
Isabelle.chan Bathymodiolus thermophilus
Kalebn24 Grenadiers (fish) Lophelia, Pelican eel

Timeline

Week 7

Course meetings
Wednesday, 2 March 2022
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.)

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 14 March 2022   |   Wednesday, 16 March 2022
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise
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

Biographies

Ecology

Environmental Sciences

Science Communication

Species

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 21 March 2022   |   Wednesday, 23 March 2022

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 28 March 2022   |   Wednesday, 30 March 2022
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.

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

Assignment - Exercise

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 4 April 2022   |   Wednesday, 6 April 2022
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.

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!

  • 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!

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 11 April 2022   |   Wednesday, 13 April 2022
Milestones

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