David Gerard wrote:
2008/9/8 joseph seddon life_is_bitter_sweet@hotmail.co.uk:
I think that its not just one for people in poor countries. I think stable versions of the encyclopedia could be used in many schools within the UK. Versions could even be tailor made for various curriculum.
It's based on the English National Curriculum, so certainly. The point is, SOS Children put this together as an encyclopedia specifically for their *own* schools in poor countries. They're not just doing something they think might somewhat fit the idea, they're actually using it as a real encyclopedia.
I am on the advisory board of a newly funded BECTA project (called the Schools Open Source Project) that would probably be able to make real use of this. The committee sits next on Oct 9th.
I'm also connected (in a lose way) to Schoolforge UK who may also be interested.
I'm also the service manager for a national advisory service with respect to open source software in HE and FE (not open content, but there are overlaps). It's unlikley that HE will be interested in this, but I imagine some FE colleges would.
I can't, personally, commit resources to the development of this. However, I will gladly act as an evangelist for such a worthy project.
Ross