[Foundation-l] Wikiversity

Tue Aug 15 06:23:00 UTC 2006

Sebastian Moleski wrote:

>Hello,
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>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
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Well,

We should create a project page somewhere and setup a cirricullum and 
get a major accrediting orgnization to review and approve it. We should 
not be
giving out diplomas -- but we should get in the door on creating 
textbooks. I know one major university I can convince at the Board of 
Regents Level to endorse it and its not a "University of Phoneix" deal. 
It's a group that's been around since 1888.

Jeff

>On 8/15/06, Jeffrey V. Merkey <jmerkey at wolfmountaingroup.com> wrote:
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>>Jeffrey V. Merkey wrote:
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>>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
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>>>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
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>>>James Hare wrote:
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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
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>>applying
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>>>>>>for accredidation of the whole project and going after real funding?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Jeff
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>>>>>What a frightening idea!  A helpful rule might be, "Wikiversity is not
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>>>>>diploma mill."
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>>>>>Ec
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