[Foundation-l] Wikiversity

[Jeffrey V. Merkey]

Jeffrey V. Merkey wrote:

I am already doing this with Cherokee and Uto-Aztecan textbooks. Why not 
the rest of the specialized languages and even
english for that matter?

Jeff

>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 a 
>business around the Foundation Wikiversity Programs? I might be able to 
>swing this one. I'll work on it next week and let everyone know what I 
>find out.
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>Jeff
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>>Will Wikiversity even give out diplomas? Or will it be like Wikipedia's
>>"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 applying
>>>>for accredidation of the whole project and going after real funding?
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>>>>Jeff
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>>>What a frightening idea!  A helpful rule might be, "Wikiversity is not a
>>>diploma mill."
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>>>Ec
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