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<big>'''Welcome to {{SITENAME}}'''</big><br />
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<br />The Global, Virtual/Digital, Open, Free, {potentially Degree- and Credit-Granting},
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| Energy Courses
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| Energy Decisions, Markets, and Policies
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| Fueling Sustainability: Engineering Microbial Systems for Biofuel Production
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Open Journal Systems. 2012. [http://pkp.sfu.ca/?q=ojs Open Journal Systems]. Public Knowledge Project.
 
(WUaS's wiki, information technologies and criteria for this - informed by the WUaS academic journal subject matter - are developing, since you can already publish your article at http://www.academia.edu).
 
 
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(See also editable World University and School's Museums' page: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Museums).
http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Museums).
 
 
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Abate, Tom. 2013. [http://engineering.stanford.edu/research-profile/stanford-engineering-hero-william-j-perry-looks-ahead-north-american-energy-indepen Stanford Engineering Hero William J. Perry looks ahead to North American energy independence and back at a career In national defense: A professor emeritus of Management Science and Engineering, Perry has advised presidents, served as Secretary of Defense and dismantled nuclear weapons]. Stanford, CA: Stanford Engineering.
nmpost. 2012. [http://news.slashdot.org/story/12/06/24/002205/us-gas-prices-continue-to-fall U.S. Gas Prices Continue To Fall]. June 23. news.slashdot.org
 
THE BIG IDEAS THAT WILL CHANGE ENERGY. 2014. [http://spectrum.mit.edu/continuum/the-big-ideas-that-will-change-energy/ THE BIG IDEAS THAT WILL CHANGE ENERGY]. July 14. Cambridge, MA: spectrum.mit.edu/continuum/the-big-ideas-that-will-change-energy.
 
Bornstein, David. 2013. [http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/06/crowd-funding-clean-energy/ Crowdfunding Clean Energy]. March 6. New York, NY: The New York Times.
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Can the Cost of Solar in the U.S. Compete with Germany?. 2013. [http://blog.rmi.org/blog_2013_12_05_can_usa_solar_cost_compete_with_germany Can the Cost of Solar in the U.S. Compete with Germany? RMI’s new report with Georgia Tech details U.S. installation cost reduction opportunities]. Snowmass, CO: Rocky Mountain Institute.
 
cartechboy. 2014. [http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/14/01/23/1831208/will-electric-cars-and-solar-power-make-gasoline-and-utilities-obsolete Will Electric Cars and Solar Power Make Gasoline and Utilities Obsolete?]. January 23. hardware.slashdot.org.
 
Cole, Rebecca. 2012. [http://blog.rmi.org/blog_A_Renewable_Resilient_Electricity_System A Renewable and Resilient Electricity System]. October 15. Snowmass, CO: Rocky Mountain Institute.
 
Halber, Deborah. 2014. [http://spectrum.mit.edu/articles/seductive-spaces-sustainable-energy/ SEDUCTIVE SPACES, SUSTAINABLE ENERGY]. Cambridge, MA: spectrum.mit.edu.
 
Hansen, Lena. 2012. [http://blog.rmi.org/blog_Introducing_Electricity_Innovation_Lab Introducing the Electricity Innovation Lab]. June 25. Snowmass, CO: Rocky Mountain Institute.
 
Hansen, Lena. 2012. [http://blog.rmi.org/how_your_company_can_benefit_from_the_evolution_of_energy How Your Company Can Benefit From the Evolution of Energy]. March 16. Snowmass, CO: Rocky Mountain Institute.
 
Hedges, Thomas. 2012. [http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/how_germany_is_getting_to_100_percent_renewable_energy_20121115 How Germany Is Getting to 100 Percent Renewable Energy]. Nov 15. Center for Study of Responsive Law. TruthDig.
 
Hodges, Tina. 2009. [http://www.fta.dot.gov/documents/PublicTransportationsRoleInRespondingToClimateChange.pdf Public Transportation’s Role in Responding to Climate Change]. Washington, DC: Department of Transportation.
 
Johnston, John. 2013. [http://www.the9billion.com/2013/10/30/germany-59-percent-renewable-energy-peak/ Germany Reaches 59% Renewable Energy Peak, Power Grid Doesn’t Blow Up]. October 30. the9billion.com.
 
Krivonen, Marci. 2013. [http://www.aspenpublicradio.org/local-news/story/2013/03/25/banana-farm-in-the-mountains-a-model-of-energy-efficiency Banana Farm in the Mountains a Model of Energy Efficiency]. ("There’s a house in Old Snowmass unlike any other home in the Roaring Fork Valley, or in the world for that matter. The home Amory Lovins shares with his wife doesn’t have a furnace and it creates more energy than it uses"). March 25. Aspen, CO: aspenpublicradio.org.
 
