On 6/13/06, Erik Moeller eloquence@gmail.com wrote:
The desire to provide a clear focus for Wikibooks on textbooks -- we're discussing this on a mailing list called textbook-l -- is entirely legitimate.
I'd like to add that one question opened up by this is how specialized the project should be. Textbooks are useful as materials complementing regular education in schools and universities, but they are of limited value in distance learning (using eLearning software or not). Similarly, there are many other educational resources, such as audio-based education or interactive education, which are not textbooks.
If we do end up creating Wikiversity, it would be somewhat awkward if all educational resources but one (textbooks) were created there. I think we should have one wiki dedicated to developing resources that directly target an educational context, not multiple ones.
This, to me, indicates that this whole question needs much more discussion at a higher level, rather than just some statements of policy from the top.
Erik