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== Description ==
WikiEducator is a community resource supported by the [http://www.col.org Commonwealth of Learning]) for the development of free educational content. Visit the [[Wikieducator]] page for more information.



== Description ==
'''Links'''
'''Links'''
:* http://wikieducator.org - main site
:* http://wikieducator.org/Content - list of materials and subjects
:* http://www.wikieducator.org/Initiatives - projects that are producing or may later produce more content


'''Languages'''
'''Languages'''
:* English
:* Spanish
:* French


'''Size'''
'''Size'''
:* Unknown. Can someone find this? Maybe 100 polished curricula?


== Formats ==
== Formats ==
* Formats materials are currently in
* Formats materials are currently in
:* Pages on a mediawiki wiki.
* Scripting (any scripting needed to convert it from current packaging)
* Scripting (any scripting needed to convert it from current packaging)




==Curator Info==
==Curator Info==
'''Group: '''
'''Group: ''' [[Wikieducator]]


'''Group coordinator: '''
'''Group coordinator: '''
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==Assessment==
==Assessment==
'''Scope''' (subjects, ages, other)
'''Scope''' (subjects, ages, other)
:* All subjects, all ages. Their [http://wikieducator.org/Content Content page] lists no primary curricula and 3 secondary curricula, with a somewhat larger base of tertiary, technical/vocational, and professional training materials. Projects are in active development and will continue to be added.


'''Completeness''' (comprehensiveness for given topic and audience)
'''Completeness''' (comprehensiveness for given topic and audience)
:* Spotty but growing.


'''Multilingualism''' (specifically es, pt, en, ar)
'''Multilingualism''' (specifically es, pt, en, ar)
:* Main wiki in English. Also in [http://es.wikieducator.org/Portada es], [http://fr.wikieducator.org/Accueil fr].
:* They appear to be planning versions in [http://pt.wikieducator.org/P%C3%A1gina_principal pt], [http://ta.wikieducator.org/ ta], and [http://hi.wikieducator.org/ hi].


'''Quality''' (incl. suitability for audience)
'''Quality''' (incl. suitability for audience)
:* Good. Not always entirely polished, but content has generally been contributed by knowledgeable people who want to complete a good work. May need some polishing before it is ready for a spotlight, but there is enough there to work with.


'''Freeness''' (license and format)
'''Freeness''' (license and format)
:* All content on the wiki is under a Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 3.0 license. There is currently a debate on the Wikieducator mailing list on whether to allow embedding of third-party media because of possible copyright issues.





Latest revision as of 02:27, 12 July 2007

Description

WikiEducator is a community resource supported by the Commonwealth of Learning) for the development of free educational content. Visit the Wikieducator page for more information.

Links

Languages

  • English
  • Spanish
  • French

Size

  • Unknown. Can someone find this? Maybe 100 polished curricula?

Formats

  • Formats materials are currently in
  • Pages on a mediawiki wiki.
  • Scripting (any scripting needed to convert it from current packaging)


Curator Info

Group: Wikieducator

Group coordinator:

Curator(s):

Allottable size:


Assessment

Scope (subjects, ages, other)

  • All subjects, all ages. Their Content page lists no primary curricula and 3 secondary curricula, with a somewhat larger base of tertiary, technical/vocational, and professional training materials. Projects are in active development and will continue to be added.

Completeness (comprehensiveness for given topic and audience)

  • Spotty but growing.

Multilingualism (specifically es, pt, en, ar)

  • Main wiki in English. Also in es, fr.
  • They appear to be planning versions in pt, ta, and hi.

Quality (incl. suitability for audience)

  • Good. Not always entirely polished, but content has generally been contributed by knowledgeable people who want to complete a good work. May need some polishing before it is ready for a spotlight, but there is enough there to work with.

Freeness (license and format)

  • All content on the wiki is under a Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 3.0 license. There is currently a debate on the Wikieducator mailing list on whether to allow embedding of third-party media because of possible copyright issues.


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