I think we should INSIST that Wikieducator be set to support Chinese, and any other language that is requested - almost as soon as it is requested.
On Sun, Jun 22, 2008 at 3:00 AM, Steve Foerster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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 > > > -- -- Leigh Blackall +64(0)21736539 skype - leigh_blackall SL - Leroy Goalpost http://learnonline.wordpress.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
