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 ==What this resource is not==
-* Not a traditional teacher-student learning environment. Given the open nature of this website and of Mediawiki in general, it is not possible to categorize the users as '''Teachers''' and '''Students'''. Instead, a student for one module can be an instructor for another one. Honesty and desire to learn are assumed.
+* Not a traditional teacher-student learning environment. Given the open nature of this website and of Mediawiki in general, it is not possible to categorize the users as ''Teachers'' and ''Students''. Instead, a student for one module can be an instructor for another one. Honesty and desire to learn are assumed.
 * Cannot ''track'' the progress of any student, due to the design of the website and learning resource. Thus, the designed modules should be more for learning sake rather than grading sake.

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 ==What this resource is not==
 * Not a traditional teacher-student learning environment. Given the open nature of this website and of Mediawiki in general, it is not possible to categorize the users as '''Teachers''' and '''Students'''. Instead, a student for one module can be an instructor for another one. Honesty and desire to learn are assumed.
 ==Examples==

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 ==Target audience==
-The learning resources could be developed considering two groups of target audiences - 1) [[w:High school|High school children]] and 2) [[w:Undergraduates|Undergraduate students]]. Each resource may be developed with increasing complexity such that it is suitable for both groups.
+The general learning resources could be developed considering two groups of target audiences - 1) [[w:High school|High school children]] and 2) [[w:Undergraduates|Undergraduate students]]. Each resource may be developed with increasing complexity such that it is suitable for both groups.
 ==Content==
 The '''requirement''' for any learning resource created here would be '''multimedia integration'''. Traditional methods have relied on textbook based learning, but with the proliferation of Web 2.0, incorporating other learning tools has become very easy and in fact, quite desirable. The platform on which this website is based not only enables efficient integration with Web 2.0 applications such as [http://www.youtube.com YouTube], [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikimedia Commons] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia], but also allows us to incorporate various activities such as [[Education:Pop_Quiz_2|quizzes]], external website tours and [http://www.mediawikiwidgets.org/Widget:SlideShare slide-show presentations] into the learning process. When correctly done, this approach has the potential to become a rich resource for learning.
 ==Resource lengths==
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 # Global focus vs India-centric
 # Limited features (not in our hands) vs Vast extensibility (also customizable by us)
 ==Examples==

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 # India and biodiversity --> 1) '''Planning''': [[Module:India and biodiversity:Instructors]] 2) '''Execution''': [[Module:India and biodiversity:Students]]
 and so on...
 ==Helpful links==

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 # Endangered species of India
 # Environmental laws of India
-# India and biodiversity [[Module:India and biodiversity:Planning]] [Module:India and biodiversity:Course]]
+# India and biodiversity --> 1) '''Planning''': [[Module:India and biodiversity:Instructors]] 2) '''Execution''': [[Module:India and biodiversity:Students]]
 and so on...

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 ==Examples==
-'''''Still not developed...following are non-binding ideas...'''''
+'''''Still not developed...following are just open ideas...'''''
 # Biodiversity of hotspots
 # Endangered species of India

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 ==Resource lengths==
+How long should each learning resource be? Instructors would know that one topic can be taught for one lecture, for one whole semester, one complete year or even for the entire length of the degree. So, it depends on the topics and the instructors. However, if a resource is too long, a nice thing would be to split it up into smaller sections.
 ==How is this resource different from Wikipedia==
-# Encyclopedia vs Learning resource. Articles that are not encyclopedic are a waste of Wikipedia's resources.  Learning articles have limited scope and cannot be encyclopedic
+# Encyclopedia vs Learning resource. Articles that are not encyclopedic are a waste of Wikipedia's resources.  Learning articles have limited scope and might not be encyclopedic
 # No particular target group vs Specific target group
 # Global focus vs India-centric

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		+	==How is this resource different from Wikipedia==
		+	# Encyclopedia vs Learning resource. Articles that are not encyclopedic are a waste of Wikipedia's resources. Learning articles have limited scope and cannot be encyclopedic
		+	# No particular target group vs Specific target group
		+	# Global focus vs India-centric
		+	# Limited features (not in our hands) vs Vast extensibility (also customizable by us)

	==Examples==		==Examples==