I was under the impression that wikibooks would also
include textbooks for
k-12. Normally, k-3 don't have traditional texts because many are still
learning to read. Later, they read to learn. So much of the "textbook" is
really worksheets, pictures, and planned lectures and activities. Actually,
a better word to use for k-3 is curriculum, not textbooks. But I've read we
are not supposed to do curriculum.
Soooo, I'm not sure what wikibooks really is. Here is where I got my info:
http://www.lessig.org/blog/archives/003069.shtml
Although dated 8/05, it seems Mr. Wales had a definite vision:
"The second thing that will be free is a complete curriculum (in all
languages) from Kindergarten through the University level. There are several
projects underway to make this a reality, including our own Wikibooks
project, but of course this is a much bigger job than the encyclopedia, and
it will take much longer."
Curriculum, by definition, is a package. It can include textbooks but
certain goes beyond that to worksheets, teacher planning, activities, etc.
I would love to redo the SRA Direct Instruction curriculum in wikibooks so
that parents AND teachers have an option for scientificially based
curriculum. But according to new definitions, I'm not sure wikibooks is an
appropriate place. Under the old definition from the website listed above,
it is.
-Kathy
Hmmm
This looks like one of the 10 points of his presentation last year at
Wikimania (10 things to become free). I am not sure it is a blog
afterwards, or actually the transcript of his presentation.
You should be able to find a video of it somewhere on the wikimania 2006
site (or somewhere else...)
This said, wikibooks was created long before than presentation. I
certainly do not think a presentation done in 2006 define the goal of a
project created 2 years earlier roughly.
Ant