[Foundation-l] Wikiversity

[James Hare]

I'm very excited about the project -- I can't wait until it's set up!

On 8/15/06, Jeffrey V. Merkey <jmerkey at wolfmountaingroup.com> wrote:
>
>
> Well,
>
> The knowledge is free, but paper and book binding costs money, so we
> should be able to undercut these book peddlers by 45%. I think that
> would be compelling and still keep the electronic versions FREE.
>
> Jeff
>
> James Hare wrote:
>
> >(facetiousism warning)
> >
> >Jimbo can teach options trading!
> >
> >On 8/15/06, Sebastian Moleski <sebmol at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Hello,
> >>
> >>I'm *very* interested in this new project. I think it's an outstanding
> >>idea
> >>because it might offer the benefit of a college-level education to
> people
> >>who don't usually have access to that. That being said, how can I find
> out
> >>more about the project and what I can do to help.
> >>
> >>Sebastian
> >>
> >>On 8/15/06, Jeffrey V. Merkey <jmerkey at wolfmountaingroup.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>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.
> >>>>
> >>>>Jeff
> >>>>
> >>>>James Hare wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>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"?
> >>>>>
> >>>>>On 8/15/06, Ray Saintonge <saintonge at telus.net> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>Jeff V. Merkey wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>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?
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>Jeff
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>What a frightening idea!  A helpful rule might be, "Wikiversity is
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>not
> >>
> >>
> >>>a
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>>>diploma mill."
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>Ec
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