[Foundation-l] Wikiversity

[James Hare]

(facetiousism warning)

Jimbo can teach options trading!

On 8/15/06, Sebastian Moleski <sebmol at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I'm *very* interested in this new project. I think it's an outstanding
> idea
> because it might offer the benefit of a college-level education to people
> who don't usually have access to that. That being said, how can I find out
> more about the project and what I can do to help.
>
> Sebastian
>
> On 8/15/06, Jeffrey V. Merkey <jmerkey at wolfmountaingroup.com> wrote:
> >
> > Jeffrey V. Merkey wrote:
> >
> > I am already doing this with Cherokee and Uto-Aztecan textbooks. Why not
> > the rest of the specialized languages and even
> > english for that matter?
> >
> > Jeff
> >
> > >I went in and checked the prices of college textbooks at the BYU
> > >bookstore. The books cost almost as much as the tuition, church funded
> > >or not. UofU bookstore is the same. Why shouldn't we be able to create
> a
> > >business around the Foundation Wikiversity Programs? I might be able to
> > >swing this one. I'll work on it next week and let everyone know what I
> > >find out.
> > >
> > >Jeff
> > >
> > >James Hare wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >>Will Wikiversity even give out diplomas? Or will it be like
> Wikipedia's
> > >>"we're-good-for-learning-stuff-but-don't-use-us-for-school"?
> > >>
> > >>On 8/15/06, Ray Saintonge <saintonge at telus.net> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>Jeff V. Merkey wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>>Has anyone considered the possibility of actually instrumenting an
> > >>>>online course of instruction (beyond creating the content) and
> > applying
> > >>>>for accredidation of the whole project and going after real funding?
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Jeff
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>What a frightening idea!  A helpful rule might be, "Wikiversity is
> not
> > a
> > >>>diploma mill."
> > >>>
> > >>>Ec
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