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The main mailing list was really the right place for this; I expect
you'll get good responses there.

On Mon, Mar 02, 2015 at 07:52:25PM -0000, Brian Wernham wrote:
> 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
> 
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> 

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