David Gerard wrote:
2008/9/8 joseph seddon
<life_is_bitter_sweet(a)hotmail.co.uk>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