Hi Dennis,

It is only good if it is reasonably accessible to the largest possible
number of Internet users; otherwise, it will just serve to widen the digital
divide even further, and ultimately won't make much of a difference.  I am
blind and, unfortunately, most online courseware is crap when used on a
screen reader.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dennis Kibbe" <PLUG@sahuaro.us>
To: <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2002 8:58 PM
Subject: OpenCourseWare


> As MIT gets ready to release (some of) its educational material to the Net
at
> the end of this month, the BBC announcement reminded me of our own efforts
> (z.B. der.hans class) and the MIT material might serve as a knowledgebase
for
> our projects.
>
> A quote from the BBC article:
>
> MIT staff point out that if this initiative is successful, and other
> institutions follow, it will put the net back on track towards its
original
> goal of sharing information and knowledge around the world, rather than
> selling CDs and t-shirts.
>
> Dennis Kibbe
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