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Gould, Stephen Jay. 1989. Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History. New York, NY: W.W. Norton.
Gould, Stephen Jay. 1989. Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History. New York, NY: W.W. Norton.


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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.
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.
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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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},
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where anyone can teach or take a class or course

  • Add or take a free, open Paleontology course.

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  • Add free, open Paleontology courses below.

Courses Edit

Add free, open Paleontology courses Web Site Organization (if any) Degree / Non-degree Instructor's Name Location Other Info Language Tags
Geobiology http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/earth-atmospheric-and-planetary-sciences/12-007-geobiology-spring-2009/index.htm MIT non-degree Prof. Roger Summons, Prof. Tanja Bosak Browser Start anytime English Undergraduate
Introduction to Geology http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/earth-atmospheric-and-planetary-sciences/12-001-introduction-to-geology-spring-2008/ MIT non-degree Prof. Lindy Elkins-Tanton Browser Start anytime English Undergraduate
Sedimentary Geology http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/earth-atmospheric-and-planetary-sciences/12-110-sedimentary-geology-spring-2007/ MIT non-degree Prof. John Southard Browser Start anytime English Undergraduate
Course's Name http:// non-degree Browser Start anytime English






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Eldredge, Niles. 2002. The Fossil Factory: A Kid's Guide to Digging Up Dinosaurs, Exploring Evolution, and Finding Fossils. Revised edition. Roberts Rinehart Publishers.

Gould, Stephen Jay. 1989. Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History. New York, NY: W.W. Norton.


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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. Early birds flew on four wings: Two-winged flight followed emergence of avian ancestors. March 14.

Hirsch, Jen. 2010. 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. 34,000-Year-Old Organisms Found Buried Alive!. January 13. news.yahoo.com/s/livescience.

Unique Ancient Spider Attack Preserved in Amber. 2012. Unique Ancient Spider Attack Preserved in Amber. Oct. 8. ScienceDaily.


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Elsdredge, Niles. 2009. Darwin, paleontology and evolution: The Beagle years and the aftermath. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University.


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Paleoceanography. 2011. Paleoceanography. (Paleoceanography focuses on original contributions dealing with reconstructions of past conditions and processes of change as recorded in sediments deposited in water. This especially includes marine sediments, but may extend to sediments from freshwater environments. Approaches to past reconstruction might include sedimentology, geochemistry, paleontology, oceanography, geophysics, and modeling. Contributions will emphasize global and regional aspects, rather than purely local interests, and can cover all ages (Precambrian to the Quaternary, including modern analogs)). American Geophysical Union.


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WUaS Job hunting: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/WUaS_Job_hunting


Counseling Edit

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


Coordinates Edit

... in a virtual world


Credits Edit

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.


Digital To Do Edit

Android


Brainwave device / Headset


Broadcast to radio frequency


Broadcast to TV


Create EMail group for page


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


Publish to DVD


Recommend


Send to phone


Tablets


Translate


Videophone


Free Degrees / Credit Edit

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
(probably in United Nations' languages only - Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, Russian, Spanish)


In Google Earth Edit

Google Earth.


In Virtual World Edit

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 Minecraft. 2012. www.minecraft.net

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

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 Edit

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


Labels Edit

Learning Networking Edit

Teach and Learn using free Social Bookmarking software to identify what courses, etc. you find edifying.


Academia.edu's World University and School - http://worlduniversityandschool.academia.edu/


Delicious.com's World University and School - http://www.delicious.com/WorldUniversityandSchool


Digg.com's World University and School - http://digg.com/worlduniversityandschool


Facebook.com's World University and School - http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=48753608141 (This group may be archived).

Good Reads - http://www.goodreads.com/

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


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


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


Like


LinkedIn's World University and School - http://www.linkedin.com/groups/World-University-School


Quora - http://www.quora.com/


Research Gate - http://www.researchgate.net/


Redditt.com's World University and School - http://www.reddit.com/user/WorldUnivandSch/


Tribe.net's World University and School - http://tribes.tribe.net/worlduniversityandschool


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


World University & School subject group


World University & School Share This


Yahoo Groups' World University and School: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/worlduniversityandschool/


RSS Feed Edit

Tutoring Edit

TV-Live Broadcasting Edit

Broadcast to television


Teach and learn using free TV-Live Broadcasting software to the web:

Livestream TV - http://www.livestream.com


Justin TV - http://www.justin.tv


Ustream TV - http://ustream.tv


Video Communication Edit

Teach and learn using free TV-Live Broadcasting software


Free video conferencing

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


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 Edit

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


The "Universitian" Newspaper at World University and School Edit

The "Universitian" Newspaper at World University and School


Wiki Software for Courses Edit

Media Wiki - http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki


PB Works - http://pbworks.com/


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


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


Wikispaces - http://www.wikispaces.com/


Wikidata / Bots Edit

http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikidata/Bots


World University and School Licensing Edit

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 & 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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