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<big>'''Welcome to {{SITENAME}}'''</big><br />
<big>'''Welcome to {{SITENAME}}'''</big><br />
which [[Help:Editing|anyone can add to or edit]].
which [[Help:Editing|anyone can add to or edit]].
<br />The Global, Virtual/Digital, Open, Free, {potentially Degree- and Credit-Granting},
<br />The Global, Virtual/Digital, Open, Free, {potentially Degree- and Credit-Granting},
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Multilingual University & School
Multilingual University & School
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where anyone can teach or take a class or course
where anyone can teach or take a class or course
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Open Journal Systems. 2012. [http://pkp.sfu.ca/?q=ojs Open Journal Systems]. Public Knowledge Project.
Open Journal Systems. 2012. [http://pkp.sfu.ca/?q=ojs Open Journal Systems]. Public Knowledge Project.

Journal-related wikis, blogs, etc.




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===Select Blogs===
===Select Blogs, Twitters, etc.===

One Laptop Per Child Congo Blog. 2009. [http://olpcongo.blogspot.com/ One Laptop Per Child Congo Blog]. Goma, Congo: One Laptop Per Child Corps Africa Movement 2009.




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===Select Books===
===Select Books===


===Select Channels===


===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).




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===Select Forums, Spaces, etc.===
===Select Forums, Spaces, etc.===


===Select Funding Sources===




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


===Select News===

OLPC:News/Archive 3. 2008. [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC:News/Archive_3 OLPC:News/Archive 3]. (Many references to Congo). wiki.laptop.org




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===Select References===
===Select References===

Democratic Republic of the Congo. 2009. [http://dev.laptop.org/pub/content/wp/en/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.html Democratic Republic of the Congo]. dev.laptop.org/pub/content/wp/en/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.html


Ngongo, Rene. 2011. [http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/news/Blogs/makingwaves/deforestation-and-violence-in-the-congo/blog/35758/ Deforestation and violence in the Congo]. July 15. San Francisco, CA: Greenpeace International.
Ngongo, Rene. 2011. [http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/news/Blogs/makingwaves/deforestation-and-violence-in-the-congo/blog/35758/ Deforestation and violence in the Congo]. July 15. San Francisco, CA: Greenpeace International.

OLPCorps University of California San Diego DRC Congo. 2009. [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPCorps_University_of_California_San_Diego_DRC_Congo OLPCorps University of California San Diego DRC Congo]. wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPCorps_University_of_California_San_Diego_DRC_Congo

OLPCorps UCSD Congo Members. 2009. [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPCorps_UCSD_Congo_Members OLPCorps UCSD Congo Members]. wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPCorps_UCSD_Congo_Members


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===Select Textbooks===
===Select Textbooks===


===Select Theses, Dissertations, Papers, etc.===




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===Select Video and Audio===
===Select Video and Audio===


congofriends. 2011. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLV9szEu9Ag Crisis In The Congo: Uncovering The Truth]. Friends of the Congo.
congofriends. 2011. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLV9szEu9Ag Crisis In The Congo: Uncovering The Truth]. Friends of the Congo.


===Select Video Conferences===




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===World University and School Links===
===World University and School Links===


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


Bonobo chimpanzees: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Bonobo_chimpanzee
Bonobo chimpanzees: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Bonobo_chimpanzee
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Lingala language: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Lingala_language
Lingala language: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Lingala_language

One_Laptop_per_Child_-_XO_Laptop: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/One_Laptop_per_Child_-_XO_Laptop_-_$100_Laptop_-_MIT


Rwanda: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Rwanda
Rwanda: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Rwanda
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Tshiluba language: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Tshiluba_language
Tshiluba language: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Tshiluba_language





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==WUaS Navigation==
==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===
===Access to Live, or Email, University Technical Expertise===


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



===Additional Categories===


===Admissions at World University and School===

Admissions' Department: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Admissions_at_World_University_and_School

Flyer seeking degree-oriented, WUaS students: 'Quaker-informed World University & School seeks friendly, undergraduate students for free, online, MIT OCW-centric, bachelor’s degrees to apply in the autumn of 2013, for matriculation in autumn 2014' - http://scottmacleod.com/WUaSFriendsFlyerforProspectiveStudentApplicants.pdf - and accessible here, also - http://scottmacleod.com/WUaSNoticeArchive.html. WUaS holds open, electronically-mediated, hour-long, monthly business meeting on the second Saturdays at 9 am Pacific Time, in the manner of Quakers - email worlduniversityandschool@gmail.com if you'd like to participate.


===Blog at World University and School===

http://worlduniversityandschool.blogspot.com/


===Bookstore / Computer Store (New & Used) at World University and School===

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;




===Calendar (Schedule what you'd like to teach)===
===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.
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===
===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
Finding / creating a job you really love: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Finding_/_creating_a_job_you_really_love
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Counseling: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/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.




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Android
Android


Brainwave device / Headset




Broadcast to radio frequency
Broadcast to radio frequency


Broadcast to TV




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


Publish to DVD




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Send to phone
Send to phone


Tablets




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===Free Degrees / Credit===
===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
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(probably in United Nations' languages only - Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, Russian, Spanish)





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===In Virtual World===
===In Virtual World===


Active Worlds Educational Universe (AWEDU). 2012. http://www.activeworlds.com/edu/
ScienceSim. 2011. http://www.sciencesim.com/wiki/doku.php . Research, teach, learn and share ideas - in voice or in type chat.


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


OpenSim. 2012. http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Main_Page (http://www.scribd.com/doc/57959626/OpenSimulator-School-Quick-Start-Guide)
Travel to this virtual island to learn building:


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===
===Item Number===

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




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Google + - worlduniversityandschool@gmail.com (Scott MacLeod) - https://plus.google.com/115890623333932577910/
Google + 1




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




Google Buzz's World University and School - https://profiles.google.com/WorldUniversityAndSchool
Google Groups' World University and School - http://groups.google.com/group/World-University-and-School


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




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''Free video conferencing''
Google Video Conferencing - in Gmail



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




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PB Works - http://pbworks.com/
PB Works - http://pbworks.com/


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




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


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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/ .







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Hardware Resource Possibilities: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Hardware_Resource_Possibilities
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World University Foundation: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University_Foundation

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


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