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| A Passage to India: Introduction to Modern Indian Culture and Society
| Sinhala basic course
| http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/foreign-languages-and-literatures/21f-040-a-passage-to-india-introduction-to-modern-indian-culture-and-society-spring-2012/
| http://www.fsi-language-courses.org/Content.php?page=Sinhala
| MIT OCW
| USA Foreign Service Institute (FSI)
| non-degree
| Prof. Sunil H. Sharma
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| Start anytime
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| Audio/Video Lectures at MIT OpenCourseWare
| Topics in South Asian Literature and Culture
| http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/foreign-languages-and-literatures/21f-041-topics-in-south-asian-literature-and-culture-fall-2004/
| http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/audio-video-courses/
| MIT
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| Start anytime
| Start anytime
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| English
| Undergraduate
| High School, Undergraduate, Graduate
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===Ideas===
===Ideas===

This Sinhala language, wiki, subject page at WUaS - http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Sinhala_language - will become an online, wiki, MIT OCW-centric university in the Sinhala language, with an invitation to begin translation of this here and help translate MIT OCW into Sinhala.




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Open Journal Systems. 2012. [http://pkp.sfu.ca/?q=ojs Open Journal Systems]. Public Knowledge Project.
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 Academia.edu http://www.academia.edu or Research Gate - http://www.researchgate.net/ - or Spire - http://spire.sciences-po.fr/web/ - for example); See Library Resources below at WUaS for further resources.




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===Select Blogs===
===Select Blogs, Blog Aggregators===




===Select Book Groups, Study Groups, Musical Groups, etc.===
===Select Book Groups, Study Groups, Musical Groups, etc.===


Begin a Google + Hangout: https://plus.google.com/u/0/108179352492243955816/posts
Begin a Google + Hangout:

https://plus.google.com/hangouts


Calendar: https://www.google.com/calendar/
Calendar: https://www.google.com/calendar/
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===Select Books===
===Select Books===


Clough, B. 1997. Sinhala English Dictionary, 2nd new & enlarged edition. New Delhi, India: Asian Educational Services.


''''Select Chapters''''
Gair, James. 1998. Sinhala and Other South Asian Languages. New York.


Gair, James. 1998. Studies in South Asian Linguistics. ISBN 0-19-509521-9. New York: Oxford University Press.


===Select Calendars for Events in this Subject===
Gair, James and Paolillo, John C. 1997. Sinhala. München, Newcastle.


Geiger, Wilhelm. 1938. A Grammar of the Sinhalese Language. Colombo.


===Select Channels===
Indrapala, Karthigesu. 2007. The evolution of an ethnic identity: The Tamils in Sri Lanka C. 300 BCE to C. 1200 CE. ISBN 978-955-1266-72-1. Colombo: Vijitha Yapa.

Karunatillake, W.S. 1992. An Introduction to Spoken Sinhala. [several new editions]. Colombo.

Van Driem, George. 2002. Languages of the Himalayas: An Ethnolinguistic Handbook of the Greater Himalayan Region. ISBN 90-04-10390-2. Brill Academic Publishers.




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(See also editable World University and School's 'You at World University' page: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/You_at_World_University).
(See also editable World University and School's 'You at World University' page: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/You_at_World_University).


===Select Conference Materials===




===Select Conferences Online===
===Select Conferences Online===


===Select Conversations / Dialogues / Idea Competitions===




===Select Databases===
===Select Databases===


===Select Facts===




===Select Films===
===Select Films===


===Select Film Reviews===




===Select Forums, Spaces, etc.===
===Select Forums, Spaces, etc.===


===Select Funding Sources===




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===Select Idea Competitions / Conversations / Dialogues===
===Select Images, Infographics, etc.===




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===Select Libraries, Archives, Collections, etc.===
===Select Libraries, Archives, Collections, Repositories, etc.===

Sinhala books/novels. 2012. http://lankahands.com/



(See also editable World University and School's Library Resources' page: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Library_Resources).
(See also editable World University and School's Library Resources' page: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Library_Resources).
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===Select Maps===
===Select Maps===


===Select Multimedia===




===Select Museums===
===Select Museums===


(See also editable World University and School's Museums' page: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Museums).
(See also editable World University and School's Museums' page:
http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Museums).




===Select Office Hours===
===Select Newspapers, News===




===Select Photos===
===Select Office Hours===




===Select Programs, Applications, Software===
===Select Papers===


Sinhala English Dictionary for Android. 2012. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=sachith.com.projects.dictionary Mountain View, CA: Google Play Store.


