We should have more professors like Rafael. He not only jumped into the Wikipedia Education Program in Brazil, as he support open knowledge broadly and is aware of what he is doing. That is the kind of professor we should involve and form a strong global network of them to open up knowledge everywhere!
Tom On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 12:33 PM, LiAnna Davis <[email protected]> wrote: > Just posted: > http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/05/08/rafael-pezzi-profile/ > > > I love this quote from him: > “Wikipedia makes it explicit how knowledge is built: a never-ending > dynamic process with conflicting opinions in a lively discussion. Although > this process is fundamental, it is ignored in the standard textbook-based > class where knowledge is just given, considered as an absolute truth.” > > > -- > LiAnna Davis > Wikipedia Education Program Communications Manager > Wikimedia Foundation > http://education.wikimedia.org > (415) 839-6885 x6649 > [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > Education mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education > > -- Everton Zanella Alvarenga (also Tom) "A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing."
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