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World University and School {in a virtual world}

Welcome to World University and School Wiki
which anyone can add to or edit.
The Global, Virtual/Digital, Open, Free, {potentially Degree- and Credit-Granting},
Multilingual University & School
where anyone can teach or take a class or course

Add or take a free, open Sinhala language course.

Select Courses

Add free, open Sinhala language courses below.

Courses

Add free, open Sinhala language courses	Web Site	Organization (if any)	Degree / Non-degree	Instructor's Name	Location	Other Info	Language	Tags
Sinhala basic course	http://www.fsi-language-courses.org/Content.php?page=Sinhala	USA Foreign Service Institute (FSI)	non-degree		Browser	Start anytime	English
Topics in South Asian Literature and Culture	http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/foreign-languages-and-literatures/21f-041-topics-in-south-asian-literature-and-culture-fall-2004/	MIT	non-degree	Prof. Arundhati Banerjee	Browser	Start anytime	English	Undergraduate
Course's Name	http://		non-degree		Browser	Start anytime	English

WUaS Idea- and Academic Resources

Ideas

Publish my article in a WUaS academic journal in this subject

Open Journal Systems. 2012. Open Journal Systems. Public Knowledge Project.

Select Bibliographies

Select Blogs

Select Book Groups, Study Groups, Musical Groups, etc.

Begin a Google + Hangout: https://plus.google.com/u/0/108179352492243955816/posts

Calendar: https://www.google.com/calendar/

Select Book Reviews

Select Books

Clough, B. 1997. Sinhala English Dictionary, 2nd new & enlarged edition. New Delhi, India: Asian Educational Services.

Gair, James. 1998. Sinhala and Other South Asian Languages. New York.

Gair, James. 1998. Studies in South Asian Linguistics. ISBN 0-19-509521-9. New York: Oxford University Press.

Gair, James and Paolillo, John C. 1997. Sinhala. München, Newcastle.

Geiger, Wilhelm. 1938. A Grammar of the Sinhalese Language. Colombo.

Indrapala, Karthigesu. 2007. The evolution of an ethnic identity: The Tamils in Sri Lanka C. 300 BCE to C. 1200 CE. ISBN 978-955-1266-72-1. Colombo: Vijitha Yapa.

Karunatillake, W.S. 1992. An Introduction to Spoken Sinhala. [several new editions]. Colombo.

Van Driem, George. 2002. Languages of the Himalayas: An Ethnolinguistic Handbook of the Greater Himalayan Region. ISBN 90-04-10390-2. Brill Academic Publishers.

Select Communities, Email lists, etc.

(See also editable World University and School's 'You at World University' page: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/You_at_World_University).

Select Conferences Online

Select Databases

Select Films

Select Forums, Spaces, etc.

Select Humor

Select Idea Competitions / Conversations / Dialogues

Select Institutes, etc.

Select Interviews

Select Journals, Serials, etc.

Select Labs

Select Lectures

Select Libraries, Archives, Collections, etc.

Sinhala books/novels. 2012. http://lankahands.com/

(See also editable World University and School's Library Resources' page: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Library_Resources).

Select Maps

Select Museums

(See also editable World University and School's Museums' page: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Museums).

Select Office Hours

Select Photos

Select Programs, Applications, Software

Sinhala English Dictionary for Android. 2012. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=sachith.com.projects.dictionary Mountain View, CA: Google Play Store.

Select Questions, Inquiries, Problems

Select Quotes, Quotations, etc.

Select Recordings

Select References

Guide to Sinhala language & Culture. 2012. http://sinhalapage.com/

Sinhala. 2012. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinhala Wikipedia.

Sinhala Input Method Editor. 2012. http://www.softdevex.com/products/EasyLangIME/SI/index.php

Sinhala language. 2012. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinhala_language. Wikipedia.

Online Dictionaries

Kapruka Sinhala dictionary. 2012. http://www.lanka.info/dictionary/EnglishToSinhala.jsp

Madhura Sinhala English Dictionary. 2012.

Sinhala dictionary (Beta). 2012. http://sinhala-online.com/

Sinhala dictionary resources online. http://www.sinhaladictionary.org/

Select RSS Feeds

Select Simulations, Applets and Visualizations

Select Slideshows

Select Societies, Associations, Groups, Networks, etc.

Select Study Guides

Select Syllabi

Select Teachers with Email Addresses/Contact Information

Select Tests, Exams, etc.

Select Textbooks

Select Timelines

Select Video and Audio

Select Websites

Select Wikis

Viki - The Sinhala Encyclopedia. 2012. http://viki.lk/

World University and School Links

India: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/India

Sinhala language: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Sinhala_language

Southeast Asia: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Southeast_Asia

Sri Lanka: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Sri_Lanka

Tamil language: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Tamil_language

WUaS Navigation

Academic Advising at WUaS

Academic Press at World University and School

Academic Press at World University and School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Academic_Press_at_World_University_and_School

Access to Live, or Email, University Technical Expertise

Ask a question in a specific discipline, or find, for example, a Robotics' or Computer programmer, or Translator, easily and freely.

