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	Wikiversity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Wikiversity's beta phase officially began on August 15th, 2006 with the English language Wikiversity.
		Wikiversity participants express their learning goals and the Wikiversity community collaborates to develop learning activities and projects to accommodate those goals.
		Wikiversity could act as a repository of research carried out by the Wikimedia Research Network or others who are involved in wiki-based research.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wikiversity (492 words)

	Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2006-08-07/Wikiversity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Wikiversity was approved by 69.8% of voters in November 2005, reaching the two-thirds majority required to submit the proposal to the Wikimedia board.
		Wikiversity would contain materials useful for learning that do not fit into Wikibooks' specific area (textbooks).
		Very little information is yet known about how Wikiversity will be launched, and exactly when the launch would occur, but many of the details are being worked on the meta-wiki.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2006-08-07/Wikiversity (291 words)

	Wikiversity - Meta
		Wikiversity is a beta project of the Wikimedia Foundation, located at http://en.wikiversity.org/.
		Wikiversity could become much more than "yet another university" - it has the potential for rethinking the mode of education itself, or, at least, for furthering the model of collaborative education that is taking hold of the progressive educative community.
		Fundamentally though, the scope of a Wikiversity course, whether it is purely research-led or about practical training, or what the age group and/or level of the course should be, should be up to the course teacher/facilitator, and be allowed to grow naturally according to its own need.
	meta.wikimedia.org /wiki/Wikiversity (1177 words)

	Wikiversity:About - Wikibooks, collection of open-content textbooks
		Wikiversity is not a place for users to publish content unrelated to our main objective, which is to develop open-content learning processes which can be delivered or prepared for via self study over the public internet.
		Wikiversity is not a vehicle for advertising and self-promotion.
		Wikiversity might not be the place to publish primary research, such as proposing new theories and solutions, original ideas (other than ideas for online wiki learning), defining new terms, coining words, etc - although some research may be conducted as part of a course like sociology, for example.
	en.wikibooks.org /wiki/Wikiversity:About (1981 words)

	Wikiversity:Reports/En - Wikiversity
		The Wikiversity project proposal was approved by the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees and announced at Wikimania 2006.
		Wikiversity had previously been under development at Wikibooks.
		Due to the huge amount of Wikiversity pages in the Spanish domain of Wikibooks, it is not very encouraging to bring all that to v:Beta if soon afterwards we have to move it again to v:es: It doesn´t really make much sense.
	beta.wikiversity.org /wiki/Wikiversity:Reports/En (640 words)

	Wikiversity - time to vote - FLOSSE Posse
		Wikiversity should also aim to have academic activities of which 95% are good enough for 95% of people.
		Wikiversity should be an institution that is doing research and involving younger generation to this process.
		Naturally, in the Wikiversity there should be a huge language school that is giving language course for students who do not have the required language skills but are still interested in to study there.
	flosse.dicole.org /?item=wikiversity-time-to-vote (1565 words)

	Wikiversity - Meta Collab (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		During the time that Wikiversity was being removed from the Wikibooks project, there was some discussion of the pros and cons of having Wikiversity as a Wikimedia project.
		The discussion of Wikiversity that was given in the sections above was written in October 2005 in the middle of the vote that was held on the original Wikiversity project proposal.
		Wikiversity should be a grand adventure of discovery for its participants as they discover just what can be done with free information and the wiki interface.
	collaboration.wikicities.com /wiki/Wikiversity (3562 words)

	Moving Wikiversity forward - Meta
		Wikiversity can provide space and facilities for journalistic research and a systematic analysis of biases in the sources that Wikinews reporters make use of.
		As Wikiversity becomes established and matures beyond its initial dependencies on other Wikimedia projects, there are a number of services and projects that Wikiversity could come to manage.
		Discussions of Wikiversity proposal modifications requested by the Board, see: modifications to the Wikiversity proposal for a central place to discuss modifications that will satisfy the Board.
	meta.wikimedia.org /wiki/Moving_Wikiversity_forward (2152 words)

	Wikiversity - Education (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		A description of the history of Wikiversity can be found at the collaboration wikicity.
		The results of the recent Wikimedia community vote on Wikiversity was on the agenda for the November meeting of the Wikimedia Board of Trustees, at which some modifications to the Wikiversity proposal were requested.
		Ideas for this approach can be found at the discussion of how to move Wikiversity forward (and its talk page).
	education.wikia.com /wiki/Wikiversity (456 words)

	Wikiversity - Wikibooks, collection of open-content textbooks
		Please note that Wikiversity is now being operated at http://en.wikiversity.org/ and you should do all new content development on that website instead of working here on Wikibooks.
		The mission of Wikiversity is to empower people to achieve their educational goals using resources produced by the free culture movement.
		Since Wikibooks does not want to host Wikiversity, the Wikiversity Core Courses are being developed at the education wikicity.
	en.wikibooks.org /wiki/Wikiversity (963 words)