Newcomb, James. 2012. [http://blog.rmi.org/blog_backfilling_the_nuclear_shutdowns_with_efficiency_and_renewables Mind the Gap: Backfilling Nuclear Shutdowns with Efficiency and Renewables in Japan, Germany, and California?]. April 23. Snowmass, CO: Rocky Mountain Institute.
 
nmpost. 2012. [http://news.slashdot.org/story/12/06/24/002205/us-gas-prices-continue-to-fall U.S. Gas Prices Continue To Fall]. June 23. news.slashdot.org.
 
Spark: Top 10 Clean Energy Developments of 2013. 2014. [http://blog.rmi.org/blog_2014_01_16_Spark2014_2 Spark: Top 10 Clean Energy Developments of 2013]. (Top 10 Clean Energy Developments of 2013; A Multi-Pronged Approach To Building Efficiency (Part 3); A High-Renewables Tomorrow, Today: Varese Ligure, Italy). Snowmass, CO: Rocky Mountain Institute.
 
 
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eLab:Cole, CreatingRebecca. a Resilient Electricity System2012. [http://blog.rmi.org/blog_Creating_a_Resilient_Electricity_Systemblog_Video_Reinventing_Fire_Our_Electricity_System eLabVideo: CreatingReinventing aFire Resilientin Our Electricity System—Watch the Video of the Google HangoutSystem]. OctoberNovember 175. Snowmass, CO: Rocky Mountain Institute.
 
eLab: Creating a Resilient Electricity System. [http://blog.rmi.org/blog_Creating_a_Resilient_Electricity_System eLab: Creating a Resilient Electricity System—Watch the Video of the Google Hangout]. October 17. CO: Rocky Mountain Institute.
Rocky Mountain Institute Video. 2012. [http://www.youtube.com/RockyMtnInstitute Rocky Mountain Institute Video]. YouTube.com
 
Rocky Mountain Institute Video. 2012. [http://www.youtube.com/RockyMtnInstitute Rocky Mountain Institute Video]. YouTube.com
 
The Oil Drum: Discussions about Energy and our Future. 2011. [http://www.theoildrum.com/ The Oil Drum: Discussions about Energy and our Future]. http://www.theoildrum.com/
 
Vaughn, Kelly. 2012. [http://blog.rmi.org/blog_Google_Hangout_Building_Permanently_Affordable_Homes Six Critical Levers to Transform our Energy Future (Video)]. November 6. CO: Rocky Mountain Institute.
 
 
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Wikipedia: https://www.wikipedia.org/
 
 
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Wikiquotes: https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Main_Page
 
 
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Wikisource: https://wikisource.org/wiki/Main_Page
 
 
===Wikivoyage===
 
Wikivoyage: https://www.wikivoyage.org/
 
 
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Geothermal Energy: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Geothermal_Energy
 
Hydropower: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Hydropower
 
Nuclear Science and Engineering: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Nuclear_Science_and_Engineering
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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, MITGreatest OCWUniversities-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.
 
 
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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;
 
 
===Calendar (Schedule what you'd like to teach)===
 
Calendar: https://www.google.com/calendar/
 
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/ .
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Digital Text to Audio file format (Browse Aloud / Read Aloud?)
 
 
Google Glass
 
 
MIT OCW Mirror Site Instructions: http://ocw.mit.edu/about/mirror-site-program/mirror-site-instructions/
 
 
Oculus Rift
 
 
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===Free Degrees / Credit===
 
MIT OCW Audio Video Courses:
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Admissions at World University and School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Admissions_at_World_University_and_School
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WUaS International Baccalaureate Diploma and Programme: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/WUaS_International_Baccalaureate_Diploma_and_Programme
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(probablybeginning inwith United Nations' languages only - Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, Russian, Spanish)
 
 
 
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===In Virtual World===
 
(Search on the word 'lists' here, too: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Virtual_Worlds)
Active Worlds Educational Universe (AWEDU). 2012. http://www.activeworlds.com/edu/
 
3D Learn. 2013. http://www.learningin3d.info/
 
Active Worlds Educational Universe (AWEDU). 2012. http://www.activeworlds.com
 
Alice. 2012. http://www.alice.org/
 
Alice. 2012. http://www.alice.org/index.php?page=what_is_alice/what_is_alice
Minecraft. 2012. www.minecraft.net
 
Edusim. 2013. http://edusim3d.com/
 
Gifted Kids.ie. 2013. http://www.giftedkids.ie/daynuv.html
 
ISTE – SIGMS. 2013. http://sigms.iste.wikispaces.net/secondlifeplayground2010
 
Kaneva. 2014. http://www.kaneva.com/
 
Open Cobalt. 2013. http://www.opencobalt.org/
 
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 and http://www.opencroquet.org/
 
Open Wonderland. 2012. http://openwonderland.org/
 
Primary Games. 2013. http://www.primarygames.com/arcade/virtualworlds.php
Quest Atlantis. 2012. http://crlt.indiana.edu/research/qa.html (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZoT3pilNPI).
 