===Select Photos, Pictures, etc.===


===Select Questions, Inquiries, Problems===


===Select Poetry===


===Select Quotes, Quotations, etc.===


===Select Programs, Applications, Languages, Software===


===Select Recordings===


===Select Questions, Inquiries, Problems, FAQs===


===Select References===


===Select Quotes, Quotations, etc.===
Guide to Sinhala language & Culture. 2012. http://sinhalapage.com/


Wikidata:Wikiquote. 2014. [https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Wikiquote Wikidata:Wikiquote]. wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Wikiquote.
Sinhala. 2012. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinhala Wikipedia.


Sinhala Input Method Editor. 2012. http://www.softdevex.com/products/EasyLangIME/SI/index.php


===Select RSS Feeds, SMS, etc.===
Sinhala language. 2012. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinhala_language. Wikipedia.




===Select Recordings===
'''Online Dictionaries'''


Kapruka Sinhala dictionary. 2012. http://www.lanka.info/dictionary/EnglishToSinhala.jsp


===Select References===
Madhura Sinhala English Dictionary. 2012.


Sinhala dictionary (Beta). 2012. http://sinhala-online.com/


===Select Reviews===
Sinhala dictionary resources online. http://www.sinhaladictionary.org/




===Select RSS Feeds===
===Select Search Engines===




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===Select Slideshows===
===Select Slideshows===


===Select Social Networking Pages===




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===Select Study Guides===
===Select Study Guides===


===Select Surveys===




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===Select Textbooks===
===Select Textbooks===


===Select Theses, Dissertations, Papers, etc.===




===Select Timelines===
===Select Timelines===


===Select Twitters===




===Select Video and Audio===
===Select Video and Audio===


===Select Video Conferences===


===Select Videocasts and Podcasts===




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===Select Wikis===
===Select Wikis===



Viki - The Sinhala Encyclopedia. 2012. http://viki.lk/
===Select Writers, Researchers, etc.===


===Subject's Social Networking Sites===


===Tutoring===


===Wikimedia Commons===

Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page


===Wikipedia===

Wikipedia: https://www.wikipedia.org/


===Wikiquotes===

Wikiquotes: https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Main_Page


===Wikisource===

Wikisource: https://wikisource.org/wiki/Main_Page


===Wikivoyage===

Wikivoyage: https://www.wikivoyage.org/




===World University and School Links===
===World University and School Links===


India: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/India
Foreign Languages and Literatures: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Foreign_Languages_and_Literatures


Sinhala language: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Sinhala_language
Sinhala language: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Sinhala_language

Southeast Asia: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Southeast_Asia


Sri Lanka: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Sri_Lanka
Sri Lanka: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Sri_Lanka

Languages of Sri Lanka: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Languages_of_Sri_Lanka

Languages of South Asia: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Languages_of_South_Asia

South Asia: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/South_Asia

Tamil language: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Tamil


Tamil language: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Tamil_language
Tamil language: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Tamil_language

World University Music School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University_Music_School








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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, 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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Bookstore / Computer Store (New & Used) at WUaS: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Bookstore_/_Computer_Store_%28New_%26_Used%29_at_WUaS
Bookstore / Computer Store (New & Used) at WUaS: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Bookstore_/_Computer_Store_%28New_%26_Used%29_at_WUaS


with educational electronics, as well;
with educational electronics, as well;
with musical instruments;
with musical instruments;
value pricing ... 2% below market, consistently;
value pricing ... 2% below market, consistently;
available via mail and electronically;
available via mail and electronically;




===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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Digital Text to Audio file format (Browse Aloud / Read Aloud?)
Digital Text to Audio file format (Browse Aloud / Read Aloud?)


Google Glass




MIT OCW Mirror Site Instructions: http://ocw.mit.edu/about/mirror-site-program/mirror-site-instructions/
MIT OCW Mirror Site Instructions: http://ocw.mit.edu/about/mirror-site-program/mirror-site-instructions/


Oculus Rift




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===Free Degrees / Credit===
===Free Degrees / Credit===

MIT OCW Audio Video Courses:
http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/audio-video-courses/


Admissions at World University and School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Admissions_at_World_University_and_School
Admissions at World University and School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Admissions_at_World_University_and_School
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WUaS International Baccalaureate Diploma and Programme: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/WUaS_International_Baccalaureate_Diploma_and_Programme
WUaS International Baccalaureate Diploma and Programme: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/WUaS_International_Baccalaureate_Diploma_and_Programme
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(probably in United Nations' languages only - Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, Russian, Spanish)
(beginning with United Nations' languages - Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, Russian, Spanish)





