We are working on a new system for self-learning and teaching. Think of it as Wikipedia but arranged pedagogically. This is a curation and free learning of all kinds of knowledge.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/63831008

This is the new progress tracking ability added for users to check their progress of a skill graph. The backend handles this via Assessments and Capabilities - 2 general objects in the Brotherhood that will, in the future, serve as the blueprint for more exotic assessment systems like work-based, peer-verified assessments and capability certificates that will serve as the de-facto portable proof-of-skills.

This is currently in beta-stage and behind an invite-only access. However, very soon, signups will be open-for-all and you can test it for yourself. If you wish to try it out before that, please reach out through to us.

For more information, please visit the official website

  • iusemybrain@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    5 days ago

    looks pretty interesting, but what’s wrong with textbooks or wikipedia?

    First off wikipedia to me is used to give an intro to a topic, or to remember something that I’ve learned before and forgot about. It’s not something to learn a subject/topic rigourously as you would in a lecture.

    Secondly, there are textbooks out there that are completely free, such as libretexts. All categorized in order, from arithmetic to analysis courses like number theory, real analysis, numerical analysis, complex analysis, etc…

    for what it’s worth, i do like the system. I’m just concerned on the rigor that after a certain threshold (eg, multivariable calculus) it won’t be easier to make engaging assignments. The analysis courses I was referring to, there are a lot of theorems a lot of proofs and that is tricky to make engaging (hence why most people don’t take analysis courses). If that is the progressional path you are going towards – higher level STEM classes – there’s already plenty of textbooks that cover it and are more information dense.

    one final point, all of this costs money. getting people to peer review is a tricky process in academia alone, the “brotherhood” network (as far as my research is concerned) isn’t affiliated with a university unlike openstax or aforementioned libretexts which plenty of universities contribute to. There needs to be funding one way or another. How are you getting the necessary funds to prove to everyone that by taking this course will demonstrate that you know <subject>.

    I like the ambition, but to make a system like that is a tricky (impossible) process to do without some funding. even the free and open source textbooks like openstax and libretext, don’t have that certification it’s a liability on the person reading it to get certified. MIT has a similar system with their opencourseware, and yet that still costs money to be “certified” in said specific course. The logistics of this project is near impossible without funding which explains my skepticism, on how you would maintain it to be free.