Additional Categories

with educational electronics, as well; with musical instruments; value pricing ... 2% below market, consistently; available via mail and electronically;

Calendar (Schedule what you'd like to teach)

Join the World University and School Google + Group to add to its wiki-like calendar to teach an open, free class or course, converse about ideas, and jam (e.g. musically or theater improvisation): https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/108179352492243955816/ .

Careers

Career counseling: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Career_counseling

Finding / creating a job you really love: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Finding_/_creating_a_job_you_really_love

WUaS Job hunting: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/WUaS_Job_hunting

Counseling

Counseling: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Counseling

Coordinates

... in a virtual world

Credits

Many thanks to each of you!

Please feel free to hyperlink your name to a location of your choice (or tell WUaS where to link to - worlduniversityandschool@gmail.com). Please do not hesitate to let WUaS know if you think that somebody (including yourself) has been forgotten, now or in the future; please include a URL, which is, of course, one main way identity created on the internet.

Digital To Do

Android

Brainwave device / Headset

Broadcast to radio frequency

Broadcast to TV

Create EMail group for page

Digital Text to Audio file format (Browse Aloud / Read Aloud?)

MIT OCW Mirror Site Instructions: http://ocw.mit.edu/about/mirror-site-program/mirror-site-instructions/

Print

Publish to DVD

Recommend

Send to phone

Tablets

Translate

Videophone

Free Degrees / Credit

Admissions at World University and School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Admissions_at_World_University_and_School

Conference Method of Teaching and Learning: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Conference_Method_of_Teaching_and_Learning

The College at World University and School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/The_College_at_World_University_and_School

Ph.D. Degrees at World University and School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Ph.D._Degrees_at_World_University_and_School

World University Law School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University_Law_School

World University Medical School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University_Medical_School

World University Music School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University_Music_School

WUaS International Baccalaureate Diploma and Programme: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/WUaS_International_Baccalaureate_Diploma_and_Programme
(probably in United Nations' languages only - Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, Russian, Spanish)

In Google Earth

Google Earth.

In Virtual World

Active Worlds Educational Universe (AWEDU). 2012. http://www.activeworlds.com/edu/

Alice. 2012. http://www.alice.org/index.php?page=what_is_alice/what_is_alice Minecraft. 2012. www.minecraft.net

OpenSim. 2012. http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Main_Page (http://www.scribd.com/doc/57959626/OpenSimulator-School-Quick-Start-Guide)

Open Croquet. 2012. http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?OpenCroquet

Open Wonderland. 2012. http://openwonderland.org/

Quest Atlantis. 2012. http://crlt.indiana.edu/research/qa.html (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZoT3pilNPI).

ScienceSim. 2012. http://www.sciencesim.com/wiki/doku.php . Research, teach, learn and share ideas - in voice or in type chat.

Second Life - Harvard's virtual island. 2012. http://slurl.com/secondlife/Berkman/115/53/25 - and teach, learn and share ideas - in group voice chat, or in group type chat, and via building.

Unity3D. 2012. unity3d.com/

Add a learning-oriented virtual world here:

Travel to this virtual island to learn building:

Item Number

Global ID and Multiple IDs - see https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/New_sites_system

Labels

Learning Networking

Teach and Learn using free Social Bookmarking software to identify what courses, etc. you find edifying.

Academia.edu's World University and School - http://worlduniversityandschool.academia.edu/

Delicious.com's World University and School - http://www.delicious.com/WorldUniversityandSchool

Digg.com's World University and School - http://digg.com/worlduniversityandschool

Facebook.com's World University and School - http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=48753608141 (This group may be archived).

Google + - worlduniversityandschool@gmail.com (Scott MacLeod) - https://plus.google.com/115890623333932577910/

Google Profiles World University and School - https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/108179352492243955816/108179352492243955816/posts

Google Groups' World University and School - http://groups.google.com/group/World-University-and-School

Like

LinkedIn's World University and School - http://www.linkedin.com/groups/World-University-School

Redditt.com's World University and School - http://www.reddit.com/user/WorldUnivandSch/

Tribe.net's World University and School - http://tribes.tribe.net/worlduniversityandschool

Twitter.com's World University and School - http://twitter.com/WorldUnivandSch

World University & School subject group

World University & School Share This

Yahoo Groups' World University and School: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/worlduniversityandschool/

RSS Feed

Tutoring

TV-Live Broadcasting

Broadcast to television

Teach and learn using free TV-Live Broadcasting software to the web:

