Pitta: Letter to interested Academic in World University and School, with a science background

Dear Sati,


Nice to meet you at the Stanford John Barton Memorial and Drug Development and International Access Conference in April. I'm glad you emailed. I don't know of any positions in BioTech at present. Your qualifications in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology are impressive, however.

The nascent, open, free, 'edit this page' World University & School is like Wikipedia with MIT Open Course Ware and UC Berkeley webcasts, and much more – potentially in all languages, nation states, subjects and levels – and, like Wikipedia, WUaS seeking to build a large volunteer community and an open, flourishing conversation about ideas through group knowledge production, but also to become a degree-granting university with time. Matriculating classes for Bachelor, Medical, Law and Ph.D. degrees may begin in 2014, perhaps by partnering with UC Berkeley and other great universities. As financial resources develop, WUaS will focus its development on these intern positions: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Master_Plan. As you'll also see on this page, WUaS is seeking fundraisers at this time. WUaS offers an opportunity, at present, to focus developing one's knowledge in an open subject, to teach an open class to the web, and even to create a subject in this developing world university. Simply add content, for example, to this link by clicking 'edit this page': worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Molecular_Biology and/or here: worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Biochemistry and openly Teach, Add, Learn.
Please join this Google Group - groups.google.com/group/World-University-and-School - and Facebook Groups – facebook.com/group.php?gid=48753608141, where you'll find more information. I can share with you the open, moderator lists if you're interested.

As WUaS develops, I'd love to get your insights into developing an Indian World University & School, in all its languages, even – Wikipedia-like. Like One Laptop per Child, WUaS will also seek to negotiate financially, eventually, with governments around the world for this remarkable, World University and School open, free-to-students, educational resource.

Let's converse further about your knowledge interests and World University and School over time.


Sincerely,
Scott

scottmacleod.com
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(http://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2010/04/letter-to-interested-academic-in-pitta.html - April 23, 2010)