Re: [sentinix-list] Free Educational Material project

Hi Michel, maybe an extension to the MIT OpenCourseWare site: http://ocw.mit.edu/index.html

http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/all-courses.htm#Electrical%20Engineering%20and%20Computer%20Science

Bruce

>>> [email protected] 01/26/04 12:20AM >>>
Hi!

An idea I've had on my mind for a few days... just have to get it out there...

When anyone is going to teach (teachers especially, but also techies) in front 
of a class, they are probably going to need (or would want) textbooks or 
instructions for this purpose.  I have recently found many companies 
producing such material for, although specialist material (specific software 
and/or "homegrown" solutions), but it's all "closed source" (the textbooks 
that is).  The books and materials can only be obtained after signing papers, 
papers that usually cost far too much.

My idea is to start a Free Educational Material project where the material 
shall be no less professional than, for instance, SUN's Solaris eductional 
material.  Basically, a professional should be able to pick a book from this 
project and with minimum preparations teach a whole class (and, most 
importantly, get them to learn).  I'm not only interested in specialist 
material, but everything from basic-basic to hyper-advanced.

The aim of the project would be to create decent:
	1) Educational material for free software (in general, e.g. "GNU/Linux 
basics", "OpenOffice", "programming OpenSSL applications", etc.).
	2) Educational material for hardware and technology (computer hardware, 
switches, routers, IP traffic, X.25, etc.).
	3) Tests to go with all material.
	4) Grades to go with the test results.
	5) Free software replacement for the ECDL (European Computer Driving 
Licence).

All books and material shall be published under the FSF Free Documentation 
License.  The material shall only teach about free software (open source) or 
open (non-proprietary) standards.

If anyone know of an already existing project like this, let me know!
If anyone is interested in joining such a project -- also -- let me know!

My ambition is to get a few people together and set up guidelines for the 
project (everything from who does what, to what will be documented, to which 
document/image formats and collaboration system to use, etc.).

Perhaps such a project could get help from UNESCO, who knows...

	Michel

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