Livestream TV - http://www.livestream.com

Justin TV - http://www.justin.tv

Ustream TV - http://ustream.tv

Video Communication

Teach and learn using free TV-Live Broadcasting software

Free video conferencing

iChat - http://www.apple.com/macosx/what-is-macosx/ichat.html

Skype - http://www.skype.com/

Free, group video conferencing

AnyMeeting - http://l.anymeeting.com/homepage/

Google + Hangout - https://tools.google.com/dlpage/hangoutplugin

Zoom.us - Cloud HD Video Meetings - http://zoom.us/

Universal Translator at WUaS

http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/WUaS_Universal_Translator

Wiki Software for Courses

Media Wiki - http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki

PB Works - http://pbworks.com/

Wet Paint - http://wikisineducation.wetpaint.com/

Wikia - http://www.wikia.com/Wikia

Wikispaces - http://www.wikispaces.com/

Wikidata / Bots

http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikidata/Bots

World University and School Licensing

World University and School incorporated as a nonprofit in April 2010 and is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charity, as of 2011.

World University & School is a community of learners and teachers who value — and are themselves strengthened by — the rich diversity of its participants. In order to cultivate a flourishing teaching, learning and creating conversation in a diverse and complex world, WUaS welcomes all languages, students, families, faculty, board members, and staff with differences based on (but not limited to) race, color, ethnicity, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, family structure, and economic background.

All content on this site is freely available under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ .

SUBJECT TEMPLATE: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/SUBJECT_TEMPLATE
Volunteers at World University and School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Volunteers

Home: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University
For questions, or help editing a page, email: worlduniversityandschool@gmail.com

Please donate through PayPal to tax-exempt - 501 (c) (3) - World University and School at
http://scottmacleod.com/worlduniversityandschool.htm
Thank you!

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+| non-degree
+| Prof. Arundhati Banerjee
+| Browser
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 ===Select Books===
 Clough, B. 1997. Sinhala English Dictionary, 2nd new & enlarged edition. New Delhi, India: Asian Educational Services.
 Gair, James. 1998. Sinhala and Other South Asian Languages. New York.
 Gair, James. 1998. Studies in South Asian Linguistics. ISBN 0-19-509521-9. New York: Oxford University Press.
 Gair, James and Paolillo, John C. 1997. Sinhala. München, Newcastle.
 Geiger, Wilhelm. 1938. A Grammar of the Sinhalese Language. Colombo.
 Indrapala, Karthigesu. 2007. The evolution of an ethnic identity: The Tamils in Sri Lanka C. 300 BCE to C. 1200 CE. ISBN 978-955-1266-72-1. Colombo: Vijitha Yapa.
 Karunatillake, W.S. 1992. An Introduction to Spoken Sinhala. [several new editions]. Colombo.
 Van Driem, George. 2002. Languages of the Himalayas: An Ethnolinguistic Handbook of the Greater Himalayan Region. ISBN 90-04-10390-2. Brill Academic Publishers.
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 ===Select Programs, Applications, Software===
 Sinhala English Dictionary for Android. 2012. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=sachith.com.projects.dictionary Mountain View, CA: Google Play Store.
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 ===Select References===
 Guide to Sinhala language & Culture. 2012. http://sinhalapage.com/
 Sinhala. 2012. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinhala Wikipedia.
 Sinhala Input Method Editor. 2012. http://www.softdevex.com/products/EasyLangIME/SI/index.php
 Sinhala language. 2012. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinhala_language. Wikipedia.
 '''Online Dictionaries'''
 Kapruka Sinhala dictionary. 2012. http://www.lanka.info/dictionary/EnglishToSinhala.jsp
 Madhura Sinhala English Dictionary. 2012.
 Sinhala dictionary (Beta). 2012. http://sinhala-online.com/
 Sinhala dictionary resources online. http://www.sinhaladictionary.org/
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 ===Select Wikis===
 Viki - The Sinhala Encyclopedia. 2012. http://viki.lk/
 ===World University and School Links===
 India: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/India
 Sinhala language: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Sinhala_language
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 Sri Lanka: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Sri_Lanka
+Tamil language: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Tamil_language
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 Bookstore / Computer Store (New & Used) at WUaS: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Bookstore_/_Computer_Store_%28New_%26_Used%29_at_WUaS
 with educational electronics, as well;
 with musical instruments;
 value pricing ... 2% below market, consistently;
 available via mail and electronically;
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 WUaS International Baccalaureate Diploma and Programme: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/WUaS_International_Baccalaureate_Diploma_and_Programme
 </br>
 (probably in United Nations' languages only - Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, Russian, Spanish)
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 Home: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University
 <br />
 For questions, or help editing a page, email: worlduniversityandschool@gmail.com
 <br />
 <br />
 Please donate through PayPal to tax-exempt - 501 (c) (3) - World University and School at
 <br />
 http://scottmacleod.com/worlduniversityandschool.htm
 <br />
 Thank you!
 <br />