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* IEARN
* IEARN
* OER Commons
* [http://www.oercommons.org OER Commons]
* World Computer Exchange?
* World Computer Exchange?



Revision as of 23:58, 24 January 2007

There are networks at all levels, both creating and looking for materials.

Communities developing learning materials

  • Academics : ed schools, universities
  • Educators: teaching colleges, administrators
  • Teachers : Associations, unions, PTAs
  • Parents : PTAs (again), support groups, childcare networks
  • Out-of-school support: Unschooling, groups of children outside school (who can't afford it, working full-time, &c)
  • Pop: authors, radio personalities targeting parents w/kids

Organizations looking into learning materials

including curricula, spreading books and libraries and tools and computers