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===In Virtual World===
===In Virtual World===


(Search on the word 'lists' here, too: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Virtual_Worlds)
Active Worlds Educational Universe (AWEDU). 2012. http://www.activeworlds.com/edu/

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

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

Alice. 2012. http://www.alice.org/


Alice. 2012. http://www.alice.org/index.php?page=what_is_alice/what_is_alice
Minecraft. 2012. www.minecraft.net
Minecraft. 2012. www.minecraft.net

Edusim. 2013. http://edusim3d.com/

Gifted Kids.ie. 2013. http://www.giftedkids.ie/daynuv.html

ISTE – SIGMS. 2013. http://sigms.iste.wikispaces.net/secondlifeplayground2010

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

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


OpenSim. 2012. http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Main_Page (http://www.scribd.com/doc/57959626/OpenSimulator-School-Quick-Start-Guide)
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 Croquet. 2012. http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?OpenCroquet and http://www.opencroquet.org/


Open Wonderland. 2012. http://openwonderland.org/
Open Wonderland. 2012. http://openwonderland.org/


Primary Games. 2013. http://www.primarygames.com/arcade/virtualworlds.php
Quest Atlantis. 2012. http://crlt.indiana.edu/research/qa.html (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZoT3pilNPI).


Quest Atlantis. 2012. http://atlantisremixed.org/ (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.

SimScience. 2012. http://simscience.org/


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/
Unity3D. 2012. unity3d.com/

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

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

Unity3D. 2012. http://unity3d.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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Travel to this virtual island to learn building:
Travel to this virtual island to learn building:



===Item Number===
===Item Number===


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

Bar code




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===Learning Networking===
===Learning Networking===


Teach and Learn using free Social Bookmarking software to identify what courses, etc. you find edifying.
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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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/group/show/99021-worlduniversityandschool
Facebook.com's World University and School - http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=48753608141 (This group may be archived).




Google + - worlduniversityandschool@gmail.com (Scott MacLeod) - https://plus.google.com/115890623333932577910/
Google + Profiles - 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 + Profiles Company page - worlduniversityandschool@gmail.com - World University and School - https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/108179352492243955816/108179352492243955816/posts




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LinkedIn's World University and School - http://www.linkedin.com/groups/World-University-School
LinkedIn's World University and School - http://www.linkedin.com/groups/World-University-School-4024337


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


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




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


World University & School 'subject page' group




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


===Tutoring===




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



Livestream TV - http://www.livestream.com
Google + Hangouts - https://plus.google.com/hangouts




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


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




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''Free, group video conferencing''
''Free, group video conferencing''


AnyMeeting - http://l.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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http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/WUaS_Universal_Translator
http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/WUaS_Universal_Translator

Google Translate language:

Sugar Labs: Translation System language:

Region:


===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.




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Hardware Resource Possibilities: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Hardware_Resource_Possibilities
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Frequently Asked Questions at World University & School:
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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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SUBJECT TEMPLATE: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/SUBJECT_TEMPLATE
LANGUAGE TEMPLATE: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/LANGUAGE_TEMPLATE
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MUSEUM TEMPLATE: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/MUSEUM_TEMPLATE
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NATION STATE TEMPLATE: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/NATION_STATE_TEMPLATE
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SUBJECT TEMPLATE: http://worldunivephrsity.wikia.com/wiki/SUBJECT_TEMPLATE

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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
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Home: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University
Home: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University
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For questions, or help editing a page, email: worlduniversityandschool@gmail.com
For questions, or help editing a page, email: worlduniversityandschool@gmail.com
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WUaS's Guidestar.org listing - https://www.guidestar.org/organizations/27-3105368/world-university-school.aspx .

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Please donate through PayPal to tax-exempt - 501 (c) (3) - World University and School at
Please donate through PayPal to tax-exempt - 501 (c) (3) - World University and School at
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Latest revision as of 14:11, 25 July 2020


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 Sinhala language course.

Select Courses[edit]

  • Add free, open Sinhala language courses below.

