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<big>'''Welcome to {{SITENAME}}'''</big><br /> |
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which [[Help:Editing|anyone can add to or edit]]. |
which [[Help:Editing|anyone can add to or edit]]. |
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<br />The Global, Virtual/Digital, Open, Free, {potentially Degree- and Credit-Granting}, |
<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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where anyone can teach or take a class or course |
where anyone can teach or take a class or course |
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===Select Films=== |
===Select Films=== |
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Moshel, Daniel. 2009. [http://www.zdf.de/ZDFmediathek/beitrag/video/1440676/Login-2-Life?setTime=15#/beitrag/video/1440676/Login-2-Life Login2Life]. (login2life trailer - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znOJCDXSAMI). (http://www.login2life.net/- |
Moshel, Daniel. 2009. [http://www.zdf.de/ZDFmediathek/beitrag/video/1440676/Login-2-Life?setTime=15#/beitrag/video/1440676/Login-2-Life Login2Life]. (login2life trailer - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znOJCDXSAMI). (http://www.login2life.net/-Login2 Life is a documentary film, directed by Daniel Moshel, which portrays people, some of whom are handicapped, who have found an alternate home in an online world in Second Life. This is the starting |
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point of a journey into fascinating virtual realities, meeting diverse human beings in different parts of the world who have one thing in common – they are savvy in using virtual worlds as an extension of their real lives). Munich, Germany: Eidolon Entertainment in Coproduction with Moshel Film, ZDF - Das kleine Fernsehspiel and ORF. |
point of a journey into fascinating virtual realities, meeting diverse human beings in different parts of the world who have one thing in common – they are savvy in using virtual worlds as an extension of their real lives). Munich, Germany: Eidolon Entertainment in Coproduction with Moshel Film, ZDF - Das kleine Fernsehspiel and ORF. |
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Au, Wagner James. 2011. [http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2011/07/most-popular-second-life-sims-june-2011.html Top 50 Popular Second Life Sims for June 2011]. May 10. New World Notes. |
Au, Wagner James. 2011. [http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2011/07/most-popular-second-life-sims-june-2011.html Top 50 Popular Second Life Sims for June 2011]. May 10. New World Notes. |
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Boellstorff, Tom, Bonnie Nardi, Celia Pearce & T. L. Taylor (With a foreword by George E. Marcus). 2012. [http://press.princeton.edu/chapters/s9882.pdf Ethnography and Virtual Worlds: A Handbook of Method]. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. |
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Boyle, Alan. 2011. [http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/03/25/6344843-science-thrives-in-virtual-worlds Science thrives in virtual worlds]. March 25. cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com |
Boyle, Alan. 2011. [http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/03/25/6344843-science-thrives-in-virtual-worlds Science thrives in virtual worlds]. March 25. cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com |
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Greenhaw, Andy. 2008. [http://www.kansan.com/news/2008/nov/24/secondlife/ University uses Second Life for nurses training]. November 24. Kansan. |
Greenhaw, Andy. 2008. [http://www.kansan.com/news/2008/nov/24/secondlife/ University uses Second Life for nurses training]. November 24. Kansan. |
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Hemmerly-Brown, Alexandra. 2011. [http://www.army.mil/article/50751/ DoD gives PTSD help 'second life' in virtual reality]. January 24. http://www.army.mil. |
Hemmerly-Brown, Alexandra. 2011. [http://www.army.mil/article/50751/ DoD gives PTSD help 'second life' in virtual reality]. January 24. http://www.army.mil. |
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Marshall, Gary. 2011. [http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/whatever-happened-to-second-life--1030314 Whatever happened to Second Life? In Depth: Why the hype didn't help - and where SL's headed now]. September 30. techradar.com. |
Marshall, Gary. 2011. [http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/whatever-happened-to-second-life--1030314 Whatever happened to Second Life? In Depth: Why the hype didn't help - and where SL's headed now]. September 30. techradar.com. |
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Simon, Stephanie. 2010. [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703909804575124470868041204.htmlAvatarII: The Hospital |
Simon, Stephanie. 2010. [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703909804575124470868041204.htmlAvatarII: The Hospital |
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Health-care facilities are discovering that practicing in the virtual world can have major benefits in real life]. April 13. New York, NY: Wall Street Journal. |
Health-care facilities are discovering that practicing in the virtual world can have major benefits in real life]. April 13. New York, NY: Wall Street Journal. |
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TOTILO, STEPHEN. 2012. [http://www.kotaku.com.au/2012/10/forget-playing-games-everyone-needs-to-make-games/ Forget Playing Games, Everyone Needs To Make Games. 24 OCTOBER. Australia: kotaku.com.au |
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Virtual world. 2012. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_world Virtual world]. Wikipedia. |
Virtual world. 2012. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_world Virtual world]. Wikipedia. |
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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 |
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Flyer seeking degree-oriented, WUaS students: 'Quaker-informed World University & School seeks friendly, undergraduate students for free, online, MIT OCW-centric, bachelor’s degrees to apply in the autumn of 2013, for matriculation in autumn 2014' - http://scottmacleod.com/WUaSFriendsFlyerforProspectiveStudentApplicants.pdf - and accessible here, also - http://scottmacleod.com/WUaSNoticeArchive.html. WUaS holds open, electronically-mediated, hour-long, monthly business meeting on the second Saturdays at 9 am Pacific Time, in the manner of Quakers - email worlduniversityandschool@gmail.com if you'd like to participate. |
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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 |
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with educational electronics, as well; |
with educational electronics, as well; |
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with musical instruments; |
with musical instruments; |
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value pricing ... 2% below market, consistently; |
value pricing ... 2% below market, consistently; |
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available via mail and electronically; |
available via mail and electronically; |
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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) |
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Wikispaces - http://www.wikispaces.com/ |
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