[Foundation-l] Seeking clarification

[Andrew Whitworth]

On Jan 21, 2008 4:51 PM, Chad <innocentkiller at gmail.com> wrote:
> I was reading back through all of the Kaltura threads over the
> past few days, and I noticed something I hadn't noticed before.
> Discussion seems to have missed it, but it was mentioned
> that this 2-way partnership between the WMF and Kaltura was
> actually a 3-way partnership, with WikiEducator being tacked
> on there as well. I had never heard of them before, not even in
> passing.

At least one member of the WMF advisory board plays an important role
in WikiEducator. I thought there was more of a connection, but I am
having trouble finding evidence of that right now. WikiEducator is
supported by the Commonwealth of Nations.

> Since I had never heard of this group before, I was wondering
> if someone could tell me a bit more about it. It seems a lot
> like Wikiversity. Are we collaborating with them in other
> areas too?

WikiEducator is beta-testing the "wiki to print" extension that is
supposed to be installed in WMF servers sometime this year. Also, many
members at Wikiversity have the same concerns as you (are WikiEducator
and Wikiversity competitors?), although I won't speak about that issue
because I don't know enough about it. I do know that people at
Wikiversity have discussed this issue at length, so you may want to go
digging around there for more answers.

--Andrew Whitworth