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- Course name
- SPED540
- Institution
- TAMUC
- Instructor
- Hyejung Kim
- Wikipedia Expert
- Elysia (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Assessment and Interventions for Social Communication Impairments
- Course dates
- 2019-08-26 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-12-13 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 10
This course addresses the (a) process of verbal, non-verbal, and paralinguistic communication skills; (b) assessment of communication competence, including social skills; and (c) research-based intervention strategies and effective practices for promoting effective communication for learners with social (pragmatic) communication disorders (SCD) and autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Language development, communication and language-based assessments, social skills training, alternative/augmentative modes of communication, assistive technology devices, and the impact of contextual factors affecting communication competence will be discussed and investigated.
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 26 August 2019 | Tuesday, 27 August 2019 | Wednesday, 28 August 2019 | Thursday, 29 August 2019 | Friday, 30 August 2019
- 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:
- 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.)
- Assignment - Everyone has a Wikipedia account
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Sunday, 1 September 2019 | Monday, 2 September 2019 | Tuesday, 3 September 2019 | Wednesday, 4 September 2019 | Thursday, 5 September 2019
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Sunday, 8 September 2019 | Monday, 9 September 2019 | Tuesday, 10 September 2019 | Wednesday, 11 September 2019 | Thursday, 12 September 2019
- Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
- Assignment - Exercise
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Sunday, 15 September 2019 | Monday, 16 September 2019 | Tuesday, 17 September 2019 | Wednesday, 18 September 2019 | Thursday, 19 September 2019
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Sunday, 22 September 2019 | Monday, 23 September 2019 | Tuesday, 24 September 2019 | Wednesday, 25 September 2019 | Thursday, 26 September 2019
- 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
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Sunday, 29 September 2019 | Monday, 30 September 2019 | Tuesday, 1 October 2019 | Wednesday, 2 October 2019 | Thursday, 3 October 2019
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Sunday, 6 October 2019 | Monday, 7 October 2019 | Tuesday, 8 October 2019 | Wednesday, 9 October 2019 | Thursday, 10 October 2019
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Sunday, 13 October 2019 | Monday, 14 October 2019 | Tuesday, 15 October 2019 | Wednesday, 16 October 2019 | Thursday, 17 October 2019
- Assignment - Peer review two articles
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Sunday, 20 October 2019 | Monday, 21 October 2019 | Tuesday, 22 October 2019 | Wednesday, 23 October 2019 | Thursday, 24 October 2019
- 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.
- 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
- Assignment - Continue improving your article
Exercise
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.
- 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!
| This Course
|
Wikipedia Resources
|
Connect
Questions? Ask us:
contact |
| This course page is an automatically-updated version of the main course page at dashboard.wikiedu.org. Please do not edit this page directly; any changes will be overwritten the next time the main course page gets updated. |
- Course name
- SPED540
- Institution
- TAMUC
- Instructor
- Hyejung Kim
- Wikipedia Expert
- Elysia (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Assessment and Interventions for Social Communication Impairments
- Course dates
- 2019-08-26 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-12-13 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 10
This course addresses the (a) process of verbal, non-verbal, and paralinguistic communication skills; (b) assessment of communication competence, including social skills; and (c) research-based intervention strategies and effective practices for promoting effective communication for learners with social (pragmatic) communication disorders (SCD) and autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Language development, communication and language-based assessments, social skills training, alternative/augmentative modes of communication, assistive technology devices, and the impact of contextual factors affecting communication competence will be discussed and investigated.
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
-
- Monday, 26 August 2019 | Tuesday, 27 August 2019 | Wednesday, 28 August 2019 | Thursday, 29 August 2019 | Friday, 30 August 2019
- 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:
- 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.)
- Assignment - Everyone has a Wikipedia account
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Week 2
- Course meetings
-
- Sunday, 1 September 2019 | Monday, 2 September 2019 | Tuesday, 3 September 2019 | Wednesday, 4 September 2019 | Thursday, 5 September 2019
Week 3
- Course meetings
-
- Sunday, 8 September 2019 | Monday, 9 September 2019 | Tuesday, 10 September 2019 | Wednesday, 11 September 2019 | Thursday, 12 September 2019
- Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
- Assignment - Exercise
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
Week 4
- Course meetings
-
- Sunday, 15 September 2019 | Monday, 16 September 2019 | Tuesday, 17 September 2019 | Wednesday, 18 September 2019 | Thursday, 19 September 2019
Week 5
- Course meetings
-
- Sunday, 22 September 2019 | Monday, 23 September 2019 | Tuesday, 24 September 2019 | Wednesday, 25 September 2019 | Thursday, 26 September 2019
- 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
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Sunday, 29 September 2019 | Monday, 30 September 2019 | Tuesday, 1 October 2019 | Wednesday, 2 October 2019 | Thursday, 3 October 2019
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Sunday, 6 October 2019 | Monday, 7 October 2019 | Tuesday, 8 October 2019 | Wednesday, 9 October 2019 | Thursday, 10 October 2019
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Sunday, 13 October 2019 | Monday, 14 October 2019 | Tuesday, 15 October 2019 | Wednesday, 16 October 2019 | Thursday, 17 October 2019
- Assignment - Peer review two articles
Week 9
- Course meetings
-
- Sunday, 20 October 2019 | Monday, 21 October 2019 | Tuesday, 22 October 2019 | Wednesday, 23 October 2019 | Thursday, 24 October 2019
- 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.
- 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
- Assignment - Continue improving your article
Exercise
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.
- 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!