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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.
Monday, 29 August 2022 | Wednesday, 31 August 2022
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.
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 3
Course meetings
Monday, 5 September 2022 | Wednesday, 7 September 2022
Assignment - Wikiproject 2a
Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion
Week 4
Course meetings
Monday, 12 September 2022 | Wednesday, 14 September 2022
Monday, 10 October 2022 | Wednesday, 12 October 2022
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 9
Course meetings
Monday, 17 October 2022 | Wednesday, 19 October 2022
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 10
Course meetings
Monday, 24 October 2022 | Wednesday, 26 October 2022
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 11
Course meetings
Monday, 31 October 2022 | Wednesday, 2 November 2022
Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.
