To expand on Randy's point, WikiEducator doesn't actually do anything independently of those who contribute to it; it is simply the sum of its contributions. The strength of an open system like WE is that those who are concerned about maintaining cultural diversity in educational materials are free to make contributions that further those ideals. In other words, if those materials appear on WE (or another repository), then the issue really was important to people. And if not, well, then it really wasn't important. After all, actions speak louder than words.
That's not to say there aren't good examples. Educators in India could have used materials from MIT or the Open University or other Western materials, but they're creating their own eGyankosh repository instead <http://www.egyankosh.ac.in/>. Thus, when they talk about wanting their own materials, they clearly mean it. Another example would be the various curricula that the VUSSC project is building here on WE. It takes into account the unique economic situations that those in small island states face, things that would not be covered in currricula developed for those in large countries. http://wikieducator.org/VUSSC/Content -=Steve=- -- Stephen H. Foerster http://hiresteve.com http://wikieducator.org --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org To visit the discussion forum: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
