i guess the model would probably planetmath people using the wikiversity site with local support; but of course there are enough qualified people on the wikiversity staff to help out with answering questions for calculus 1.
On 1 April 2010 18:51, Joe Corneli holtzermann17@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Geoffrey:
One of the issues with running a for credit class on Wikiversity is that the Wikimedia Board specifically doesn't want us (the participants) running certification/accredited classes under the Foundation's umbrella. This doesn't bar us from hosting them, (I'm designing one for a school right now), it just requires that a organization be willing to sponsor it.
Sounds like a fine arrangement to me. Wikimedia is making a sensible decision here.
We are also working on a sandbox server which might be able to host a CMS like Moodle to expand on the wiki software.
That's a good plan. This has basically been the sticking point that has prevented me from trying to initiate an intensive "PlanetMath teamup" in the past. As I see it, what PlanetMath has to offer is heavily conditioned by (and upon) the features of our software. We're trying to build a completely state-of-the-art online mathematics collaboration facility. That's hard work and quite technical! The 'open content' that PlanetMath produces is only part of the picture. Another key aspect of things (which we haven't exactly nailed yet, though we're working on it), is "workflow" -- what some people might call "Open Educational Practices".
I can't say one way or another what advantages or disadvantages Moodle has versus other "similar" platforms -- because I simply don't know. I know that The Open University uses Moodle for OpenLearn (http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/ - CC-by-sa-nc). Other things to think about are Elgg and (PlanetMath's own) Noosphere -- and maybe especially how not to be limited by the chosen platform(s).
Other projects have discussed collapsing into Wikimedia, but the community tends to be pretty reluctant about approving new projects. Wikiversity is the newest project, and was approved in 2006. It would probably be better to maintain a partnership, and perhaps have PlanetMath collapse into a new free university or something.
Let's keep putting options on the table. I'm sure there are people at Wikimedia who are interested in collaborating on shaping this space -- I want to make sure that PlanetMath is involved in those conversations whenever that would be appropriate or useful.
Joe
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