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From: Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>
Date: Sun, 07 Nov 1999 17:40:11 -0500
[ TIA -- I am a member of the Board of Directors of the Innovation Factory djf] From: "Attie, Mike (Innovation Factory)" <mattie () innovationfactory com> Hello, In late November, the Philadelphia-based internet incubator Innovation Factory (www.innovationfactory.com) will be launching its first site, Circle of Learning. In a nutshell, Circle of Learning is a web community created by a renowned gerontologist for people over 50. The idea behind Circle of Learning is to allow individuals to teach others what they know and share what they've experienced, from the silly to the sublime. People can contribute Readings, Lessons, or Courses to our site. Readings are usually one to two page documents designed to share knowledge, wisdom, or even a personal story. A group of related, instructional readings along with some images and relevant links becomes a Lesson. Finally, a series of Lessons will make a Course. The attached document has the guidelines for submitting a Reading, Lesson, or Course. People who submit content will be credited as the author and can include a link to their site or anywhere else they wish. In a few weeks users will be able to upload their content directly at the site, but in the meantime we will upload at the Innovation Factory facilities to populate the site before the hard launch. There really are few restrictions for course or reading material; we have content ranging from the story of a Jewish girl who led a resistance movement during WWII to a man who created a martial art using his cane. By contributing, your knowledge and wisdom will be made available to a worldwide audience, and will be preserved for posterity over the Internet. If you want more information, feel free to contact me via email (mattie () circleoflearning com) or phone (610-617-9315.) You may also want to explore the Circle of Learning demo at (www.circleoflearning.com/demo) We hope you can contribute. Thanks, Mike Attie Circle of Learning
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_____________________________________________________________________ David Farber The Alfred Fitler Moore Professor of Telecommunication Systems University of Pennsylvania Home Page: http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~farber Email: farber () cis upenn edu Home: +1 610 274 8292; Cell and Office: +1 215 327 8756; Fax: +1 408 490 2720
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