WEBiversity.org

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Can you help us (or we work with you) collate the best educational video's from the web together to create a volunteer based free open source video library of educational video. http://www.WEBiversity.org is the showcase example of how easily this can be done using the great MIRO social software but the next stage is to build on this open source software to create peer 2 peer and collaboration features so that creative commons video can be shared and edited together. Could this be of use to your organisation or the university you went to?
What is the social need or challenge your idea could address?: 
Collating the BEST FREE education video's in one not for profit site and creating a FREE online University for all.
What’s really new about your idea?: 
Collating the BEST FREE education video's in one not for profit site and creating a FREE online University for all.
Stage of development
What inspired you to come up with your idea in the first place?: 
want to make education quality and free
From 1-5, what stage of development would you say your idea is in? - Explain further: 
1
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Can you help us (or we work with you) collate the best educational video's from the web together to create a volunteer based free open source video library of educational video. http://www.WEBiversity.org is the showcase example of how easily this can be done using the great MIRO social software but the next stage is to build on this open source software to create peer 2 peer and collaboration features so that creative commons video can be shared and edited together. Could this be of use to your organisation or the university you went to? Webiversity.org FREE Educational Video Talks and Lectures from the web for everyone to enjoy. Watch, share and add the best video content you find to share it with others. This site is run as a not for profit by volunteers and uses open source software. contact @whymandesign for more details http://www.WEBiversity.org plans to generate suplus funds that can then be donated and use to fund other innovative charitable work http://www.Traidmark.org explains more. What other open source creative commons public services would you like to make (either with or without us)? List your requests at http://www.UGCunion.org www.FREEtraid.org Donate to charity and receive more than you gave in free gifts as a reward. Everyone gains. We are setting up locations in which to set up social enterprise to facilitate this. Would you like to get involved? www.playgroundgames.org We are finding other people who are interested in producing a philanthropic activity that is based around play and benefits everyone. Are you a, creative, linguist, programmer, producer, broadcaster, entrepneur wanting to take part in an exciting project that does 'good' by entertaining and educating using the power of the web? If so check out Playgroundgames.org and join in by adding to the Wiki. www.ugcunion.org Come to the next event or make your own using creative skills to benefit humanity. UGCunion is collaboration where people like you are using their skills to put on fun events that entertain and empower others using the creative arts. www.traidmark.org Should trade profit everyone? Yes. Traidmark represents a new business structure that was created as a way for profits to be used to fund innovation and progress for the benefit of humanity. This is done by donating Net profit to innovative charitable/research organisations and stating the percentage donated clearly for consumer clarity. www.mustart.org We put on interactive events that include everyone. Why not come to the next event or make your own. Regards Ed Whyman Creative Producer www.whymandesign.com
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sarahwhite's picture

Re: WEBiversity.org

Sounds like a good idea -- seems to me like the future of learning...

Here are some other links that might relate to this idea:
http://www.openlearningworld.com/
http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/
http://www.khake.com/page67.html

I haven't checked out how these other models might differ from or extend this idea...just sharing them in case helpful.

Ozziemedes's picture

Re: WEBiversity.org

Nice concept but isn't iTunesU doing this already?

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