Seems like a worthwhile idea. Who, if anyone, has taught courses about
Wikipedia in the past?
I am, in fact, developing one myself, I am currently working on a draft
for Prezi lectures about Wikipedia (they are licensed under CC-BY-SA,
and I'd be happy to share them with you if you'd be interested).
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On 2/12/2013 4:18 AM, Sage Ross wrote:
> Hey folks! I just put up an Individual Engagement Grant proposal for
> an idea I've been kicking around for a while now: getting a course
> about Wikipedia onto one of the big 'massive open online course'
> systems that have been so successful lately (Coursera, Udacity, edX).
> Coursera classes typically have tens of thousands of students, so
> there's huge potential for recruiting new Wikipedians and bringing
> together a lot of the knowledge we've developed about teaching *about*
> Wikipedia.
>
> If you're interested, have a look at the proposal:
>
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Wikipedia_Massive_Open_Online_Cour...
>
> And if you have an interest in *leading* a MOOC, let's talk.
>
> Cheers,
> Sage Ross (in a volunteer capacity)
>
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