Would this be appropriate for a course like zoology or botany? Ecology is the only place my students really get experimental design, so I am reluctant to use it in that course.
On Thu, Oct 31, 2024 at 9:35 AM Mitchell Cruzan <cru...@pdx.edu> wrote: > I just want to say that I have been participating in this program for the > past five years for my smaller, upper-level courses. Students generate a > new Wikipedia page or make major improvements to an existing one instead of > writing a term paper. The training modules and support offered by the > Wikiedu people are excellent. Students become qualified Wikipedia editors > and also have something they can add to their CVs. Most all of them > actually enjoy the assignment even though it is generally more work than a > term paper. > > Mitch Cruzan > On 10/30/2024 3:04 PM, Helaine Blumenthal wrote: > > Ready to empower your students to become knowledge creators, not just > consumers? > > This spring, boost student learning outcomes, enhance knowledge equity, > and make a real-world impact with your coursework – incorporate the Wikipedia > assignment <http://wikiedu.org/teach-with-wikipedia/> into your courses! > > Wiki Education provides faculty participants and students with free, > wraparound support for the assignment, including comprehensive training, > curricular resources, digital tools, and guidance from our staff. You’ll > bring your subject area expertise and we’ll bring our expertise in > Wikipedia! > > Apply by December 1 for priority consideration. To apply, visit the > dashboard <http://dashboard.wikiedu.org/> to create your Wikipedia > account, take the self-paced orientation and create your course page (you > can always make changes later). > > What’s it really like? From uncertainty to advocacy – read an Arizona > State University professor’s reflection > <https://wikiedu.org/blog/2024/09/19/from-uncertainty-to-advocacy-professor-reflects-on-journey-with-wikipedia-assignment/> > on teaching with the Wikipedia assignment. > > Questions? Let us know! > > Best, > > Helaine Blumenthal, PhD > > Wiki Education > > > -- > Helaine Blumenthal,Ph.D. (she/her) > Senior Program Manager > Wiki Education > hela...@wikiedu.org > teach.wikiedu.org <https://wikiedu.org/teach-with-wikipedia/> > Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/WikiEducationFoundation/>, Linkedin > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/wiki-education-foundation/> > > To unsubscribe from this list please go to > https://https://community.esa.org/subs/ > > -- > ------------------------------ > Mitch Cruzan (He/Him) > Professor of Biology > Portland State University > PO Box 751 > Portland, OR 97207 USA > Web:https://cruzanlab.weebly.com/ > ------------------------------ > Evolutionary Biology - A Plant Perspective *Mitchell B. Cruzan* > * Available through all good bookshops, or direct from Oxford University > Press > <https://global.oup.com/academic/product/evolutionary-biology-9780190882679?cc=us&lang=en&#>* > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from this list please go to > https://https://community.esa.org/subs/ > -- Nancy LaFleur, PhD Kean-Ocean Biology Program Advising for Kean Ocean students is in-person; I will meet with KOL students via Google Meet. My advising hours for the fall of 2024 are: Monday 10 - noon Tuesday 12.30 - 2.30 pm Wednesday 11- noon. Follow this link to make an appointment: https://kean.campus.eab.com/pal/aza5VAX-IN To unsubscribe from this list please go to https://community.esa.org/confirm/?u=RhPWqPxFwODKvbkiT32nkIqRrsiSgulp
