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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 History course.

History

• Add free, open History subjects below.

Subjects

Add free, open History subjects	Web Site	Organization (if any)	Degree / Non-degree	Instructor's Name	Location	Other Info	Language	Tags
American Classics	http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/History/21H-105Spring-2006/CourseHome/	MIT	non-degree	Prof. Pauline Maier	Browser	Start anytime	English	Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Civil War and Reconstruction Era, 1845-1877	http://oyc.yale.edu/history/civil-war-and-reconstruction/content/sessions.html	Yale University	non-degree	Professor David Blight	Browser	The causes, course, and consequences of the American Civil War, from the 1840s to 1877. The primary goal of the course is to understand the multiple meanings of a transforming event in American history. Those meanings may be defined in many ways: national, sectional, racial, constitutional, individual, social, intellectual, or moral. Four broad themes are closely examined: the crisis of union and disunion in an expanding republic; slavery, race, and emancipation as national problem, personal experience, and social process; the experience of modern, total war for individuals and society; and the political and social challenges of Reconstruction	English
France Since 1871	http://oyc.yale.edu/history/france-since-1871/content/sessions.html	Yale University	non-degree	Professor John Merriman	Browser	emergence of modern France. Topics include the social, economic, and political transformation of France; the impact of France's revolutionary heritage, of industrialization, and of the dislocation wrought by two world wars; and the political response of the Left and the Right to changing French society	English
European Civilization, 1648-1945	http://oyc.yale.edu/history/european-civilization-1648-1945/	Yale	non-degree	Professor John Merriman	Browser	Start anytime	English
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WUaS Idea- and Academic Resources

Select References

Zinn, Howard. People's History of the American People.

Select Video and Audio

Zinn, Howard. 2009. Holy Wars. DemocracyNow.org

Select Wikis

World University & School's Historical Societies

WUaS Navigation

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.

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 island to learn building in Second Life:

Social Bookmarking

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TV-Live Broadcasting

Teach and learn using free TV-Live Broadcasting software

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