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Course name
Sign Language Structure
Institution
Boston University
Instructor
Naomi Caselli
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Linguistics
Course dates
2022-01-20 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-05-14 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
20


The grammatical structures of sign languages, and their use in Deaf cultures.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Plloren Bimodal bilingualism Deaf education
Natwill78 ASL interpreting Early childhood intervention
Cbaer9 Deaf education Bimodal bilingualism
Dognast Deaf education ASL interpreting
Jneri01 Language deprivation in children with hearing loss Bimodal bilingualism
Adeledaniels5 Language deprivation in children with hearing loss Early childhood intervention
Kssilva01 Early childhood intervention Bimodal bilingualism
Beebedell Deaf education ASL interpreting
Kristyben ASL interpreting Language deprivation in children with hearing loss
OReinebach Bimodal bilingualism Early childhood intervention
1mychalia1 Early childhood intervention Bimodal bilingualism
Lily's pads Language deprivation in children with hearing loss, Deaf News, Rose, My Article Early childhood intervention
Carmadima Bimodal bilingualism Language deprivation in children with hearing loss
Scino23 Early childhood intervention Deaf education
Neilbray ASL interpreting Language deprivation in children with hearing loss
Bellis24 Deaf education ASL interpreting
NInjamulan17 Early childhood intervention ASL interpreting
Skylar2002 Language deprivation in children with hearing loss Deaf education
Tooth21 Early childhood intervention Deaf education

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Monday, 24 January 2022
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

At the end of this week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 31 January 2022
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion - Next Class

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 7 February 2022
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion - Next Class

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 14 February 2022
Assignment - Add to an article

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 21 February 2022
Assignment - Exercise
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Linguistics

Psychology

Sociology

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 28 February 2022
In class - Continue Bibliography & Start Writing Sections of the Article

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Assignment - Peer review an article (Your article to peer review is assigned 3/5/2022)

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 14 March 2022
Assignment - Work on Peer Reviews

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 21 March 2022
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.

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 28 March 2022
Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia

Between 3/27 - 4/25, the timeline below are suggestions.

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 10

Course meetings
Monday, 4 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!

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 11 April 2022
In class - In-class presentation - 4/11
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!

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 18 April 2022
Milestones

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

Week 13

Course meetings
Monday, 25 April 2022