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Wikipedia Introduces Wikiversity
Published: Aug 5, 07
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The organizational engine that has driven Wikipedia to become one of the top sources of online information is being used to build a school and offer classes across the Internet and the venture is gaining momentum.

Coordinators of Wikiversity, one of the major projects of the Wikimedia Foundation Inc., said the project is picking up speed, and expect it to really get going within the next two or three years. Wikiversity is a free learning community, and aims to provide free educational materials and courses online. The most popular course currently on offer is on film making, said Cormac Lawler, a collaborative coordinator at Wikiversity. Lawler and Teemu Leinonen hosted a session on progress at Wikiversity on Saturday during Wikimania, a yearly meeting to bring the international Wikimedia community together to discuss new issues and opportunities. This year, Taipei is hosting the event. The Internet has long been associated with giving users opportunities to learn new skills for free. Type just about any subject into Google's search engine, including how to fix a car, play guitar, do needlework, or build a Web site, and then add the word 'tutorial' and up pop several Web sites offering guides on the subject. The purpose of Wikiversity is to take learning a step further, by not only providing information, but also trying out different educational theories. "It's an experiment to see what actually works," said Lawler. (news.yahoo)

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