KnowledgeWeb Project
Encyclopedia
The KnowledgeWeb Project is a learning web site about knowledge
envisioned and supervised by James Burke
and the James Burke Institute for Innovation in Education. It is a non-profit, all volunteer project, currently in development phase.
The mission of the site is to present knowledge in a highly interconnected, holistic
way. The goal is not only to inform about the scientists, artists, innovators and explorers of history but also to find the connections between them and impact they have had on modern life. Burke and the KnowledgeWeb have a focus on the connections between people - who met whom, who worked for whom, who was friends with whom. KnowlegeWeb is designed to be an interactive teaching tool as well as a reference tool. Because the K-Web is designed also for schools, users are able to choose whether to see only vetted, or other content as well.
Knowledge
Knowledge is a familiarity with someone or something unknown, which can include information, facts, descriptions, or skills acquired through experience or education. It can refer to the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject...
envisioned and supervised by James Burke
James Burke (science historian)
James Burke is a British broadcaster, science historian, author and television producer known amongst other things for his documentary television series Connections and its more philosophical oriented companion production, The Day the Universe Changed , focusing on the history of science and...
and the James Burke Institute for Innovation in Education. It is a non-profit, all volunteer project, currently in development phase.
The mission of the site is to present knowledge in a highly interconnected, holistic
Holism
Holism is the idea that all the properties of a given system cannot be determined or explained by its component parts alone...
way. The goal is not only to inform about the scientists, artists, innovators and explorers of history but also to find the connections between them and impact they have had on modern life. Burke and the KnowledgeWeb have a focus on the connections between people - who met whom, who worked for whom, who was friends with whom. KnowlegeWeb is designed to be an interactive teaching tool as well as a reference tool. Because the K-Web is designed also for schools, users are able to choose whether to see only vetted, or other content as well.