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which [[Help:Editing|anyone can add to or edit]].
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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Multilingual University & School
Multilingual University & School
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* Add or take a '''free, open''' TEMPLATE course.
* Add or take a '''free, open''' United Nations course.


==Select Courses==
==Select Courses==




* Add free, open TEMPLATE courses below.
* Add free, open United Nations courses below.


===Courses===
===Courses===


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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, Twitters, etc.===
===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===


''''Select Chapters''''


===Select Calendars for Events in this Subject===




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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===




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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.===


(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 News===
===Select Newspapers, News===




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===Select Photos===
===Select Papers===




===Select Programs, Applications, Software===
===Select Photos, Pictures, etc.===




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


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


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




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

Wikidata:Wikiquote. 2014. [https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Wikiquote Wikidata:Wikiquote]. wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Wikiquote.


===Select RSS Feeds, SMS, etc.===




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Heneghan, Tom. 2012. [http://news.yahoo.com/vienna-interfaith-center-opens-saudi-help-172706194.html U.N. chief says crises show need for interfaith amity]. Vienna, Austria: news.yahoo.com/
Heneghan, Tom. 2012. [http://news.yahoo.com/vienna-interfaith-center-opens-saudi-help-172706194.html U.N. chief says crises show need for interfaith amity]. Vienna, Austria: news.yahoo.com/

International Literacy Day. 2014. [http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/events/prizes-and-celebrations/celebrations/international-days/literacy-day/ International Literacy Day 2014: Literacy and Sustainable Development]. New York, NY: unesco.org .

Ireland, Corydon. 2014. [http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2014/10/coming-up-for-air/ Coming up for air: Mexico City, Harvard alliance to study health changes after two decades of major environmental upgrades]. October 28. Cambridge, MA: news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2014/10/coming-up-for-air/ .


MacKinnon, Rebecca. 2012. [http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/08/08/the_united_nations_and_the_internet_it_s_complicated The United Nations and the Internet: It's Complicated, A battle is brewing, but the black helicopters are not about to invade]. August 8. Foreign Policy.
MacKinnon, Rebecca. 2012. [http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/08/08/the_united_nations_and_the_internet_it_s_complicated The United Nations and the Internet: It's Complicated, A battle is brewing, but the black helicopters are not about to invade]. August 8. Foreign Policy.

Obama, Barack. 2013. [http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/09/24/remarks-president-obama-address-united-nations-general-assembly Remarks by President Obama in Address to the United Nations General Assembly]. New York, NY: United Nations.

Titlestad, Gard. 2012. [http://fr.slideshare.net/IAU_Past_Conferences/cs-i3-g-titlestad Open Educational Resources (OER): Tomorrow's Main Educational Provider?]. Oslo, Norway: International Council for Open and Distance Education.


'''UNESCO World Heritage Sites'''

List of "Missing" WHS. 2014. http://www.worldheritagesite.org/allmissing.php

Top 50 Missing. 2014. http://www.worldheritagesite.org/forums/index.php?action=vtopic&forum=6

World Heritage Site. 2014. http://www.worldheritagesite.org/


===Select Reviews===




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




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


===Select Social Networking Pages===




===Select Societies, Associations, Groups, Networks, etc.===
===Select Societies, Associations, Groups, Networks, etc.===

Friends of the United Nations. 2014. [https://www.linkedin.com/groups/Friends-United-Nations-3739310 Friends of the United Nations]. (Founded in 1985, Friends of the United Nations is an independent, non-partisan organization dedicated to increasing awareness of the United Nations' activities. We work with educational institutions, corporations, the media and entertainment industries, and other organizations to inform and educate people about the UN's efforts on behalf of peace, human rights, the environment, children and...). New York, NY: linkedin.com/groups/Friends-United-Nations-3739310.




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


===Select Surveys===




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


===Select Twitters===




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===Select Video Conferences===
===Select Video Conferences===


===Select Videocasts and Podcasts===




===Select Websites===
===Select Websites===


'''UNESCO World Heritage Sites'''

World Heritage Site. 2014. http://www.worldheritagesite.org/




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


===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/




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Ocean & Climate Management Plan: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Ocean_%26_Climate_Management_Plan
Ocean & Climate Management Plan: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Ocean_%26_Climate_Management_Plan


One_Laptop_per_Child_-_XO_Laptop: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/One_Laptop_per_Child_-_XO_Laptop_-_$100_Laptop_-_MIT
One Laptop per Child - XO Laptop: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/One_Laptop_per_Child_-_XO_Laptop_-_$100_Laptop_-_MIT


Political Science: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Political_Science
Political Science: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Political_Science
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WUaS Universal Translator: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/WUaS_Universal_Translator
WUaS Universal Translator: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/WUaS_Universal_Translator


'''United Nations' Languages'''

Arabic language: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Arabic_language

English language: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/English_language

French language: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/French_language

Mandarin language (Chinese): http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Mandarin_language_(Chinese)

Russian language: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Russian_language

Spanish language: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Spanish_language






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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.


