Virtual Worlds



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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 Virtual Worlds course.

Select Courses

 * Add free, open Virtual Worlds courses below.

Select Films
Moshel, Daniel. 2009. Login2Life. (login2life trailer - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znOJCDXSAMI). (http://www.login2life.net/ - Login 2 Life is a documentary film, directed by Daniel Moshel, which portrays people, some of whom are handicapped, who have found an alternate home in an online world in Second Life. This is the starting point of a journey into fascinating virtual realities, meeting diverse human beings in different parts of the world who have one thing in common – they are savvy in using virtual worlds as an extension of their real lives). Munich, Germany: Eidolon Entertainment in Coproduction with Moshel Film, ZDF - Das kleine Fernsehspiel and ORF.

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

Select References
Allen, Tim. 2011. Auto Draft - Wharton Higher Ed Web Symposium. July 15. Philadelphia, PA: peregrinesalon.com.

Applications and Network Futurists. 2007. Applications and Network Futurists. UC Davis/Intel.

Au, Wagner James. 2011. New World Gaming: World of Warcraft, You're Losing Subscribers; Please Grow the Market by Going Free-to-Play. May 10. New World Notes.

Au, Wagner James. 2011. Ms. Ohmai's Excellent Second Life Inventory Sorting Tutorial (But Oh If Only We Didn't Need This Tutorial at All). July 8. New World Notes.

Au, Wagner James. 2011. Top 50 Popular Second Life Sims for June 2011. May 10. New World Notes.

Castronova, Edward. 2011. Insurance for Virtual Goods. July 11. Terra Nova.

Dibbell, Julian. 2011. Google+ to Second Lifers: Get Real. July 12. terranova.blogs.com.

Marshall, Gary. 2011. [http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/whatever-happened-to-second-life--1030314 Whatever happened to Second Life? In Depth: Why the hype didn't help - and where SL's headed now]. September 30. techradar.com.

Select Slideshows
Allen, Tim. 2010. 1/26/2010: The Magic Circle: Realistic Expectations for Virtual Worlds. January 25. Philadelphia, PA: peregrinesalon.com.

Select Video and Audio
Kassabian, Deke. 2011. Video: Penn in Second Life. April 19. (http://www.upenn.edu/computing/isc/virtual-worlds/PennInSL.html). Philadelphia, PA: peregrinesalon.com.

Kassabian, Deke. 2011. Virtual Worlds at the University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania.

In German

German TV Live Show featuring LOGIN2LIFE. 2011. ON3 Südwild TV SHOW featuring LOGIN2LIFE. (http://on3.de/element/11928/on3-suedwild-vom-18-bis-21-oktober-2011-graz#/element/12006/on3-suedwild-aus-graz-die-sendung-vom-freitag). ON3 Südwild.

World University and School Links
Artificial Intelligence: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Artificial_Intelligence

Assistive Technologies: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Assistive_Technologies

Computer Science: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Computer_Science

Educational Software: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Educational_Software

Gaming - Digital: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Gaming_-_Digital

Hacking: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Hacking_-_Computers_%28certified,_ethical%29

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

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

Access to Live, or Email, University Technical Expertise
Ask a question in a specific discipline, for find, for example, a Robotics' or Computer programmer, or Translator, easily and freely.

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): http://groups.google.com/group/World-University-and-School.

Careers
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

Digital To Do
Android

Broadcast to radio frequency

Create EMail group for page

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

Print

Recommend

Send to phone

Translate

Videophone

In Google Earth
Google Earth.

In Virtual World
ScienceSim. 2011. 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: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Berkman/115/53/25 and teach, learn and share ideas - in voice or in type chat.

Travel to this virtual island to learn building:

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/

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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://profiles.google.com/WorldUniversityAndSchool

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

Like

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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/

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

Google Video Conferencing - in Gmail

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

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

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

PB Works - http://pbworks.com/

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

WUaS: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University

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

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

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

Library Resources: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Library_Resources

Nation States: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Nation_States

You at World University: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/You_at_World_University

Educational Software: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Educational_Software

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

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

Hardware Resource Possibilities: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Hardware_Resource_Possibilities

World University Foundation: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University_Foundation

World University Agriculture School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University_Agriculture_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

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