Suggestions for Edubuntu Syllabus?

[Dan McGarry]

Susan Addington wrote:
> 
> I wasn't thinking so much of my [college] students as the aforementioned 
> kids from Vanuatu and Kenya, as well as people I know in Alaska (Yup'ik 
> Eskimos), and miscellaneous ethnicities in California and El Paso, 
> Texas. I'm thinking of a recipe exchange, for (a) the promotion of 
> measurement and multiplicative thinking and (b) finding out about what 
> other people eat. I could definitely get a recipe for akutak ("Eskimo 
> ice cream", made of lard, sugar, and berries).

I'll trade you your ice cream for a serving of laplap, grated manioc 
mashed with coconut milk. 8^)

Seriously, I'd be happy to promote a recipe exchange between youth here 
and elsewhere in the world. (I have a particular sympathy for Northern 
parts, as I spent 3 years living on Baffin Island.)

I suspect that a wiki would be the most appropriate format for this kind 
of exchange. Wikis are fairly easy to set up and administer, especially 
since the bulk of the work is done by the community itself. While some 
people have voiced concerns about the fact that anyone can change them, 
I consider this a strength, especially with students. In my experience, 
when you place a precious object in someone else's hand, they almost 
always treat it with great care. Wikis are a really useful and valuable 
resource, and are seldom abused. Even when they are defaced or 
vandalised, fixing them is trivial.

Just my two vatu....

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Dan McGarry		it.psl at fsp.org.vu

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