On 6/13/06, Erik Moeller <eloquence(a)gmail.com> wrote:
The desire to provide a clear focus for Wikibooks on
textbooks --
we're discussing this on a mailing list called textbook-l -- is
entirely legitimate.
I'd like to add that one question opened up by this is how specialized
the project should be. Textbooks are useful as materials complementing
regular education in schools and universities, but they are of limited
value in distance learning (using eLearning software or not).
Similarly, there are many other educational resources, such as
audio-based education or interactive education, which are not
textbooks.
If we do end up creating Wikiversity, it would be somewhat awkward if
all educational resources but one (textbooks) were created there. I
think we should have one wiki dedicated to developing resources that
directly target an educational context, not multiple ones.
This, to me, indicates that this whole question needs much more
discussion at a higher level, rather than just some statements of
policy from the top.
Erik