Wikiotics is a web site for collaborating on language instruction materials. We aim to become a hub for free online language instruction.
The resources provided by Wikiotics are meant to help both teachers and students involved with learning a language. So far, we have built a "picture choice" lesson type (see a sample English lesson), which is a flexible format for helping to improve a student's vocabulary. We are working to improve the wiki software of this site so that these lessons (and others) can be edited more easily. In the end, all lessons should work from a person's web browser, though people are free to develop new and innovative interfaces for other devices and platforms (such as phones).
The Wikiotics Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the development and distribution to the public, at no charge, of software tools and materials for collaborative language instruction. The organization has applied for 501(c)(3) status, which if granted will make certain contributions tax-deductible.
For more information about why the project was started, the initial project vision should give a feel for what we are working on and where we are going. We are also trying to start a list of related projects that can be useful during the language-learning process.
Our chat room is #wikiotics on the FreeNode IRC network. (see instructions for chatting, chat logs)
We also have a google group.
All the pictures come from Flickr.
Everything on this site is available under a free content license. Ductus, the wiki engine that powers Wikiotics, is free software licensed under the GNU GPL version 3 or later.