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My name is Lauren and I am an undergraduate student at Azusa Pacific University. I am studying Communication and love learning about new cultures. Most of my childhood was spent overseas, so experiencing new people, places, and cultures is a pretty big part of me. Lodeo (talk) 22:08, 8 February 2013 (UTC)Reply


Hey Lauren! It's Eli! Eliray11 (talk) 23:21, 13 January 2013 (UTC)Reply

Welcome! edit

 
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Welcome to Wikipedia, Lodeo! Thank you for your contributions. I am Matthewrbowker and I have been editing Wikipedia for some time, so if you have any questions feel free to leave me a message on my talk page. You can also check out Wikipedia:Questions or type {{helpme}} at the bottom of this page. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

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Welcome to the Wikipedia Education Program! edit

Hi, Lodeo!

On behalf of the Wikipedia Education Program, I wanted to thank you for taking the orientation. I'm glad you liked it (and especially the videos!), and I hope you'll feel free to refer back to it while you're making your first edits. Please don't hesitate to reach out to your Ambassador for any help or advice. Welcome to Wikipedia, and I hope you enjoy your unique assignment! JMathewson (WMF) (talk) 05:45, 24 January 2013 (UTC)Reply

Questions for Class edit

Just a spot to post any questions I have about COMM 310! Lodeo (talk) 21:59, 8 February 2013 (UTC)Reply

Wiki 1 edit

I have completed the Wikipedia training orientation.

Wiki 2 edit

I have completed wiki 2, including creating an account (Lodeo), make edits in a sandbox and learn the basic rules of Wikipedia, creating a user page, and signing up on the list of students on the course page. I have also introduced myself to any Wikipedians helping our class, and left a message for a classmate (Eliray11) on their user talk page.

Wiki 3 - Articles to Edit edit

Here are the articles I'm thinking about using for my final project:

Wiki 4 edit

Added new information to the Third Culture Kid page under the "Intercultural Experiences" section.

Wiki 5 edit

I have decided to contribute to the Missionary Kids article. I think there is a lot of good information and research that can be added to the page. Right now I'm looking into sources relating to MKs transitioning back into their passport country. Most research seems to be focused on American MKs transitioning back into the United States for college. Lodeo (talk) 17:09, 10 March 2013 (UTC)Reply


I have decided to add to the Missionary Kids page. Here are some of the articles I plan to use for research.

  • Klemens, M. J., & Bikos, L. H. (2009). Psychological well-being and sociocultural adaptation in college-aged, repatriated, missionary kids. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 12(7), 721-733.
  • Davis, P., Headley, K., Bazemore, T., Cervo, J., Sinkinger, P., Windham, M., & Rehfuss, M. (2010). EVALUATING IMPACT OF TRANSITION SEMINARS ON MISSIONARY KIDS' DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, STRESS, AND WELL-BEING. Journal Of Psychology & Theology, 38(3), 186-194.
  • Hervey, E. (2009). Cultural Transitions During Childhood and Adjustment to College. Journal Of Psychology & Christianity, 28(1), 3-12.
  • Walters, K. A., & Auton-Cuff, F. P. (2009). A story to tell: the identity development of women growing up as third culture kids. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 12(7), 755-772.
  • Pollock, D. C., & Van Reken, R. E. (2009). Third culture kids: Growing up among worlds. Boston: Nicholas Brealey Publishing.

Lodeo (talk) 22:14, 25 March 2013 (UTC) I'm a TCK/missionary kid, so I feel that I can help expand these articles. Lodeo (talk) 22:04, 8 February 2013 (UTC)Reply

Great topic ideas. I'd suggest the missionary kid page. Ajungle (talk) 17:41, 22 February 2013 (UTC)Reply

Wiki 6 edit

Here are the suggestions I posted on the Missionary Kids talk page.

Hello! I'm working on improving this article as a part of my intercultural communication class. I am an MK and would love to help expand this page with more research and good sources. Here are some of my suggestions for improving this page. Improving the language of the already existing sections so it reads less like the back of a book about MKs Adding sections and subsections to cover the various aspects of being an MK (i.e. how transitioning back to their passport country affects MKs and subsections for the various methods of helping the transition process) Providing credible and academic sources for citations

Lodeo (talk) 19:17, 3 April 2013 (UTC)Reply

Wiki 7 - Sandbox edit

I have been editing and working on the missionary kids article in my sandbox. Please look there to see my contributions and progress! I have also started moving my work from the sandbox page to the main article page.

Wiki 8 edit

I added myself as a reviewer for Amyhallstrom and aflemington11's pages. Lodeo (talk) 05:19, 22 April 2013 (UTC)Reply

Help us improve the Wikipedia Education Program edit

Hi Lodeo! As a student editor on Wikipedia, you have a lot of valuable experience about what it's like to edit as a part of a classroom assignment. In order to help other students like you enjoy editing while contributing positively to Wikipedia, it's extremely helpful to hear from real student editors about their challenges, successes, and support needs. Please take a few minutes to answer these questions by clicking below. (Note that the responses are posted to a public wiki page.) Thanks!


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Outside Thoughts edit

Hey Lauren, I think your work looks really good. Any questions I would have about the subject I feel like you've answered in most of your research. I'm excited to read your actual finished product

Brooklynelyse (talk) 18:07, 12 April 2013 (UTC)Reply

Review of your page! edit

Hey Lauren! I think all the edits you made to the Missionary Kid page look very good and give the page a more personal feel. Good Job! :) Amyhallstrom (talk) 04:57, 22 April 2013 (UTC)Reply

Wiki 9 edit

I reviewed my peers' articles and left comments on their talk pages. Lodeo (talk) 04:08, 30 April 2013 (UTC)Reply

Wiki 10 edit

I looked over my article one last time to check for errors and apply the changes suggested by my peer reviewers. Lodeo (talk) 04:09, 30 April 2013 (UTC)Reply

Page Review edit

Hey Lauren - I looked over the edits that you made to the Missionary Kid page. You clarified some things and added information, so here's to a job well done! :) Eliray11 (talk) 00:09, 1 May 2013 (UTC)Reply