Re: [school-discuss] project idea: open source text books

[Yishay Mor <yishaym@xxxxxxxxx>]

Depends on the pedagogical model behind it. If your model of learning is based on transmission of information, then no. If its based on exploring, questioning, posing and solving problems - then I think the difference is obvious.

And it gets even more interesting if you allow interactive content..

Yishay


On Friday, January 27, 2012, James Daley <jrdaley_home@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> quick question what is the difference between a text book anyother book like a manual or reference guide?
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> --- On Fri, 1/27/12, David Bucknell <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> From: David Bucknell <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [school-discuss] project idea: open source text books
> To: schoolforge-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Friday, January 27, 2012, 2:57 PM
>
> Dear Jeremy,
> Here's the missing article. 
>
> http://opensourceschools.org/sites/default/files/index.html
>
> Thanks for the great start you've made on a schoolforge.net project idea.
>
> Best wishes,
> David
>
>
> ----- Message from reed@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------
>     Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:19:59 -0600 (CST)
>     From: "Jeremy C. Reed" <reed@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: schoolforge-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [school-discuss] project idea: open source text books
>       To: schoolforge-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>> I propose the group advocates and works toward open source text books.
>>
>> These would be open content projects that result in free digital and
>> (optionally) very low-cost print textbooks and course work. This would
>> be a public endeavor using open collaborative methods. The text and its
>> related artwork and formatting and tools to create and re-generate will
>> be freely and publically accessible and redistributable.
>>
>> Some side goals could be to save money for schools and better allocate
>> tax payers money, such as increasing school teacher's salaries, and
>> maybe better learning experience due to further media capabilities.
>> (Another minor goal is so kids, like mine, don't have to carry around
>> 20+ pounds of textbooks :)
>>
>> Maybe some ideas at:
>>
>>  http://www.opencontent.org/
>>
>>  http://archives.seul.org/schoolforge/discuss/May-2002/msg00194.html
>>  (Hey David where is your document now?)
>>
>> 
>> http://www.jasonheppler.org/open-source-scholarship-and-why-history-should-be-open-source.html
>>
>>  http://teachinghistory.org/teaching-materials/ask-a-master-teacher/22276
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>>  http://levine.sscnet.ucla.edu/general/intellectual/open.htm
>>
>> I know we talked a little about it before around May 2002, but sadly
>> nothing came out of it from me. But it is time to do this again because
>> I recently listed to an interview about Steve Jobs and their textbook
>> plans.  Here are some related links:
>>
>> http://idealab.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/01/apples-textbook-partner-mcgraw-hill-reveals-ibooks-2-plans.php
>>
>> 350,000 downloads in 3 days
>> http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2140927/apple-s-textbook-initiative-350-downloads-days
>>
>> http://www.apple.com/education/ibooks-textbooks/
>>
>> They may be "reinventing the textbook" but I don't think they are open
>> source and may be, in fact, tied down to a proprietary platform.
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