Talk:Wikiversity

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This page is an older discussion of Wiki-based university-like projects under the currently adopted name Wikiversity. (See the current proposal and its talk page - and there is also: Talk:Wikiversity:About and Talk:Wikiversity at wikibooks)


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[edit] Archives

  • Original : Comments from the Wikimedia Proposala Page.
  • Old : previous, brief discussions of the project and its name.
  • Archive 2 : mainly from 2003/2004, but some later comments/suggestions
  • Archive 3 : May 2005- August 2006

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As this is now a project approved for beta-testing, we might as well start to work on a logo, no? —Nightstallion (?) 06:09, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

The logo discussion's now ongoing at Wikiversity/logo. —Nightstallion (?) 08:51, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Brief description of the project

In order to update the template wikimedia:Template:OurProjects of the Wikimedia Foundation website, a brief description of the Wikiversity project is required (such as "Free encyclopedia" for Wikipedia; see wikimedia:Template:OurProjects-en).

Here are several descriptions found on some Wikimedia projects:

What is the more appropriate (or "official") description? Thanks, Korg + + 03:20, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

Personally I prefer "An electronic institution of learning" which I picked up from http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikiversity. I'm currently working on a revised guided tour for new visitors to the Wikiversity. From my research there appear to be two schools of thought — focus on the learning materials or on the hand go for the whole picture including the teaching process. I've raised this issue in the Wikiversity Colloquium at http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Wikiversity:Colloquium#Defining_the_Wikiversity Morley 11 October 2006.

[edit] Wikimedia Foundation website template

Hello gawns, see Template:OurProjects2006, my proposal; it will be replaced with the current one. For version up, we need some new elements/variables. That is,

  • {{{WikiversityName}}} - Wikiversity in your language, e.g. it will be ウィキバーシティ in Japanese.
  • {{{WikiversityDescription}}} - you know what it is - better than me, for sure ;)

I propose you to have a translation request on TR/quick. For language versions they need to create a template as a whole, I offer them Translation requests/WMF/OurProjects2006 as workspace. Thanks! --Aphaia 11:20, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Long description of this project

I need for Wikimedia:Our projects and other language versions. Brief and general descriptions will be appropriate as startpoint in my opinion (not focusing on a particular language project). Is anyone interesred to draft its description? --Aphaia 04:01, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] What about a french Wikiversity ?

I have a couple of texts for a Wikiversity in French. How is it possible to start the Wikiversity in French ?

(s) Thierry

The opening of the French Wikiversity has been asked (see bugzilla:7823), you can help preparing its opening at http://beta.wikiversity.org/wiki/Wikiversit%C3%A9. guillom 10:24, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Great Idea

I think that the whole idea of wikiversity is great, and will do good. The problem, as I see it, is the content there. I really do not think we will be able to find many editors who have the knlodge to make good courses. Also I do not think it will have many users. Prove me wrong, I want you to because it is a great idea.--Sir James Paul 23:42, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

Wikiversity is still building up her content and her community. Interactions should increase.--Hillgentleman|書 00:48, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Comments originally from the List of proposals

  1. JamesR1701E only if there's an ang.wikiversity also created.
  2. Cormaggio (on condition that what's there now isn't just deleted from Wikibooks straight away)

[edit] Single discussion site for coordination of Wikiversity with Wikibooks and other Wikimedia projects

There should be a single location for discussion of the similarities, differences, and co-ordination of Wikibooks and Wikiversity. I found several sites with this discussion:

Meta-Wiki: This page, No to Wikiversity and a bunch of other discussion sites moved to Wikiversity.

Wikibooks: b:Wikiversity b:Talk:Wikiversity

Wikiversity: Wikibooks, Wikiversity and Wikibooks services, Wikiversity:Approved Wikiversity project proposal, Wikiversity talk:Approved Wikiversity project proposal, Wikiversity:Scope, and others.

I personally think that the two sites have too much overlap to deserve separate projects. I believe they should be integrated under one name. Because Wikiversity is the higher abstraction and includes other materials like slides, presentations, etc. I believe it should also include textbooks. As I understand Wikiversity is in trial status until April 2007, I suggest merging Wikibooks into Wikiversity. If this is not going to happen, they will need strong coordination to ensure there are good interwiki links and no duplication of material.

Also, how are Wikiversity pages going to include material from Wikipedia, Wikisource, Commons, and other Wikimedia projects in a cohesive and consistent way? Right now interwiki links from Wikiversity seem very haphazard and vary from article to article. -kslays 141.154.122.29 17:11, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] language list

The Template:Wikiversity/Languages is broken. --mikeu 06:27, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Board of Regents

The /Board of Regents page is the result of intense infighting between various hard-to-describe factions at the v:ersity. Frankly, I'm sick of the crap, myself and ready to bulldoze it. The page is a way to bring the fight "up here" into the metacommunity context, so that no more innocent bystanders are injured. Satire and sarcasm are nothing new at meta. Get_A_Clue.org --Quinobi 22:53, 30 August 2009 (UTC)

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