New 'Arabic language' wiki, subject page at World University and School -
http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Arabic_language -
with a video with Hillary Rodham Clinton (outgoing Secretary of State)
Remarks at the Announcement of the
Open Book Project
http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2013/01/203382.htm
introducing from the Ben Franklin Room a new Open Books' project, focusing on educational resources in the Arabic language, and vis-a-vis the Arab League,
The initiative will:
- Support the creation of Arabic-language Open Educational Resources (OERs) and the translation of existing OERs into Arabic.
- Disseminate the resources free of charge through our partners and their platforms.
- Offer training and support to governments, educators, and students to put existing resources to use and develop their own.
- Raise Awareness of the potential of open educational resources and promote uptake of online learning materials.
http://www.state.gov/p/nea/rls/203276.htm
and a New York Times' piece by Tom Friedman, "Revolution Hits the Universities," -
http://mobile.nytimes.com/article?a=1020686 -
also emphasizing education and the Arabic language.
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In conjunction with developing Creative Commons' licensed, MIT-OCW World University and School for online university (and I.B.) degrees in English, WUaS plans to begin developing in United Nations' languages, first, including Arabic.
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Some relevant, beginning WUaS links:
Arabic language: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Arabic_language
Middle East: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Middle_East
United Arab Emirates: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates
United Nations: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/United_Nations
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