We'll definitely have an online backchannel. I'm trying to get a group working on an etherpad + irc. Currently posted a thought @ wikibooks and pointed to it from other book-writing communities (pls point your favorite communities to it :)
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wikibooks:Reading_room/Projects#Open_textbook_hacking_:_Siyavula.2C_Saylor_Foundation.2C_Boundless SJ On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 5:54 AM, Jean-Jacques . <[email protected]>wrote: > My field is philosophy of physics and if there is anyway I can participate > remotely, I would love to. Please advise. Cheers. > On Oct 15, 2012 5:29 PM, "Samuel Klein" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Interested in going to this? I'll be there for at least part of that >> weekend. >> >> From: Dora Gao <[email protected]> <[email protected]> >> >> My name is Dora and I work for an education technology company called >> Boundless in Boston. I am reaching out to you regarding a textbook >> hackathon Boundless is hosting in a few weeks. >> >> We're pulling together a group of Boston area physics teachers, grad >> students, researchers, and undergrads with TA experience to join us at >> Boundless for a hackathon weekend. Essentially, it's a way to meet and >> mingle with fellow physicists enthusiasts while creating a free, open >> physics textbook for students and teachers to use soon. To create the >> textbook the group will be pulling from free, openly-licensed educational >> sources online (we'll explain the whole process during a fun orientation >> night). Here's some more info about the hackathon: >> http://textbookhackathon.eventbrite.com/ >> >> I would love if you could share the event with your physics contacts! >> >> A little background on Boundless <http://www.boundless.com>: The >> company is based in Boston and has raised almost $10M in venture capital to >> date. We're is aiming to make education more affordable and accessible for >> students by curating the best open educational resources. We currently have >> free, open textbook alternatives for eight subjects, and physics is one >> we're planning to share with the community soon! >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "awesomeknowledge" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "awesomeknowledge" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266
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