Digital and Print catalog




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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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(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

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 video conferencing''
Google Video Conferencing - in Gmail



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





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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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===Wikidata / Bots ===
===World University and School Licensing===


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


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 Licensing===
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/ .


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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Hardware Resource Possibilities: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Hardware_Resource_Possibilities
Hardware Resource Possibilities: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Hardware_Resource_Possibilities
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Frequently Asked Questions at World University & School:
http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Frequently_Asked_Questions
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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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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://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/SUBJECT_TEMPLATE
SUBJECT TEMPLATE: http://worlduniversity.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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http://scottmacleod.com/worlduniversityandschool.htm
http://worlduniversityandschool.org
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Thank you!
Thank you!
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Latest revision as of 17:36, 29 October 2014


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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},
Multilingual University & School
where anyone can teach or take a class or course

  • Add or take a free, open United Nations course.

Select Courses Edit

  • Add free, open United Nations courses below.

Courses Edit

Add free, open United Nations courses Web Site Organization (if any) Degree / Non-degree Instructor's Name Location Other Info Language Tags
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
Course's Name http:// non-degree Browser Start anytime English





WUaS Idea- and Academic Resources Edit

Ideas Edit

In developing the World University and School, online, MIT OCW High School (Creative Commons' licensed)-centric, free 'International Baccalaureate Diploma and Programme' (highest quality - e.g. P.A. Exeter?) - http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/WUaS_International_Baccalaureate_Diploma_and_Programme - WUaS will probably focus on these United Nations' languages only - Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, Russian, Spanish ... as a feed-in to The College at WUaS - http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/The_College_at_World_University_and_School - (potentially in many of the 3000-8000 languages, but starting with English in 2014) ...


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

Heneghan, Tom. 2012. U.N. chief says crises show need for interfaith amity. Vienna, Austria: news.yahoo.com/

International Literacy Day. 2014. International Literacy Day 2014: Literacy and Sustainable Development. New York, NY: unesco.org .

Ireland, Corydon. 2014. Coming up for air: Mexico City, Harvard alliance to study health changes after two decades of major environmental upgrades. October 28. Cambridge, MA: news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2014/10/coming-up-for-air/ .

MacKinnon, Rebecca. 2012. The United Nations and the Internet: It's Complicated, A battle is brewing, but the black helicopters are not about to invade. August 8. Foreign Policy.

Obama, Barack. 2013. Remarks by President Obama in Address to the United Nations General Assembly. New York, NY: United Nations.

Titlestad, Gard. 2012. Open Educational Resources (OER): Tomorrow's Main Educational Provider?. Oslo, Norway: International Council for Open and Distance Education.


UNESCO World Heritage Sites

List of "Missing" WHS. 2014. http://www.worldheritagesite.org/allmissing.php

Top 50 Missing. 2014. http://www.worldheritagesite.org/forums/index.php?action=vtopic&forum=6

World Heritage Site. 2014. http://www.worldheritagesite.org/


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

Friends of the United Nations. 2014. Friends of the United Nations. (Founded in 1985, Friends of the United Nations is an independent, non-partisan organization dedicated to increasing awareness of the United Nations' activities. We work with educational institutions, corporations, the media and entertainment industries, and other organizations to inform and educate people about the UN's efforts on behalf of peace, human rights, the environment, children and...). New York, NY: linkedin.com/groups/Friends-United-Nations-3739310.


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

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

World Heritage Site. 2014. http://www.worldheritagesite.org/


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 Policy: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Foreign_Policy

International Relations: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/International_Relations

Internet Studies: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Internet_Studies

Ocean & Climate Management Plan: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Ocean_%26_Climate_Management_Plan

One Laptop per Child - XO Laptop: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/One_Laptop_per_Child_-_XO_Laptop_-_$100_Laptop_-_MIT

Political Science: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Political_Science

Poverty Action: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Poverty_Action

United Nations: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/United_Nations

Urban Studies and Planning: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Urban_Studies_and_Planning

WUaS Universal Translator: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/WUaS_Universal_Translator


United Nations' Languages

Arabic language: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Arabic_language

English language: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/English_language

French language: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/French_language

Mandarin language (Chinese): http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Mandarin_language_(Chinese)

Russian language: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Russian_language

Spanish language: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Spanish_language





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.


Digital and Print catalog


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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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


LANGUAGE TEMPLATE: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/LANGUAGE_TEMPLATE
MUSEUM TEMPLATE: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/MUSEUM_TEMPLATE
NATION STATE TEMPLATE: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/NATION_STATE_TEMPLATE
SUBJECT TEMPLATE: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/SUBJECT_TEMPLATE


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Home: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University
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