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Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Boston University/ASL Structure (Spring)

{{course details

| course_name = ASL Structure

| instructor_username = Ncaselli

| instructor_realname = Naomi Caselli

| support_staff = Shalor (Wiki Ed)

| subject = Linguistics

| start_date = 2020-01-21 00:00:00 UTC

| end_date = 2020-05-16 23:59:59 UTC

| institution = Boston University

| expected_students = 20

| assignment_page = Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/Boston_University/ASL_Structure_(Spring)

| slug = Boston_University/ASL_Structure_(Spring)

| campaigns = Linguistic Society of America, Communicating Science, Spring 2020

| dashboard.wikiedu.org = yes

}}

Covers the structure of sign languages, with a primary focus on American Sign Language. Topics include phonology, morphology, syntax, lexicology, language variation, psycholinguistics, and language emergence.

{{students table}}

{{student table row|Mora Josh|Language acquisition by deaf children|Deaf Culture - Deaf Bing, Deaf Clubs}}

{{student table row|Miajgoldberg|Maryland School for the Deaf, Deaf Culture - Deaf Bing|Nico DiMarco, Home sign}}

{{student table row|GiannaParisi|Andrew Foster (educator)|Nico DiMarco, Home sign}}

{{student table row|Hillarypatricia||Deaf Clubs, Deaf Ecosystem}}

{{student table row|JuliaLeary|Home sign|Language acquisition by deaf children, Deaf Culture - Deaf Bing}}

{{student table row|Elanajp|Language acquisition by deaf children|Deaf Ecosystem, Glenn B Anderson}}

{{student table row|Shannon Lee Rose||Deaf Clubs, De'VIA, Home sign}}

{{student table row|Becky10|De'VIA, Surdism|Home sign, Nico DiMarco}}

{{student table row|Breannadooling|Nico DiMarco|Home sign, De'VIA}}

{{student table row|Jbui99||}}

{{student table row|Madelynrogers|Nico DiMarco|Deaf Culture - Deaf Bing, Home sign}}

{{student table row|Hapalow|Deaf Ecosystem|Deaf Culture - Deaf Bing, Surdism}}

{{student table row|Kumark012|De'VIA, De'via|Andrew Foster (educator), Nico DiMarco, Glenn B Anderson}}

{{student table row|RCovell|Deaf Space, Deaf culture, Language Deprivation|Language deprivation, Home sign}}

{{student table row|Aquakatze|Deaf Clubs|Deaf Culture - Deaf Bing, Deaf Ecosystem}}

{{student table row|Cam Structure|Glenn B Anderson|Deaf Ecosystem, Deaf Culture - Deaf Bing, De'VIA}}

{{student table row|Katyaleidig||}}

{{student table row|Tessdekker|Nico DiMarco|Andrew Foster (educator), Maryland School for the Deaf}}

{{student table row|Lizzah12|Deaf Ecosystem|Deaf Culture - Deaf Bing, Deaf Clubs, Glenn B Anderson}}

{{student table row|Amrivera5||}}

{{student table row|Rebscar|Home sign|De'VIA, Nico DiMarco}}

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= Week 3 =

{{start of course week|2020-02-10}}

{{in class|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:

  • [https://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia Editing Wikipedia], pages 1–5
  • [https://wikiedu.org/evaluatingwikipedia Evaluating Wikipedia]

{{assignment|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 milestones|Everyone has a Wikipedia account}}

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

{{end of course week}}

= Week 4 =

{{start of course week|2020-02-18}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia}}

{{in class|In class - Discussion}}

{{end of course week}}

= Week 5 =

{{start of course week|2020-02-24}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Review the rules for health topics}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Choose possible topics}}

Resource: [https://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia#page=6 Editing Wikipedia], page 6

{{in class|In class - Discussion}}

{{end of course week}}

= Week 6 =

{{start of course week|2020-03-02}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Add to an article}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Exercise}}

{{end of course week}}

= Week 7 =

{{start of course week|2020-03-16}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Start drafting your contributions}}

Resource: [https://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia#page=7 Editing Wikipedia], pages 7–9

{{assignment|Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area}}

[https://wikiedu.org/linguistics Linguistics]

[https://wikiedu.org/psychology Psychology]

{{assignment milestones|Everyone has started writing}}

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

{{end of course week}}

= Week 8 =

{{start of course week|2020-03-23}}

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= Week 9 =

{{start of course week|2020-03-30}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Peer review two articles}}

[https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/training/students/peer-review Guiding framework]

{{end of course week}}

= Week 10 =

{{start of course week|2020-04-06}}

{{assignment|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:

  • [https://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia#page=12 Editing Wikipedia], pages 12 and 14
  • Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.

{{end of course week}}

= Week 11 =

{{start of course week|2020-04-13}}

{{assignment|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: [https://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia#page=13 Editing Wikipedia], page 13

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= Week 12 =

{{start of course week|2020-04-22}}

{{in class|In class - 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.

{{end of course week}}

= Week 13 =

{{start of course week|2020-04-27}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Final article}}

It's the final week to develop your article.

  • Read [https://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia#page=15 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!

{{in class|In class - In-class presentation}}

{{end of course week}}

= Week 14 =

{{start of course week|2020-05-04}}

{{assignment milestones|By May 4th you should have incorporated feedback from your presentations.}}

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

{{end of course week}}