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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 Astronomy course.

Select Courses

Add free, open Astronomy subjects below.

Courses

Add free, open Astronomy courses	Web Site	Organization (if any)	Degree / Non-degree	Instructor's Name	Location	Other Info	Language	Tags
Frontiers and Controversies in Astrophysics	http://oyc.yale.edu/astronomy/frontiers-and-controversies-in-astrophysics/content/class-sessions	Yale University	non-degree	Professor Charles Bailyn	Browser	3 particularly interesting areas of astronomy: Extra-Solar Planets, Black Holes, and Dark Energy	English
Hands-On Astronomy: Observing Stars and Planets	http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/earth-atmospheric-and-planetary-sciences/12-409-hands-on-astronomy-observing-stars-and-planets-spring-2002/	MIT	non-degree	James Elliot	Browser	Start anytime	English	Undergraduate
Introduction to Astronomy	http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/physics/8-282j-introduction-to-astronomy-spring-2006/	MIT	non-degree	Prof. Saul Rappaport	Browser	Start anytime	English	Undergraduate
Course's Name	http://		non-degree		Browser	Start anytime	English

WUaS Idea- and Academic Resources

Ideas

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Select Libraries

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

Select Maps

Select Museums

Select Photos

Select Programs, Applications, Software

Matussek, Dirk. 2010. Your night sky map in the internet AstroViewer.

Sawicki, Alan. 2010. ASTRONOMY - FREE SOFTWARE.

Worldwide Telescope. 2010. Worldwide Telescope. (Enables your computer to function as a virtual telescope, bringing together imagery from the best ground and space-based telescopes in the world. Experience narrated guided tours from astronomers and educators featuring interesting places in the sky). Redmond, WA: Microsoft Research

Select References

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Select Societies, Associations, etc.

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Select Teachers with Email Addresses/Contact Information

Select Tests, Exams, etc.

Select Textbooks

Select Video and Audio

Select Websites

Select Wikis

World University and School Links

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

WUaS Navigation

Access to Live or Email University Technical Expertise

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

Digital To Do

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

Free Degrees / Credit

In Google Earth

Google Earth.

In Virtual World

Second Life, or other virtual world or space, Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for classes? Check out Harvard's virtual island in Second Life: 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 in Second Life:

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

Social Bookmarking

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

Delicious - http://delicious.com/

Digg - http://digg.com/

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Twitter

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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

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

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

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