Received: from nobody by stodi.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.80.1) (envelope-from ) id 1YSWON-0000VH-Cj for lojban-newreal@lojban.org; Mon, 02 Mar 2015 11:52:39 -0800 Received: from mail-wg0-f44.google.com ([74.125.82.44]:34575) by stodi.digitalkingdom.org with esmtps (TLSv1.2:AES128-GCM-SHA256:128) (Exim 4.80.1) (envelope-from ) id 1YSWOH-0000UT-5w for lojban@lojban.org; Mon, 02 Mar 2015 11:52:38 -0800 Received: by wghn12 with SMTP id n12so35764600wgh.1 for ; Mon, 02 Mar 2015 11:52:26 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=from:to:subject:date:message-id:mime-version:content-type :thread-index:content-language; bh=TtjSGq46iKd3olcj0pUwVWd2JeNYD3L2VmYFyu+KW7U=; b=xKUURKcbK74t38n/Ij2NF0Af+zTYX/PZlsVhVzlzk4EPRVWOGzbw73McChwz3g9HBI bf8HGq3qHOvT6aYbVWq+TMkC5wTU/p51V9eJQ/gVkt+TWHYKUhl75K8gyViODpVTE8Jq KGjkQcyqV7oGOk7kXE0eRZ/mi5R1OU4/PhwGTYbxvYPn6KcrZVVMS62ChRKLQcjIZFY8 BDF9cUW9YxEW6C0d8miKSY/i9MZvqBtEpw420lt9Q+V/87uTBApnZh1qjyZ9NmLvV2yI whkpfCVAqB2vPS1pPMk/hvKRnRymdoZ8szUpbuarlhW5fzf/ummOcs1VTqKxOin9Wp+/ UlEA== X-Received: by 10.194.205.138 with SMTP id lg10mr59547230wjc.130.1425325946519; Mon, 02 Mar 2015 11:52:26 -0800 (PST) Received: from BriansPC (host86-184-66-136.range86-184.btcentralplus.com. [86.184.66.136]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id e18sm20623478wjz.27.2015.03.02.11.52.24 for (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA bits=128/128); Mon, 02 Mar 2015 11:52:24 -0800 (PST) From: "Brian Wernham" To: Subject: Lojban: a self-repairing Internet course? Alpha testing Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2015 19:52:25 -0000 Message-ID: <000001d05522$68968b90$39c3a2b0$@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0001_01D05522.6897EB20" X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 14.0 Thread-Index: AdBVIlp/6OBH9fXrSCGtmnktmI5Rcg== Content-Language: en-gb X-Spam-Score: -2.0 (--) X-Spam_score: -2.0 X-Spam_score_int: -19 X-Spam_bar: -- This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01D05522.6897EB20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Dear Mr. LeChevalier, (Please don't hesitate to Skype me, email or phone - contact details at the end...) We are building a MOOC platform (MOOC = Massive Open Online Course). The USP of the platform is that it automatically and instantaneously applies errata back into the course materials. All examinations are by peer review. We believe that action learning is the best way of learning. There are no 'teachers' on nooLearn courses, there are just participants with different capabilities in the problem domain. We are looking for a closed room alpha test before the Internet launch on nooLearn in October. It occurs to me that the Lojban language would be an excellent knowledge domain to test our system. And the Lojban culture seems very much aligned with our non-hierarchical crowd-based technology. All participant created learning materials (which of course would be practically speaking nearly error free) and tests and examinations would be donated to humanity in perpetuity via a Creative Commons license. We are based in London, but we could offer to carry out the closed room test wherever the greatest number of enthusiastic Lojban people are - London? Washington? Brian Wernham Founder nooLearn +44 7815 618187 Skype: brian.wernham 62 Sutherland Avenue London ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01D05522.6897EB20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Dear Mr. LeChevalier,

(Please don't hesitate to Skype me, email or phone - = contact details at the end...)

We are = building a MOOC platform (MOOC =3D Massive Open Online = Course).

The USP of the platform is = that it automatically and instantaneously applies errata back into the = course materials.  All examinations are by peer review. We believe = that action learning is the best way of learning. There are no = 'teachers' on nooLearn courses, there are just participants with = different capabilities in the problem domain.

We are looking for a closed room alpha test before the = Internet launch on nooLearn in October.

It occurs to me that the Lojban language would be an = excellent knowledge domain to test our system. And the Lojban culture = seems very much aligned with our non-hierarchical crowd-based = technology.

All participant created = learning materials (which of course would be practically speaking = nearly  error free) and tests and examinations would be donated to = humanity in perpetuity via a Creative Commons license.

We are based in London, but we could offer to carry = out the closed room test wherever the greatest number of enthusiastic = Lojban people are – London? Washington?

 

Brian = Wernham

Founder

nooLearn

+44 7815 = 618187

Skype: = brian.wernham

 

62 Sutherland Avenue

London

 

 

 

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