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Climate and the pattern of life on Earth has changed continuously for millions of years resulting in the landscapes we know today. Records of past environmental changes have been assembled from a variety of different paleoenivronmental indicators. This course focuses on the methods used for paleoenvironmental reconstruction, how Earth's climate has varied over a range of different time scales, how the biota, especially vegetation, has varied in concert with climate, and the theories that have emerged to explain those variations. Emphasis will be placed on data synthesis and use of models to help understand the mechanisms underlying change in natural systems.
http://pages.uoregon.edu/dgavin/courses/Geog430/
Welcome to your Wikipedia project's course timeline. This page will guide you through the Wikipedia project for your course. Be sure to check with your instructor to see if there are other pages you should be following as well.
This page breaks down writing a Wikipedia article into a series of steps, or milestones. These steps include online trainings to help you get started on Wikipedia.
Your course has also been assigned a Wikipedia Content Expert. Check your Talk page for notes from them. You can also reach them through the "Get Help" button on this page.
To get started, please review the following handouts:
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Now that you're thinking about what makes a "good" Wikipedia article, consider some additional questions.
It's time to think critically about Wikipedia articles. You'll evaluate a Wikipedia article, and leave suggestions for improving it on the article's Talk page.
Familiarize yourself with editing Wikipedia by adding a citation to an article. There are two ways you can do this:
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
You've picked a topic and found your sources. Now it's time to start writing.
Creating a new article?
Improving an existing article?
Keep reading your sources, too, as you prepare to write the body of the article.
Resources: Editing Wikipedia pages 7–9
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
Once you've made improvements to your article based on peer review feedback, it's time to move your work to Wikipedia proper - the "mainspace."
Editing an existing article?
Creating a new article?
You probably have some feedback from other students and possibly other Wikipedians. It's time to work with that feedback to improve your article!
Do additional research and writing to make further improvements to your article, based on suggestions and your own critique.
Continue to expand and improve your work, and format your article to match Wikipedia's tone and standards. Remember to contact your Content Expert at any time if you need further help!
Present your research article to the class.
Also include a brief summary about your Wikipedia editing experience.
Consider the following questions as you reflect on your Wikipedia assignment:
Write a reflective essay (1 page) on your Wikipedia contributions.
Consider the following questions as you reflect on your Wikipedia assignment:
The final article is due on Monday of exam week.