Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Indiana University/Ling-L 210 Nature vs Nurture in Language Development (Fall 2016)

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.

Week 1

 * Introduction to our Wikipedia extra credit assignment.
 * To understand Wikipedia as a community, we'll discuss its expectations and etiquette.

Handout: [http://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia 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.

Extra credit work is due at the same time your final paper is submitted (so 12/14 at 2:30 pm). Ignore the division of this timeline into Weeks--there are no intermediate deadlines.


 * Complete the assigned training modules, during which you will learn the basic rules of Wikipedia and make edits in a sandbox.


 * Add 1–2 sentences of new information, backed up with a citation to an appropriate source. Additions must be 1) added to a Wikipedia article that is related to the research you're doing for your final paper class and 2) in English.