[Foundation-l] Re: Wikiversity

[Delirium]

Erik Moeller wrote:

> This is exactly the problem with the name "Wikiversity", it limits our 
> thinking to what is there, when we are trying to create something 
> fundamentally new. This is why I refuse to even use this name when 
> discussing the project. I am not talking about a "wiki-university" here.
>
> In fact, what I would like to do is to really get to the bottom of 
> these questions: What makes a good researcher? What makes a good 
> teacher? How can we improve and assess people's ability to teach, or 
> to research? How can we directly apply the latest results from 
> didactical and pedagogical research to the teaching processes? How can 
> we have meaningful feedback processes from learners to teachers to 
> researches, and the other way? 

I'd add one more: To what extent are wikis well suited to any of these 
endeavors?

-Mark