Re: [Foundation-l] Rethinking brands

I agree, but I sure wish Jimbo would then redefine what he meant because his
blog post (I believe it is his as he was filling in for Lessig) and/or
presentation is what lead me to wikibooks.org.  Just any old person saying
that wouldn't hold water with me but one of the founders?  If I was led to
the understanding, there might be others.

Again, Mr. Wales needs to intervene and either denounce what he said/wrote
or help us with the issue.

-kathy 

-----Original Message-----
From: Florence Devouard [mailto:Anthere9-/[email protected]] 
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 3:45 PM
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Subject: Re: [Textbook-l] [Foundation-l] Rethinking brands

KH wrote:
> I was under the impression that wikibooks would also include textbooks 
> for k-12.  Normally, k-3 don't have traditional texts because many are 
> still learning to read.  Later, they read to learn.  So much of the 
> "textbook" is really worksheets, pictures, and planned lectures and 
> activities.  Actually, a better word to use for k-3 is curriculum, not 
> textbooks. But I've read we are not supposed to do curriculum.
> 
> Soooo, I'm not sure what wikibooks really is.  Here is where I got my
info:
> 
> http://www.lessig.org/blog/archives/003069.shtml
> 
> Although dated 8/05, it seems Mr. Wales had a definite vision:
> 
> "The second thing that will be free is a complete curriculum (in all
> languages) from Kindergarten through the University level. There are 
> several projects underway to make this a reality, including our own 
> Wikibooks project, but of course this is a much bigger job than the 
> encyclopedia, and it will take much longer."
> 
> Curriculum, by definition, is a package.  It can include textbooks but 
> certain goes beyond that to worksheets, teacher planning, activities, etc.
> I would love to redo the SRA Direct Instruction curriculum in 
> wikibooks so that parents AND teachers have an option for 
> scientificially based curriculum.  But according to new definitions, 
> I'm not sure wikibooks is an appropriate place.  Under the old 
> definition from the website listed above, it is.
>  
> 
> -Kathy

Hmmm
This looks like one of the 10 points of his presentation last year at
Wikimania (10 things to become free). I am not sure it is a blog afterwards,
or actually the transcript of his presentation.
You should be able to find a video of it somewhere on the wikimania 2006
site (or somewhere else...)

This said, wikibooks was created long before than presentation. I certainly
do not think a presentation done in 2006 define the goal of a project
created 2 years earlier roughly.

Ant


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