[WikiEN-l] Fwd: [Wikimediaau-l] Letter to the NSW Board of Studies

[David Gerard]

Wikipedia used in schools!


- d.



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From: Confusing Manifestation <confusingmanifestation at gmail.com>
Date: 2008/5/15
Subject: [Wikimediaau-l] Letter to the NSW Board of Studies
To: Wikimedia-au <wikimediaau-l at lists.wikimedia.org>


Hi everyone,

 The NSW Board of Studies has included Wikipedia as a text in an
 elective of its 2009-2012 HSC English Syllabus (see
 http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/syllabus_hsc/english/prescriptions-support-materials.php).
 This is obviously a great opportunity for us, and given that I think
 they're going to release some more support documents in June or July,
 it would be good to get in contact with them before then, whether
 we've sorted out our incorporation blues or not (although preferably
 so). As such, I've drafted a letter to them, currently at
 http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:ConMan/NSW_BoS_Letter for your
 perusal and comment. Once it's presentable, I'll have a little chat
 with the interim committee about timing so we can hopefully get it
 sent off at around the same time that we have an organisation behind
 it.

 With a little luck, this will be the beginning of a beautiful
 friendship, and a model for cooperation with other state, territory
 and federal education departments.

 Cheers,

 Chris

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