Courses[edit]

Add free, open Sinhala language courses Web Site Organization (if any) Degree / Non-degree Instructor's Name Location Other Info Language Tags
A Passage to India: Introduction to Modern Indian Culture and Society http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/foreign-languages-and-literatures/21f-040-a-passage-to-india-introduction-to-modern-indian-culture-and-society-spring-2012/ MIT OCW non-degree Prof. Sunil H. Sharma Browser Start anytime English Undergraduate
Course's Name http:// non-degree Browser Start anytime English
Audio/Video Lectures at MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/audio-video-courses/ MIT non-degree Browser WUaS is accrediting for bachelor and Ph.D. degree programs on Audio/Video Lectures at MIT OpenCourseWare. English
MIT OCW http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm MIT non-degree Browser Start anytime English High School, Undergraduate, Graduate
MIT OCW Translated Courses http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/translated-courses/ MIT non-degree Browser Start anytime English
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WUaS Idea- and Academic Resources[edit]

Ideas[edit]

This Sinhala language, wiki, subject page at WUaS - http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Sinhala_language - will become an online, wiki, MIT OCW-centric university in the Sinhala language, with an invitation to begin translation of this here and help translate MIT OCW into Sinhala.


Publish my article in a WUaS academic journal in this subject[edit]

Open Journal Systems. 2012. 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 Academia.edu http://www.academia.edu or Research Gate - http://www.researchgate.net/ - or Spire - http://spire.sciences-po.fr/web/ - for example); See Library Resources below at WUaS for further resources.


Select Bibliographies[edit]

Select Blogs, Blog Aggregators[edit]

Select Book Groups, Study Groups, Musical Groups, etc.[edit]

Begin a Google + Hangout:

https://plus.google.com/hangouts

Calendar: https://www.google.com/calendar/


Select Book Reviews[edit]

Select Books[edit]

'Select Chapters'


Select Calendars for Events in this Subject[edit]

Select Channels[edit]

Select Communities, Email lists, etc.[edit]

(See also editable World University and School's 'You at World University' page: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/You_at_World_University).


Select Conference Materials[edit]

Select Conferences Online[edit]

Select Conversations / Dialogues / Idea Competitions[edit]

Select Databases[edit]

Select Facts[edit]

Select Films[edit]

Select Film Reviews[edit]

Select Forums, Spaces, etc.[edit]

Select Funding Sources[edit]

Select Humor[edit]

Select Images, Infographics, etc.[edit]

Select Institutes, etc.[edit]

Select Interviews[edit]

Select Journals, Serials, etc.[edit]

Select Labs[edit]

Select Lectures[edit]

Select Libraries, Archives, Collections, Repositories, etc.[edit]

(See also editable World University and School's Library Resources' page: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Library_Resources).


Select Maps[edit]

Select Multimedia[edit]

Select Museums[edit]

(See also editable World University and School's Museums' page: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Museums).


Select Newspapers, News[edit]

Select Office Hours[edit]

Select Papers[edit]

Select Photos, Pictures, etc.[edit]

Select Poetry[edit]

Select Programs, Applications, Languages, Software[edit]

Select Questions, Inquiries, Problems, FAQs[edit]

Select Quotes, Quotations, etc.[edit]

Wikidata:Wikiquote. 2014. Wikidata:Wikiquote. wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Wikiquote.


Select RSS Feeds, SMS, etc.[edit]

Select Recordings[edit]

Select References[edit]

Select Reviews[edit]

Select Search Engines[edit]

Select Simulations, Applets and Visualizations[edit]

Select Slideshows[edit]

Select Social Networking Pages[edit]

Select Societies, Associations, Groups, Networks, etc.[edit]

Select Study Guides[edit]

Select Surveys[edit]

Select Syllabi[edit]

Select Teachers with Email Addresses/Contact Information[edit]

Select Tests, Exams, etc.[edit]

Select Textbooks[edit]

Select Theses, Dissertations, Papers, etc.[edit]

Select Timelines[edit]

Select Twitters[edit]

Select Video and Audio[edit]

Select Video Conferences[edit]

Select Videocasts and Podcasts[edit]

Select Websites[edit]

Select Wikis[edit]

Select Writers, Researchers, etc.[edit]

Subject's Social Networking Sites[edit]

Tutoring[edit]

Wikimedia Commons[edit]

Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page


Wikipedia[edit]

Wikipedia: https://www.wikipedia.org/


Wikiquotes[edit]

Wikiquotes: https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Main_Page


Wikisource[edit]

Wikisource: https://wikisource.org/wiki/Main_Page


Wikivoyage[edit]

Wikivoyage: https://www.wikivoyage.org/


World University and School Links[edit]

