Zachary McDowell

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Zachary McDowell

Summary

Zachary McDowell is a human[1]. He worked as a researcher[2]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[3]

Key Facts

  • Zachary McDowell worked as a researcher[2].
  • Zachary McDowell's field of work was communication studies[4].
  • Zachary McDowell's field of work was information science[5].
  • Zachary McDowell's field of work was artificial intelligence[6].
  • Zachary McDowell's field of work was Wikipedia[7].
  • Zachary McDowell's field of work was Internet studies[8].
  • Zachary McDowell's field of work was cultural studies[9].
  • Among Zachary McDowell's employers was University of Illinois Chicago[10].
  • Zachary McDowell was educated at University of Massachusetts Amherst[11].
  • Zachary McDowell was educated at Arizona State University at the West campus[12].
  • A notable work attributed to Zachary McDowell is Wikipedia and the Representation of Reality[13].
  • A notable work attributed to Zachary McDowell is Disrupting Academic Publishing: Questions of Access in a Digital Environment[14].
  • A notable work attributed to Zachary McDowell is Fast “Truths” and Slow Knowledge; Oracular Answers and Wikipedia’s Epistemology[15].
  • A notable work attributed to Zachary McDowell is The (not so) secret governors of the internet: Morality policing and platform politics[16].
  • A notable work attributed to Zachary McDowell is From Opportunities to Outcomes: The Wikipedia-Based Writing Assignment[17].
  • A notable work attributed to Zachary McDowell is Student Learning Outcomes with Wikipedia-Based Assignments[18].
  • Zachary McDowell is recorded as male[19].
  • Zachary McDowell's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Zachary McDowell's Commons category is recorded as Zach McDowell[21].
  • Zachary McDowell's family name is recorded as Q16876676[22].
  • Zachary McDowell's given name is recorded as Zachary[23].
  • Zachary McDowell's official website is recorded as http://www.zachmcdowell.com/[24].
  • Zachary McDowell studied under Briankle Chang[25].
  • Zachary McDowell studied under Ramsey Eric Ramsey[26].

Body

Education

Educated at University of Massachusetts Amherst[11], a university[27], in United States[28], founded in 1863[29], headquartered in Amherst[30] and Arizona State University at the West campus[12], a campus[31], in United States[32], founded in 1984[33]. Studied under Briankle Chang[25], a media scholar[34], b. 1954[35], of United States[36], specialised in phenomenology[37] and Ramsey Eric Ramsey[26], a professor[38], b. 1960[39].

Career and Affiliations

Zachary McDowell's professions included researcher[2]. Fields of work include communication studies[4], an academic discipline[40]; information science[5], an academic discipline[41]; artificial intelligence[6], a type of technology[42]; Wikipedia[7], a MediaWiki wiki[43], in United States[44], founded in 2001[45], headquartered in San Francisco[46], written by Wikipedia community[47]; Internet studies[8], an academic discipline[48]; and cultural studies[9], an academic major[49]. He was employed by University of Illinois Chicago[10].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Wikipedia and the Representation of Reality[13], a version, edition or translation[50]; Disrupting Academic Publishing: Questions of Access in a Digital Environment[14]; Fast “Truths” and Slow Knowledge; Oracular Answers and Wikipedia’s Epistemology[15]; The (not so) secret governors of the internet: Morality policing and platform politics[16]; From Opportunities to Outcomes: The Wikipedia-Based Writing Assignment[17]; and Student Learning Outcomes with Wikipedia-Based Assignments[18].

Why It Matters

Zachary McDowell ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[3] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

FAQs

What did Zachary McDowell do for work?

Zachary McDowell worked as researcher[2].

Where did Zachary McDowell go to school?

Zachary McDowell was educated at University of Massachusetts Amherst[11] and Arizona State University at the West campus[12].

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  12. [10] . comm.uic.edu. comm.uic.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  10. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  12. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  18. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  23. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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