	Andy Roberts' Blog (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		I noted with interest when the Wikiversity project started up last year some time, wondering how quickly it would develop, and if the emphasis entirely on content rather than process (roughly an opposite position to that taken by Ultraversity) would prove problematic.
		Whether or not Wikiversity will be started in your language will be determined separately if this vote succeeds and if the board approves the project.
		Existing Wikiversity projects in languages other than English and German will continue on Wikibooks as a temporary home, and development can continue there until after this beta period is over.
	blog.ultralab.net /~blogger/andy (1249 words)

	Wikiversity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Wikiversity project beta-testing started in August 2006 with the English language Wikiversity.
		New Wikiversity portals in other languages can be requested.
		The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees requested that some modifications to the Wikiversity proposal be made before the project starts.
	www.knowledgehunter.info /wiki/Wikiversity (186 words)

	TeacherSource \| learning.now . Will Wikimaniacs Change Education -Or Are They Just Maniacs? \| PBS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The first project, Wikiversity, is just what it sounds like - a wiki-based learning environment where students from around the world will be able to enroll in free courses that utilize free curricula.
		They expect to launch a six-month testbed for the project within the next month, but you can already take a look at the Wikiversity workspace to get a sense of where the project is headed.
		So far, the wikimaniacs involved in the site (wikifessors, perhaps?) have laid the groundwork for more than two dozen virtual schools, including a school of chemistry, a school of philosophy, a school of journalism, even an interdisciplinary school of practical human life, which in itself covers everything from waste management to plumbing to nutrition.
	www.pbs.org /teachersource/learning.now/2006/08/will_wikimaniacs_change_educat.html (1435 words)

	Talk:Main Page - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		I came in to say the same thing, wikiversity link is broken, but worked fine last night.
		Wikiversity is a MediaWiki project that made the horrible mistake of adding rounded corners to the monobook skin.
		I raised the issue at the English Wikiversity's Colloquium page.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Talk:Main_Page (9938 words)

	Kirk's Weblog
		It is not clear exactly how extensive Wikiversity would be.
		Lawler, who is a leading proponent of Wikiversity, says he wants the project to focus on original research.
		The website says the proposed enterprise "could become much more than 'yet another university' - it has the potential for rethinking the mode of education itself or, at least, for furthering the model of collaborative education".
	blogs.sun.com /Kirk/entry/proposal_to_create_the_wikiversity (274 words)

	Wikimedia Quarto/2/En-4 - Wikimedia Foundation
		Especially active at the moment are the School of Computing Science (Escuela de Ingeniería Informática), with 7 members, 8 departments and 1 university course outlined; the Physics Department and the Chemistry Department have also very active members and the Department of Linguistics have a recently created Area of Synology.
		One of the topics being discussed is if we should propose to Wikimedia community that the Wikiversity should be an independent project from Wikibooks, with or without another domain name (for example.wikiversity.org).
		Actually, eventhough Wikiversity may/should use Wikibooks to create didactic material, different departments may be involved in other Wikimedia projects.
	wikimediafoundation.org /wiki/Wikimedia_Quarto/2/En-4 (2611 words)

	The Online Universities Weblog: Welcome To...Wikiversity? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Wikiversity is an open-source, free ' university' geared towards students.
		Although Wikiversity cannot yet offer accreditation for courses, they are considering working towards it.
		Wiki Books offers more information:The main goal of Wikiversity is not just to impart knowledge but to facilitate learning.
	www.onlineuniversities-weblog.com /50226711/welcome_towikiversity.php (743 words)

	[Foundation-l] Wikiversity Re-launch
		Due to a major misunderstanding about the whole issue about the role of Wikiversity on Wikibooks, I am doing a "Re-launch" of Wikiversity as an ordinary new Wikimedia "sister project".
		I already added Wikiversity to the new project proposal page: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Proposals_for_new_projects#Wikiversity I think that the initial scope of Wikiversity can and should be toned down to something realistic that can be accomplished with the current set of tools available with MediaWiki software.
		What the fate of Wikiversity ought to be if it fails to become a Wikimedia sister project is up to further discussion, but I don't think it ought to stay on Wikibooks.
	mail.wikimedia.org /pipermail/foundation-l/2005-August/003857.html (593 words)

	Diary for mirwin
		I guess due to funding limitations they are reducing bandwidth requirement and total ascii reading volume sufficient to meet their mandated coordination with citizens or sovereigns at large on an individual basis.
		I sure hope something like this or some of the emerging globus grid components and/or utilities turn out to be useful at distributing workload in case the Board decides a free online university is too challenging in terms of explosive demand growth upon the overstrained Wikimedia Foundation's server farm.
		It would be cool if it turned out a properly implemented Wikiversity Grid could scale with each new serious participant's loan of a few meg and gig via a screensaver until they needed.
	www.advogato.org /person/mirwin/diary.html?start=210 (5399 words)

	Resolution Wikiversity - Wikimedia Foundation
		It is resolved that the board confirms the recommandation of the SPC as below, with regards to the creation of Wikiversity.
		The SPC recommend the creation of a beta Wikiversity project, to be hosted at the domain wikiversity.org, as per its scope, starting in August.
		The project will be dedicated to collecting free multilingual educational resources, and to supporting communities using those resources to teach and learn together.
	wikimediafoundation.org /wiki/Resolution_Wikiversity (227 words)

