Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Indiana University/Ling-L 210 Nature vs Nurture in Language Development (Spring 2016)
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- Course name
- Ling-L 210 Nature vs Nurture in Language Development
- Institution
- Indiana University
- Instructor
- Ann Bunger
- Wikipedia Expert
- Adam (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Linguistics
- Course dates
- 2016-01-11 – 2016-05-02
- Approximate number of student editors
- 25
Through readings, films, in-class discussion, and writing assignments, students in this course will examine the roles that Nature and Nurture play during language development, addressing (among other things) the critical period for language learning and what happens if the right kind of input is not received during that time. This course counts fulfills the College Intensive Writing requirement.
| Student | Assigned | Reviewing |
|---|---|---|
| Ouyangr | ||
| Kattbee | ||
| Lipatsy07 | ||
| Liu282 | ||
| Laueobri | ||
| Hushichao | ||
| Srpruett | ||
| Leimingdun0 | 舌尖现象 | |
| Amatrent |
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 30 March 2016 | Friday, 1 April 2016
- In class - Wikipedia essentials
- Introduction to our Wikipedia extra credit assignment.
- To understand Wikipedia as a community, we'll discuss its expectations and etiquette.
Handout: Editing Wikipedia
Reminder: By completing this assignment, you can earn up to 2 percentage points of extra credit added to your final course grade AND up to 3 points of extra credit added to the rubric score for the final draft of your final paper (this ends up being the equivalent of 5 percentage points of the grade for that assignment).
To earn points that count toward your final grade, you must 1) complete the two Wikipedia training modules listed below (one point) and 2) complete the reflection assignment, which you will find on Canvas (one point).
For each piece of new information that you add to a Wikipedia article, you can earn one rubric point on your final paper, up to a maximum of 3 points.
- Assignment - Learn the basics
- Complete the assigned training modules, during which you will learn the basic rules of Wikipedia and make edits in a sandbox.
- Assignment - Add to an article
- Add 1–2 sentences of new information, backed up with a citation to an appropriate source, to a Wikipedia article related to the class.