Open Content Education (was Quiz robot)

[thi <ttn@mingle.glug.org>]

Bruno Vernier writes:

 > Close.  We are looking for a way to certify that a student has
 > mastered a topic.  If everyone knows (through an open database) what
 > the criteria and actual assessment items are for mastering a topic,
 > then anyone can PGP certify that such and such student has mastered a
 > particular topic (Scout/Guide style).  Each teacher or school can
 > determine who they trust and only accept PGP certificates from their
 > list of trusted people (and that can be as conservative as allowing
 > only the math teacher of the school to certify math mastery via a
 > closely monitored random sample quiz).

seems like the topics for mastery are passing out of the merely
informational and to the procedural.  it is easy to master any
informational topic by grepping the Net.  it is harder to master a
procedural topic (aka skill) because you have to actually do stuff.

thi