[Foundation-l] Wikiversity

[Jeffrey V. Merkey]

Let's do it. I've already setup a Foundation and Endowment with a major 
university doing the Cherokee textbooks. Let's roll this in as well. It will
take me a week or so to get everything setup -- Brad already has the 
paperwork on it (except they mispelled my name). I will be teaching
Computer Science next year at this new school, and this will roll in nicely.

Jeff

James Hare wrote:

>I'm very excited about the project -- I can't wait until it's set up!
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>On 8/15/06, Jeffrey V. Merkey <jmerkey at wolfmountaingroup.com> wrote:
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>>Well,
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>>The knowledge is free, but paper and book binding costs money, so we
>>should be able to undercut these book peddlers by 45%. I think that
>>would be compelling and still keep the electronic versions FREE.
>>
>>Jeff
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>>James Hare wrote:
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>>>(facetiousism warning)
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>>>Jimbo can teach options trading!
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>>>On 8/15/06, Sebastian Moleski <sebmol at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>>Hello,
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>>>>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
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>>people
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>>>>who don't usually have access to that. That being said, how can I find
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>>out
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>>>>more about the project and what I can do to help.
>>>>
>>>>Sebastian
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>>>>On 8/15/06, Jeffrey V. Merkey <jmerkey at wolfmountaingroup.com> wrote:
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>>>>>Jeffrey V. Merkey wrote:
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>>>>>I am already doing this with Cherokee and Uto-Aztecan textbooks. Why
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>>not
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>>>>>the rest of the specialized languages and even
>>>>>english for that matter?
>>>>>
>>>>>Jeff
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>>>>>>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
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>>>>a
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>>>>>>business around the Foundation Wikiversity Programs? I might be able
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>>to
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>>>>>>swing this one. I'll work on it next week and let everyone know what I
>>>>>>find out.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Jeff
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>>>>>>James Hare wrote:
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>>>>>>>Will Wikiversity even give out diplomas? Or will it be like
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>>>>Wikipedia's
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>>>>>>>"we're-good-for-learning-stuff-but-don't-use-us-for-school"?
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>>>>>>>On 8/15/06, Ray Saintonge <saintonge at telus.net> wrote:
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>>>>>>>>Jeff V. Merkey wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>Has anyone considered the possibility of actually instrumenting an
>>>>>>>>>online course of instruction (beyond creating the content) and
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>>>>>applying
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>>>>>>>>>for accredidation of the whole project and going after real
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>>funding?
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>>>>>>>>>Jeff
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>>>>>>>>What a frightening idea!  A helpful rule might be, "Wikiversity is
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>>>>not
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>>>>>a
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>>>>>>>>diploma mill."
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>>>>>>>>Ec
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