Edward, You are giving form into ways of putting this idea into practice. It may take a bit of time, but some agency or district will do it as reasonably priced and good computers take form. We have the spread of cell phones which didn't exist a short while ago, and smart phones, so the time and circumstances will shortly come to make your description a reality. Thanks for your comment. Gene
On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 4:32 PM, Edward Cherlin <[email protected]> wrote: > The salient fact today is that netbook computers cost less than > printed textbooks. As soon as we get a sufficient set of texts for all > courses in all grades (possibly one each for Texas and one for the > rest of us), we can get school systems and teachers colleges to switch > over at a moderate rate of speed. (This is politics, after all, not > simple economics.) > > My question is who wants to fund the transition? A hundred e-learning > packages, costing perhaps $50,000-$200,000 each to start, would put us > ahead of where we are today, and let us do the research to determine > what can be taught better and at an earlier age once computers are > ubiquitous. I intend to get answers to that question, and to seek > contracts. > > On Sun, Aug 1, 2010 at 16:54, Paul Seiler <[email protected]> > wrote: > > A friend has just sent me a link to an interesting article on Curriki. > > While there are a range of CC licenses used there is a large number of > > resources suitable for K12. > > > > http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/01/technology/01ping.html?hpw > > > > Paul. > > > > On Jul 31, 11:16 am, gene aronin <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thus was a useful response because it inspired others to act. I like the > >> response of the Utah legislature because it gives us from other states > ideas > >> to pursue. > >> Others can also replicate this response. > >> Gene > >> > >> On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 8:39 PM, Paul Seiler < > [email protected]>wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >> > I want to learn a little more about other government funded/supported/ > >> > endorsed, school-sector work in the OER space. The New Zealand > >> > Ministry of Education has been supporting WE in small ways over the > >> > last year and this activity is now being looked at by the wider > >> > Ministry. Policy staff want to know of others jurisdictions involved > >> > in similar work. Any assistance appreciated. > >> > >> > Paul. > >> > >> > -- > >> > 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] > >> > >> -- > >> With Best Wishes for an Even Better Day > >> > >> Gene-loeb > >> Gene-loeb Aronin, Ph.D. > > > > -- > > 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] > > > > -- > Edward Mokurai (默雷/धर्ममेघशब्दगर्ज/دھرممیگھشبدگر ج) Cherlin > Silent Thunder is my name, and Children are my nation. > The Cosmos is my dwelling place, the Truth my destination. > http://www.earthtreasury.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] > -- With Best Wishes for an Even Better Day Gene-loeb Gene-loeb Aronin, Ph.D. -- 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]
