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| content | "<p></p> <table style="width: 100%; border: 1px solid white;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 42.4242%; background-color: #71d1b3; text-align: left; padding-left: 60px;"> <blockquote></blockquote> </td> <td style="width: 57.2727%;"> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Welcome to the end of Unit 1!</strong></span></p> <p>This is the first assignment for the course. To complete the assignment we want you to start exploring a topic for impact in your context. We recommend focusing on one of the themes related to the course: climate change or gender. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 42.4242%; background-color: #71d1b3;"> <p> <img height="40%" src="/static/Wikimedia_Brand_Guidelines_Update_2022_-_WikiNews__1_.svg" alt="" /></p> <p></p> </td> <td style="width: 57.2727%;"><ol> <li>Find both <em>a) a recent piece of news coverage about climate change or gender inequality in your context and b) a recent research report about the same issue in your country by either a government agency, non profit or academic institution. </em>For each of these sources:</li> <ul> <ul> <li>Share the link to each of those sources in the forum.</li> <li>Based on what you read:</li> <ul> <li>What topics around gender or climate change do you think will be most important for your country or community? How do you know?</li> <li>Were you surprised by any of the information you found? Why?</li> </ul> <li>Identify at least 3 Wikipedia articles or Wikidata items that could be edited based on those sources. Share a link to those articles, and explain two things based on what you learned in this unit:</li> <ul> <li>Why would these articles be impactful to improve for readers from your context? </li> <li>How do you think sharing that knowledge would increase the relevance of Wikipedia in your context?</li> </ul> <li>Bonus: If you have time, make a few small edits expanding the Wikipedia pages in your language.</li> </ul> </ul> <li>Read the response to the above question by one of your classmates from a different country or context, and respond to their post in the forum:</li> <ul> <ul> <li>How is what they identified as important similar to what you would expect the public to be concerned about in your context? How is it different?</li> <li>Do you think editing about that topic could be important for your Wikipedia or Wikimedia project? Why or why not?</li> </ul> </ul> </ol></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 42.4242%; background-color: #71d1b3; padding-left: 60px;"><strong><span class="JsGRdQ" style="color: #000000;">Rubric</span></strong></td> <td style="width: 57.2727%;"> <strong>This assignment is due by the end of Wednesday, October 11.</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 42.4242%; background-color: #71d1b3;"></td> <td style="width: 57.2727%;"> <ul> <li>Completion of this assignment includes:</li> <ul> <ul> <li>Bringing two sources and three Wikipedia articles or Wikidata items to the forum</li> <li>Describing a theory of impact for the topic in your context</li> <li>Responding to other participants in the course</li> </ul> </ul> </ul> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p></p> <p></p>" |