[Foundation-l] Re: What is de.wikiversity.org?

[Anthere]

Thanks Kurt, for this mail.

I think this is typically what should be described and explained on the 
appropriate wiki page, so that everyone knows and understand what 
Wikiversity is planned to be. Ideally, a bit of translation of the core 
of the project would be nice as well I think.

Ant

Kurt Jansson a écrit:
> It seems this mail didn't make it to the list. Sorry if it's a repost.
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> 
> Erik Moeller schrieb:
> 
>  > The most important question seems to me whether Wikiversity will just 
> be a repository of learning materials, or a true online university that 
> includes
>  > - a graduation process
>  > - original research
>  > - a publication and peer review process for scientific papers, 
> theses, etc.
> 
> It'll be more than a repository. I think what most people agree on is 
> that it should be a platform for e-learning, where courses are developed 
> by teachers and students together (I'm not sure it makes sense to even 
> draw this distinction here) and where people can communicate and help 
> each other with learning.
> 
> In the long run it might make sense to also integrate ideas from
> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikiresearch
> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Scholarly_Journals
> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiAbstracts
> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiReviews
> and other pages, but I think the community should decide about this in 
> the future. Most of these ideas are quite abigious, not enough discussed 
> in the community, and none of them is needed to start working on an 
> e-learning plattform.
> 
> Kurt