	Online learning & collaboration
		The wikipedia community is starting a new project: Wikiversity, an online university, challenging some of the concepts of the real universities.
		Although WIki technology is powerfull, it is not sufficient for the idea of a Wikiversity.
		I believe Moodle would be the perfect candidate to run the Wikiversity.
	www.learn2grow.org (999 words)

	Print: The Chronicle: Daily news: 12/16/2005 -- 01
		On a Wikiversity Web site, Cormac Lawler, a doctoral candidate in education at the University of Manchester, in England, says the mission of Wikiversity is to use the open-source model -- based on software that anyone is free to modify -- to develop learning materials, teach, conduct research, and publish.
		The Wikiversity Web site says the proposed enterprise "could become much more than 'yet another university' -- it has the potential for rethinking the mode of education itself, or, at least, for furthering the model of collaborative education."
		It decided that Wikiversity would not be a host for online courses or promote itself as a degree-granting institution.
	chronicle.com /cgi2-bin/printable.cgi?article=http://chronicle.com/free/2005/12/2005121601t.htm (510 words)

	Wikibooks, Wikiversity and Wikijunior - Serendipity 35
		Wikiversity is another offshoot of Wikibooks, though it ultimately may be to large to be considered a "subproject" of Wikibooks.
		People are building online courses as a form of co-operative and interactive exchange of knowledge.
		Wikiversity currently has portals in 17 different languages.
	devel2.njit.edu /serendipity/index.php?/archives/52-Wikibooks,-Wikiversity-and-Wikijunior.html (359 words)

	The Business Innovation Insider: The Wikiversity: the latest disruption in online learning
		The Wikiversity project is still in the formative stages, but the ultimate goal of the Wikiversity is to become a trusted online resource chock-full of free online courses in almost every discipline imaginable, including business:
		"The Wikiversity's School of Business is the online community's center of business education that is committed to teach and educate the online community in all matters related to business.
		Right now, there are just empty pages and stubs for most of the courses and departments in the Wikiversity, but it's easy to see how this initiative could really disrupt the world of online education.
	www.theinnovationinsider.com /2006/02/the_wikiversity_and_disruption.php (349 words)

	OUseful Info: Wikiversity and OCI/OpenLearn
		For a long time there has been an informal Wikiversity project Wikibooks, but this week a full blown Wikiversity project has been announced via a presentation at the Wikimania conference (reviewed here):
		Wikiversity - center for creation and use of free learning materials and activities (learning objects, books, lectures, etc.).
		Would a quiet release of a fraction of the content intended for OCI into the Wikiversity be an interesting thing to try out, to see how the content is engaged with in the Wikimedia environment?
	blogs.open.ac.uk /Maths/ajh59/007307.html (186 words)

	gmane.org.wikimedia.wikiversity.german
		Angela, Jimbo, Daniel Mayer and I agree that the name Wikiversity is problematic in that it ties the project very strongly to the idea of traditional universities.
		Bei Interesse können wir heute Abend auch gerne gemeinsam zum Thema Wikiversity chatten.
		(Dies gilt auch für Eriks Tagung.) Ich hoffe in den übrigen Vorträgen Anregungen zum Aufbau der deutschsprachigen Wikiversity zu bekommen und werde ggf.
	blog.gmane.org /gmane.org.wikimedia.wikiversity.german (611 words)

	Project info for Wikiversity
		Wikiversity's goal is to create and serve high quality free learning materials and online learning processes to the internet accessible world.
		It currently uses open source wikimedia software (GPL license, mostly PHP source @ sourceforge) on Wikimedia Foundation servers as its primary communications capability between ad hoc and pickup teams of learners and mentors.
		English Language Wikiversity Portal German Language Wikiversity Portal Other languages are available at the Main Page and specific languages can be requested with registered interest of ten participants.
	www.advogato.org /proj/Wikiversity (98 words)

	OpinionJournal - TASTE COMMENTARY
		True to the open-source movement, the Wikiversity is a never-ending, user-generated online compendium of syllabi, primary sources and even courses taught by volunteer faculty.
		The Wikiversity will sound familiar to anyone who remembers the "open university" movement of the 1960s, which emphasized open admissions and distance learning, just as the Wikiversity does.
		Founded in 1976, Phoenix bills itself as "the largest private university in the United States." Phoenix, which is for-profit, has dozens of campuses, but the majority of its 315,000 students learn by computer.
	www.opinionjournal.com /forms/printThis.html?id=110007986 (1180 words)

	Tech, Knowledge, and Community: Wikiversity
		In the fulfillment of its mission, other tasks and goals may be initiated and developed by participants to support learning and the creation of new content.
		Come discuss how to improve Wikiversity at our current mailing list[4].
		There are definitely some ideas here that I can see for eXtension.
	www.extension.iastate.edu /mt/dcoates/archives/001837.html (244 words)

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