Quest Atlantis. 2012. http://atlantisremixed.org/ (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.
 
SimScience. 2012. http://simscience.org/
 
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.
 
SmallWorlds. 2014. https://www.smallworlds.com/
Unity3D. 2012. unity3d.com/
 
There.com. 2014. http://www.there.com/
 
Twinity. 2014. http://www.twinity.com/en/choose-your-free-avatar
 
Unity3D. 2012. http://unity3d.com/
 
WiloStar3D. 2013. https://www.wilostar3d.com/
 
World of Warcraft in School. 2014. http://wowinschool.pbworks.com/w/page/5268731/FrontPage
 
 
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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
 
Bar code
 
 
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===Learning Networking===
 
Teach and Learn using free Social BookmarkingNetworking software to identifyshare what courses, etc., you find edifying, what you enjoy learning ....
 
 
About Me - World University and School -
http://about.me
 
 
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DiggFacebook.com's World University and School - http://diggwww.facebook.com/worlduniversityandschoolgroup.php?gid=48753608141 ('This group may be archived').
 
 
Good Reads - http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/99021-worlduniversityandschool
Facebook.com's World University and School - http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=48753608141 (This group may be archived).
 
 
Google + Profiles - worlduniversityandschool@gmail.com (- Scott MacLeod) - https://plus.google.com/115890623333932577910/
 
 
Google + Profiles Company page - worlduniversityandschool@gmail.com - World University and School - https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/108179352492243955816/108179352492243955816/posts
 
 
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LinkedIn's World University and School - http://www.linkedin.com/groups/World-University-School-4024337
 
 
Quora - http://www.quora.com/
 
 
Research Gate - http://www.researchgate.net/
 
 
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Wer Kennt Wen - World University &and School subject- grouphttp://www.wer-kennt-wen.de/
 
 
World University & School 'subject page' group
 
 
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===RSS Feed===
 
 
===Tutoring===
 
 
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Teach and learn using free TV-Live Broadcasting software to the web:
 
 
Livestream TV - http://www.livestream.com
Google + Hangouts - https://plus.google.com/hangouts
 
 
Justin TV - http://www.justin.tv
 
 
Livestream TV - http://www.livestream.com
 
 
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''Free, group video conferencing''
 
AnyMeeting - http://l.anymeeting.com/homepage/
 
Google + Hangout - https://tools.google.com/dlpage/hangoutplugin - http://www.google.com/+/learnmore/hangouts/
 
Meeting Burner - http://www.meetingburner.com/index?page=signup-v2 – up to 15 connection
 
ooVoo - http://www.oovoo.com/home.aspx
 
Paltalk - http://www.paltalk.com
 
sifonr - free communication - http://www.sifonr.com/‎
 
Tokbox | OpenTok - API - http://tokbox.com/opentok
 
Vyew - http://vyew.com/
Google + Hangout - https://tools.google.com/dlpage/hangoutplugin
 
Web Huddle - https://www.webhuddle.com/homepage.jsp - http://sourceforge.net/projects/webhuddle/
 
Zoom.us - Cloud HD Video Meetings - http://zoom.us/
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http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/WUaS_Universal_Translator
 
Google Translate language:
 
Sugar Labs: Translation System language:
 
Region:
 
 
===The "Universitian" Newspaper at World University and School===
 
[[The "Universitian" Newspaper at WUaS]]
 
 
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Wet Paint - http://wikisineducation.wetpaintwikifoundry.com/
 
 
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World University and School - like Wikipedia with Greatest Universities' OpenCourseWare (not endorsed by MIT OCW) - incorporated as a nonprofit ineffective April 2010 and ishas been a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt, educational organization charity through November 12, 2012, and is re-instating its 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status, as of 2011September 2013, effective 2010.
 
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 licenseInternational (CC BY-SA 3.0) - httphttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ .
 
 
The World University and School program is not endorsed by MIT or MIT OpenCourseWare.
 
 
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Frequently Asked Questions at World University & School:
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World University Foundation: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University_Foundation
 
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MUSEUM TEMPLATE: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/MUSEUM_TEMPLATE
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SUBJECT TEMPLATE: http://worldunivephrsity.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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