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Course name
New Wave Deafness
Institution
Humanities and Media Studies
Instructor
Diane Cohen
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Sociology
Course dates
2020-01-28 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-04-28 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
8


From an outsider perspective, the non-Deaf community tends to define deafness by the absence of hearing. Broadening our view to include how members of the Deaf community view their experiences, we will familiarize ourselves with disability theory in order to enter a discourse about what role our societal perspectives play in negotiating the line between disability and culture. Based on our understanding of the subjective nature of disability and considering deafness as a culture having departed from disabled origins, we will explore the ways in which Deaf artists, writers, filmmakers, comedians, and architects have contributed to mainstream culture and the role their cultural identity plays in their works.  We will read academic texts on disability theory, explorative works on deafness, firsthand accounts of the Deaf experience, as well as observe the cross-genre intertextuality of Deaf expression.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Nickz215
Yonna95 Disability art Theatre and disability, Art therapy
Marinarasauce21 Invisible disability Art therapy, Disability art
Ivana Yizhang Li Art therapy Disability art, Theatre and disability
Smataraz Disability etiquette
Rustedmustard Ableism
Tanzakili1 Theatre and disability Art therapy, Ableism, Disability art

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Tuesday, 4 February 2020
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

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 11 February 2020
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 18 February 2020
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 25 February 2020
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 3 March 2020
Assignment - 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

Biographies

Genes and Proteins

History

Linguistics

Psychology

Sociology

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 10 March 2020
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

Milestones

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 24 March 2020
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

Course meetings
Tuesday, 31 March 2020
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

Course meetings
Tuesday, 7 April 2020
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
Tuesday, 14 April 2020
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
Tuesday, 21 April 2020
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!


In class - In-class presentation
Assignment - Reflective essay

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 28 April 2020
Milestones

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