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Dillon, Sam. 2012. [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/20/education/20online.html No Test Tubes? Debate on Virtual Science Classes]. October 20. New York, NY: The New York Times.
Dillon, Sam. 2012. [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/20/education/20online.html No Test Tubes? Debate on Virtual Science Classes]. October 20. New York, NY: The New York Times.

McDonald, Amy Athey. 2014. [http://news.yale.edu/2014/05/12/university-museums-laboratories-creativity-higher-education University museums as ‘laboratories’ for creativity in higher education]. May 12. New Haven, CT: news.yale.edu/2014/05/12/university-museums-laboratories-creativity-higher-education.


Waldrop, M. Mitchell. 2013. [http://www.nature.com/news/education-online-the-virtual-lab-1.13383 Education online: The virtual lab
Waldrop, M. Mitchell. 2013. [http://www.nature.com/news/education-online-the-virtual-lab-1.13383 Education online: The virtual lab
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Zoology: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Zoology
Zoology: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Zoology





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Admissions' Department: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/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.
Flyer seeking degree-oriented, WUaS students: 'Quaker-informed World University & School seeks friendly, undergraduate students for free, online, Greatest Universities-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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===Calendar (Schedule what you'd like to teach)===
===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/ .
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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===In Virtual World===
===In Virtual World===

(Search on the word 'lists' here, too: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Virtual_Worlds)


3D Learn. 2013. http://www.learningin3d.info/
3D Learn. 2013. http://www.learningin3d.info/


Active Worlds Educational Universe (AWEDU). 2012. http://www.activeworlds.com/edu/
Active Worlds Educational Universe (AWEDU). 2012. http://www.activeworlds.com


Alice. 2012. http://www.alice.org/
Alice. 2012. http://www.alice.org/
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ISTE – SIGMS. 2013. http://sigms.iste.wikispaces.net/secondlifeplayground2010
ISTE – SIGMS. 2013. http://sigms.iste.wikispaces.net/secondlifeplayground2010

Kaneva. 2014. http://www.kaneva.com/


Open Cobalt. 2013. http://www.opencobalt.org/
Open Cobalt. 2013. http://www.opencobalt.org/
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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.
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/

There.com. 2014. http://www.there.com/

Twinity. 2014. http://www.twinity.com/en/choose-your-free-avatar


Unity3D. 2012. http://unity3d.com/
Unity3D. 2012. http://unity3d.com/


WiloStar3D. 2013. https://www.wilostar3d.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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Teach and Learn using free Social Networking software to share what courses, etc., you find edifying, what you enjoy learning ....
Teach and Learn using free Social Networking software to share what courses, etc., you find edifying, what you enjoy learning ....


About Me - World University and School -
http://about.me




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Twitter.com's World University and School - http://twitter.com/WorldUnivandSch
Twitter.com's World University and School - http://twitter.com/WorldUnivandSch


Wer Kennt Wen - World University and School - http://www.wer-kennt-wen.de/




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===RSS Feed===
===RSS Feed===






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AnyMeeting - http://anymeeting.com/homepage/
AnyMeeting - http://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/
Zoom.us - Cloud HD Video Meetings - http://zoom.us/
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===The "Universitian" Newspaper at World University and School===
===The "Universitian" Newspaper at World University and School===


[[The "Universitian" Newspaper at World University and School]]
[[The "Universitian" Newspaper at WUaS]]




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




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World University and School incorporated as a nonprofit in April 2010 and is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charity, as of 2011.
World University and School - like Wikipedia with Greatest Universities' OpenCourseWare (not endorsed by MIT OCW) - incorporated as a nonprofit effective April 2010 and has 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 September 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.
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/ .
All content on this site is freely available under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 International (CC BY-SA 3.0) - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ .


The World University and School program is not endorsed by MIT or MIT OpenCourseWare.
The World University and School program is not endorsed by MIT or MIT OpenCourseWare.
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World University Foundation: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University_Foundation
World University Foundation: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University_Foundation


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Volunteers at World University and School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Volunteers
Volunteers at World University and School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Volunteers