Quakers - Religious Society of Friends
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 Quaker course.
Quaker
- Add free, open Quaker subjects below.
Subjects
Add free, open Quaker subjects | Web Site | Organization (if any) | Degree / Non-degree | Instructor's Name | Location | Other Info | Language | Tags |
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Quakerism 101 | http://www.quakersong.org/quakerism_101 | Quakersong.org | non-degree | Browser | Start anytime | English | ||
Name | http:// | non-degree | Browser | Start anytime | English |
Ideas
References
Select Bibliographies
Select Blogs
Urner, Kirby. 2009. Quakers 101 - Dance Party Erupts During Quaker Meeting for Worship & Eating Wasabi. Aug. 9. Portland, OR: mybizmo.blogspot.com
Urner, Kirby. 2009. Eclectic Crew: Quakers on Youtube. Feb. 24. Portland, OR: worldgame.blogspot.com
Select Maps
Bales, Micah and Jon Watts. 2010. Quakermaps.com: Mapping the Religious Society of Friends. Quakermaps.com
Select Museums
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Select Programs, Applications, Software
Select References
AFSC Board of Directors. 1994. AFSC Mission Statement. June 19. Philadelphia, PA: American Friends' Service Committee.
Brinton, Howard. 1952. Friends for 350 Years. Wallingford, PA: Pendle Hill Publications.
Cresson, Os. 2007. Roots and Flowers of Quaker Nontheism. NontheistFriends.org. Jan 23. Accessed online: Dec 30, 2008. http://nontheistfriends.org.
Farnworth, Richard, William Dewsbury and others. 1656. The Epistle from the Elders at Balby, 1656: As in the copy in the Lancashire Records Office at Preston, from the papers of Marsden Monthly Meeting. Lancashire Records Office, Preston, England: Marsden Monthly Meeting.
Jahn, Gunnar. 1947. Nobel Peace Prize Address (1947) on behalf of Quakers in general. (Also here: http://www2.gol.com/users/quakers/nobel_prize_speech.htm). Stockholm, SE: Nobel Committee.
Nontheist Friend. 2010. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nontheist_Friend. Wikipedia.
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. 2002 (1955). Philadelphia Yearly Meeting - Faith and Practice. Philadelphia, PA: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting.
Sheeran, Michael. 1996 (1983). Beyond Majority Rule: Voteless Decisions in the Religious Society of Friends. (2nd ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting.
Steere, Douglas V. and Elizabeth Gray Vining. 1983. Quaker Spirituality: Selected Writings (Classics of Western Spirituality). Paulist Press.
Woolman, John, and John Greenleaf Whittier (introduction). 1879. The Journal of John Woolman. Boston, MA: Houghton, Osgood and Company. Cambridge, MA: The Riverside Press.
Select Slideshows
Select Study Guides
Select Syllabi
Select Textbooks
Select Websites
Mathematics for Quaker Schools in Oregon etc.
Select Video and Audio
Select Wikis
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.
Free Degrees / Credit
In Virtual World
Second Life, or other virtual world or space, Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for classes?
Quaker Unprogrammed Silent Meeting in Second Life. 2010. http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sea%20Turtle%20Island/197/17/27 (on Saturdays at 10 am Second Life Time / Pacific Time (1800 GMT), and Wednesdays at 1100 SLT / PT (1900 GMT)).
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Labels
Social Bookmarking
Teach and Learn using free Social Book Marking software to identify what courses, etc. you find edifying.
Add Subject - free, open Educational Software Tools | Web Site | Organization (if any) | Degree / Non-degree | Location | Other Info | Language | Tags |
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Delicious | http://delicious.com/ | Social Bookmarking | Multiple | ||||
Digg | http://digg.com/ | Social Bookmarking | Multiple |
TV-Live Broadcasting
Teach and Learn using free TV-Live Broadcasting software
Add Subject - free, open Educational Software Tools | Web Site | Organization (if any) | Degree / Non-degree | Location | Other Info | Language | Tags |
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Justin TV | http://www.justin.tv | TV-Live Broadcasting | Multiple | ||||
Ustream TV | http://ustream.tv | TV-Live Broadcasting | Multiple |
Video Communication
Add Subject - free, open Educational Software Tools | Web Site | Organization (if any) | Degree / Non-degree | Location | Other Info | Language | Tags |
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Google Video Conferencing | Free calls, video calls and instant messaging over the internet. | Multiple | |||||
iChat | http://www.apple.com/macosx/what-is-macosx/ichat.html | Apple | Free calls, video calls and instant messaging over the internet. | Multiple | |||
Skype | http://www.skype.com/ | Skype | Free calls, video calls and instant messaging over the internet. | Conference calls and group instant messaging | Multiple |