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- Course name
- Legacies and Legends in Interpreter Education
- Institution
- University of North Florida
- Instructor
- Carolyn Ball
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- History
- Course dates
- 2022-08-23 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-12-12 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 12
The material covered in the course is: Legacies and Leadership introduces students to the history of spoken and signed language translator and interpreter education from the 18th century, including key theories and people in the field as well as the social, political, and legal perspectives that have influenced the development of interpreter education. Students will assess the current state of interpreter education in the U.S., identify current issues, and vision together some strategies to move the field forward. Students will learn the responsibilities of educators as leaders in the profession of sign language interpreter education.
The Wiki Project would be the final project and the goals and outcomes of the project are:
Final Project Goals:
- Critique current issues in American Sign Language Interpreting in historical terms.
- Analyze the historical issues from various perspectives, based on facts — not assumptions and stereotypes.
- Understand the influences of the Deaf Community in the establishment of RID.
Based on these project goals, graduate students will work together to produce a literature review of the history of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf. As part of the literature review, you will identify major gaps in Wikipedia's content relative to the course goals.
- You will create an annotated bibliography of the history of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf,
- You will create an Outline of historical events and the people involved in the events and an Outline
- You will create a timeline, and other pertinent facts related to the history of RID.
Timeline
Week 1
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- Tuesday, 23 August 2022 | Wednesday, 24 August 2022 | Thursday, 25 August 2022 | Friday, 26 August 2022 | Saturday, 27 August 2022
- Assignment - 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 - 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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- Sunday, 28 August 2022 | Monday, 29 August 2022 | Tuesday, 30 August 2022 | Wednesday, 31 August 2022 | Thursday, 1 September 2022
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
- Milestones
Week 3
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- Sunday, 4 September 2022 | Monday, 5 September 2022 | Tuesday, 6 September 2022 | Wednesday, 7 September 2022 | Thursday, 8 September 2022
- Assignment - Review the currrent RID Wikipedia Page
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
- Milestones
Week 4
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- Sunday, 11 September 2022 | Monday, 12 September 2022 | Tuesday, 13 September 2022 | Wednesday, 14 September 2022 | Thursday, 15 September 2022
- Assignment - Make a small edit
- Milestones
Week 5
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- Sunday, 18 September 2022 | Monday, 19 September 2022 | Tuesday, 20 September 2022 | Wednesday, 21 September 2022 | Thursday, 22 September 2022
- Assignment - Start drafting your contributions
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
- Milestones
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 6
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- Sunday, 25 September 2022 | Monday, 26 September 2022 | Tuesday, 27 September 2022 | Wednesday, 28 September 2022 | Thursday, 29 September 2022
- Assignment - Peer review three articles
- Milestones
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Sunday, 2 October 2022 | Monday, 3 October 2022 | Tuesday, 4 October 2022 | Wednesday, 5 October 2022 | Thursday, 6 October 2022
- 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 8
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- Sunday, 9 October 2022 | Monday, 10 October 2022 | Tuesday, 11 October 2022 | Wednesday, 12 October 2022 | Thursday, 13 October 2022
- 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: Editing Wikipedia, page 13
Week 9
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- Sunday, 16 October 2022 | Monday, 17 October 2022 | Tuesday, 18 October 2022 | Wednesday, 19 October 2022 | Thursday, 20 October 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.
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Sunday, 23 October 2022 | Monday, 24 October 2022 | Tuesday, 25 October 2022 | Wednesday, 26 October 2022 | Thursday, 27 October 2022
- 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
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- Sunday, 30 October 2022 | Monday, 31 October 2022 | Tuesday, 1 November 2022 | Wednesday, 2 November 2022 | Thursday, 3 November 2022
- 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
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- Sunday, 6 November 2022 | Monday, 7 November 2022 | Tuesday, 8 November 2022 | Wednesday, 9 November 2022 | Thursday, 10 November 2022
- Assignment - Continue Gathering Articles and Writing
Week 13
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- Sunday, 13 November 2022 | Monday, 14 November 2022 | Tuesday, 15 November 2022 | Wednesday, 16 November 2022 | Thursday, 17 November 2022
- In class - Continue Gathering Articles and Writing
Week 14
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- Sunday, 20 November 2022 | Monday, 21 November 2022 | Tuesday, 22 November 2022 | Wednesday, 23 November 2022 | Thursday, 24 November 2022
- In class - Continue Gathering Articles and Writing
Week 15
- Course meetings
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- Sunday, 27 November 2022 | Monday, 28 November 2022 | Tuesday, 29 November 2022 | Wednesday, 30 November 2022 | Thursday, 1 December 2022
- In class - Continue Gathering Articles and Writing
- Assignment - You've Finished Your Project for the Final
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.