Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Arizona/Linguistics in the Digital Age (Spring 2023)
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- Course name
- Linguistics in the Digital Age
- Institution
- University of Arizona
- Instructor
- Amy Fountain
- Wikipedia Expert
- Brianda (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Linguistics
- Course dates
- 2023-01-11 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-05-11 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 75
Language is increasingly being produced and interpreted by machines and this fact ripples through humans’ lives in an increasing variety of linguistic interactions. This course asks students to explore the applications of linguistic analysis to the problems posed and opportunities created by the creation and dissemination of language in digital world. Students will learn about corpus-based and machine-learning approaches to the production and understanding of language, and the ways these may interact to magnify or diminish some problematic properties of public speech, and reveal or conceal its authorship, especially in the digital world. In collaboration with the WikiEducation initiative, students will actively engage in the critical review of Wikipedia resources to assist in the identification and remediation of problematic language. Students will finish the class with all necessary training and practice required responsibly participate as Wikipedians.
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 11 January 2023
- 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:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- Assignment - WikiProject 1
- 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 2
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 18 January 2023
- Assignment - Wikiproject 2a
- Evaluate Wikipedia
- In class - Discussion
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 23 January 2023 | Wednesday, 25 January 2023
- Assignment - Wikiproject 2b
- Review the rules for health topics
- Assignment - Wikiproject 2c
- Choose possible topics
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
- In class - Discussion
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 30 January 2023 | Wednesday, 1 February 2023
- Assignment - Wikiproject 2d
- Add to an article
- Assignment - Wikiproject 2e
- Exercise
- Assignment - Wikiproject 2f
- Exercise
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 6 February 2023 | Wednesday, 8 February 2023
- Assignment - Wikiproject 3a
- 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
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 13 February 2023 | Wednesday, 15 February 2023
- Assignment - Wikiproject 3b
- 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
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 20 February 2023 | Wednesday, 22 February 2023
- Assignment - Wikiproject 3c
- 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 8
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 27 February 2023 | Wednesday, 1 March 2023
- Assignment - Wikiproject 3d
- 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 9
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 13 March 2023 | Wednesday, 15 March 2023
- Assignment - Wikiproject 3e
- 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 10
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 20 March 2023 | Wednesday, 22 March 2023
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.