Foreign Languages and Literatures: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Foreign_Languages_and_Literatures

Sinhala language: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Sinhala_language

Sri Lanka: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Sri_Lanka

Languages of Sri Lanka: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Languages_of_Sri_Lanka

Languages of South Asia: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Languages_of_South_Asia

South Asia: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/South_Asia

Tamil language: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Tamil

Tamil language: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Tamil_language

World University Music School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University_Music_School








WUaS Navigation[edit]

Academic Advising at WUaS[edit]

Academic Press at World University and School[edit]

Academic Press at World University and School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Academic_Press_at_World_University_and_School


Access to Live, or Email, University Technical Expertise[edit]

Ask a question in a specific discipline, or find, for example, a Robotics' or Computer programmer, or Translator, easily and freely.


Additional Categories[edit]

Admissions at World University and School[edit]

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, 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.


Blog at World University and School[edit]

http://worlduniversityandschool.blogspot.com/


Bookstore / Computer Store (New & Used) at World University and School[edit]

Bookstore / Computer Store (New & Used) at WUaS: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Bookstore_/_Computer_Store_%28New_%26_Used%29_at_WUaS

with educational electronics, as well; with musical instruments; value pricing ... 2% below market, consistently; available via mail and electronically;


Calendar (Schedule what you'd like to teach)[edit]

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/ .


Careers[edit]

Career counseling: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Career_counseling

Finding / creating a job you really love: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Finding_/_creating_a_job_you_really_love

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?)


Google Glass


MIT OCW Mirror Site Instructions: http://ocw.mit.edu/about/mirror-site-program/mirror-site-instructions/


Oculus Rift


Print


Publish to DVD


Recommend


Send to phone


Tablets


Translate


Videophone


Free Degrees / Credit[edit]

MIT OCW Audio Video Courses: http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/audio-video-courses/

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
(beginning with United Nations' languages - Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, Russian, Spanish)


In Google Earth[edit]

Google Earth.


In Virtual World[edit]

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

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

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

Alice. 2012. http://www.alice.org/

Minecraft. 2012. www.minecraft.net

Edusim. 2013. http://edusim3d.com/

Gifted Kids.ie. 2013. http://www.giftedkids.ie/daynuv.html

ISTE – SIGMS. 2013. http://sigms.iste.wikispaces.net/secondlifeplayground2010

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

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

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 and http://www.opencroquet.org/

Open Wonderland. 2012. http://openwonderland.org/

Primary Games. 2013. http://www.primarygames.com/arcade/virtualworlds.php

Quest Atlantis. 2012. http://atlantisremixed.org/ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZoT3pilNPI).

SimScience. 2012. http://simscience.org/

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/

WiloStar3D. 2013. https://www.wilostar3d.com/

World of Warcraft in School. 2014. http://wowinschool.pbworks.com/w/page/5268731/FrontPage


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

Bar code


Labels[edit]

Learning Networking[edit]

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


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


Delicious.com's World University and School - http://www.delicious.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/group/show/99021-worlduniversityandschool


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


Google + Profiles Company page - worlduniversityandschool@gmail.com - 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-4024337


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


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


World University & School 'subject page' group


World University & School Share This


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


RSS Feed[edit]

TV-Live Broadcasting[edit]

Broadcast to television


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


Google + Hangouts - https://plus.google.com/hangouts


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


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


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://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/

Web Huddle - https://www.webhuddle.com/homepage.jsp - http://sourceforge.net/projects/webhuddle/

Zoom.us - Cloud HD Video Meetings - http://zoom.us/


Universal Translator at WUaS[edit]

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

Google Translate language:

Sugar Labs: Translation System language:

Region:


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

The "Universitian" Newspaper at WUaS


Wiki Software for Courses[edit]

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


PB Works - http://pbworks.com/


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

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.





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Courses: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Courses
Subjects: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Subjects
Languages: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Languages
Library Resources: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Library_Resources
Nation States: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Nation_States
You at World University: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/You_at_World_University
Educational Software: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Educational_Software
Museums: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Museums
Research: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Research
Hardware Resource Possibilities: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Hardware_Resource_Possibilities
Frequently Asked Questions at World University & School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Frequently_Asked_Questions
World University Foundation: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University_Foundation


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MUSEUM TEMPLATE: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/MUSEUM_TEMPLATE
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SUBJECT TEMPLATE: http://worldunivephrsity.wikia.com/wiki/SUBJECT_TEMPLATE


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