Re: [Textbook-l] getting to work

I have been playing around a bit on http://test.wikipedia.org building preliminary textbook structures and am noticing a tendency to build layers of links which organize the information down into bite-size modules. The style for this one, about organic chemistry, is not nearly as linear as the physics one that I had started earlier as a traditional text ... maybe it is because of the freedom allowed by hyperlinking. I am excited to see how all of this develops and facilitates non-linear learning. BTW I aggree that the modules will be much smaller than traditional textbook chapters. My plan for now is to refine each module down to one idea and send out any other ideas to thier own module unless an exceedingly short comment is all that is required, or one idea encompasses the relation between a couple of other linked modules. PS Is it just me or does it seem like people are using this space to rant on non related subjects ? Maybe I am subconsciously taking it personally or something ..