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<big>'''Welcome to {{SITENAME}}'''</big><br />
which [[Help:Editing|anyone can add to or edit]].
<br />The Global, Virtual/Digital, Open, Free, {potentially Degree- and Credit-Granting},
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where anyone can teach or take a class or course
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| Prof. Roger Summons, Prof. Tanja Bosak
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| Introduction to Geology
| http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/earth-atmospheric-and-planetary-sciences/12-001-introduction-to-geology-spring-2008/
| MIT
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| Prof. Lindy Elkins-Tanton
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| Sedimentary Geology
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| Prof. John Southard
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===Publish my article in a WUaS academic journal in this subject===
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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Gould, Stephen Jay. 1989. Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History. New York, NY: W.W. Norton.
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Herzog, Werner. 2010. Cave of Forgotten Dreams. Creative Differences.
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THE FOSSIL IS PART OF THE ROCK. 2007. http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/earth-atmospheric-and-planetary-sciences/12-110-sedimentary-geology-spring-2007/lecture-notes/ch9b.pdf MIT OCW.
Harmon, Katherine. 2013. [http://www.nature.com/news/early-birds-flew-on-four-wings-1.12613?WT.ec_id=NEWS-20130319 Early birds flew on four wings: Two-winged flight followed emergence of avian ancestors]. March 14.
Hirsch, Jen. 2010. [http://web.mit.edu/press/2010/genomic-fossil.html Scientists decipher 3 billion-year-old genomic fossils: Analysis of modern-day genomes finds evidence for ancient environmental change]. Cambridge, MA: MIT media relations.
Mustain, Andrea. 2011. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20110113/sc_livescience/34000yearoldorganismsfoundburiedalive 34,000-Year-Old Organisms Found Buried Alive!]. January 13. news.yahoo.com/s/livescience.
Unique Ancient Spider Attack Preserved in Amber. 2012. [http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121008134523.htm Unique Ancient Spider Attack Preserved in Amber]. Oct. 8. ScienceDaily.
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Elsdredge, Niles. 2009. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmEbY04RLI8 Darwin, paleontology and evolution: The Beagle years and the aftermath]. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University.
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Biology: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Biology
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Oceanography: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Oceanography
Paleoecology: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Paleoecology
Paleontology: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Paleontology
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Social Science: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Social_Science
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==WUaS Navigation==
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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.
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with educational electronics, as well;
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Android
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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
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===In Virtual World===
Active Worlds Educational Universe (AWEDU). 2012. http://www.activeworlds.com/edu/
Alice. 2012. http://www.alice.org/index.php?page=what_is_alice/what_is_alice
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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/
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