Global Text, the Glossary
The Global Text Project (GTP) is a not for profit organization dedicated to the creation, translation, and distribution of free open content textbooks over the Internet.[1]
Table of Contents
14 relations: Daniels College of Business, Developing country, Domain knowledge, Education, Education in Africa, Free content, Free education, History of education, Open educational resources, Open-source curriculum, Terry College of Business, Textbook, Translators Without Borders, Wikibooks.
- International educational charities
Daniels College of Business
The Daniels College of Business is the business college of the University of Denver, a private research university in Denver, Colorado.
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Developing country
A developing country is a sovereign state with a less developed industrial base and a lower Human Development Index (HDI) relative to other countries.
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Domain knowledge
Domain knowledge is knowledge of a specific discipline or field in contrast to general (or domain-independent) knowledge.
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Education
Education is the transmission of knowledge, skills, and character traits and manifests in various forms.
Education in Africa
The history of education in Africa can be divided into pre- and post-colonial periods.
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Free content
Free content, libre content, libre information, or free information is any kind of creative work, such as a work of art, a book, a software program, or any other creative content unrestricted by copyright and other legal limitations on use.
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Free education
Free education is education funded through government spending or charitable organizations rather than tuition funding.
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History of education
The history of education extends at least as far back as the first written records recovered from ancient civilizations.
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Open educational resources
Open educational resources (OER) are teaching, learning, and research materials intentionally created and licensed to be free for the end user to own, share, and in most cases, modify.
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Open-source curriculum
An open-source curriculum (OSC) is an online instructional resource that can be freely used, distributed and modified.
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Terry College of Business
The C. Herman and Mary Virginia Terry College of Business is a constituent college of the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, United States.
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Textbook
A textbook is a book containing a comprehensive compilation of content in a branch of study with the intention of explaining it.
Translators Without Borders
Translators without Borders (TWB) is a non-profit organization set up to provide translation services for humanitarian non-profits.
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Wikibooks
Wikibooks (previously called Wikimedia Free Textbook Project and Wikimedia-Textbooks) is a wiki-based Wikimedia project hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation for the creation of free content digital textbooks and annotated texts that anyone can edit.
See also
International educational charities
- AED (non-profit)
- Aiducation
- Boys Hope Girls Hope
- Dubai Cares
- Edlumino
- Entreculturas
- Fe y Alegría
- Global Text
- Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies
- International Literacy Foundation
- Jesuit Refugee Service
- Jesuitenmission
- Malala Fund
- Room to Read
- Royal Commonwealth Society
- Suas Educational Development
- The Clubhouse Network
- The Institute for Cross-cultural Exchange
- Varkey Foundation
- World Literacy Foundation
- Worldreader
- Yidan Prize
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Text
Also known as Global Text Project, Globaltext.