Curruki: the Wikipedia of Curricula

Scott McNealy's Idea

Curruki: the Wikipedia of Curricula

Washington D.C. (USA), February 2007 - In recent years, the World Wide Web has been transformed by collaborative tools that help many people create and develop resources online. These implements are known collectively as 'wikis', and they represent the leading edge of what many Web experts and analysts call 'Web 2.0.' The most famous wiki is of course Wikipedia, the collaboratively authored encyclopedia. Now there's a new wiki dedicated entirely to teaching resources and curriculum development. It's called Curriki.

Curriki is a bold attempt to roll back the tidal wave of proprietary and copyrighted educational software. Instead, Curriki's blend of social networking software and open source software provides teachers and students around the globe with free access to educational content.

Curriki is funded by Sun Microsystems' supremo Scott McNealy, who states on the Curriki website that "access to basic knowledge and learning tools for our children should never be proprietary". McNealy hired educational software guru Bobbi Kurshan to help him create the site. Kurshan calls Curriki "a dangerous and exciting proposition".

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