WUaS Intern positions

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Welcome to World University and School, a global, virtual, open, (potentially degree-granting - Ph.D., M.D., & Music School, etc.), free-to-students, university and school, with great universities (e.g. MIT, Ivy League Schools, Stanford, U.C. Berkeley, Oxford, T.U.M., Sorbonne, L.M.U., Juilliard Music School, Cambridge, Collège de France, Cal Tech, B.T.U., University of Chicago, etc.) as key web content generators, based on a Wikipedia with MIT Open Course Ware model, especially for the developing world, and for everyone.

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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


Mission

World University & School's (http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University - like Wikipedia with MIT Open Course Ware) - mission, in reaching out to the entire world, is to provide a free, wiki-based education platform and, through facilitating the development of broadband worldwide, to make our service accessible to under served parts of the world. The WUaS mission is thus to facilitate all levels of teaching and learning opportunities (and future degrees) through an open, editable wiki in all languages, nation-states and subjects with great universities, and for One Laptop per Child countries and everyone.


World University and School Internship Positions

World University and School Internship positions


We're looking for a interns and research assistants to develop World University and School. This effort will result in a wiki of related resources, with many deep dives on issues relating to developing a online, multilingual, free to students university and school, and possibly short briefs on particular topics.

Candidates with academic backgrounds (U.C. Berkeley, Stanford University, MIT, Harvard) are desired; experience managing and editing wikis is a plus. The positions are expected to be part time from now through the spring, and there is a potential for the position to extend into the summertime.

If interested in this opportunity, please submit a letter of interest and a resume to Vadan Ritter at worlduniversityandschool@gmail.com.

Academic Year Intern/Research Assistant Information and Eligibility:

  • Interns/RAs do not have to be students.
  • Interns/RAs do not have to be affiliated with a University. We do not have the ability to provide authorization to work in the U.S.
  • We are unable to hire Interns/RAs who live and will conduct their work outside of California.
  • The typical wage will be $11.50 per hour.
  • Time commitments typically, but do not always, range from 8-12 hours per week.


Return to World University and School's Master Plan


World University and School Interns positions:

WUaS Intern positions in the first two years (typically 8-12 hrs a week):


The following report to the WUaS Executive Director:

1 WUaS intern head of University community building – like Wikipedians – Everyone can teach – new content generators with web cameras

1 WUaS intern head of wiki Information Technology technical development

1 WUaS intern head of wiki Academic sections, for eventual degrees (Ph.D., Bachelor, Law, M.D.)

1 WUaS intern head of One Laptop per Child wiki languages' development

1 WUaS intern head of wiki, new, open Teaching and Learning content aggregation

1 WUaS intern head of broadband development in OLPC countries

1 WUaS intern head of Virtual Worlds development

1 WUaS intern head of New Intern Development – nascent Human Resources position – job descriptions

1 WUaS intern head of Legal Counsel - Creative Commons law, California Law, U.S. Law

1 WUaS intern head of outreach and marketing (and branding?)

1 WUaS Recording Clerk Minutes for all the committees, each of the above being a committee, facilitating and training other recording clerks - (email collation?)

1 WUaS intern head of intern head of Medical School and Teaching Hospital development

1 WUaS intern head of Music School

1 WUaS intern head of Law School

1 WUaS intern head of Design

1 WUaS intern head of New Schools (e.g. Law, Veterinary, Dental)

1 WUaS intern head of WUaS Membership Schools


1 WUaS intern director of Courses' wiki page development

1 WUaS intern director of Subjects' wiki page development

1 WUaS intern director of wiki Languages' development – liaison with other WUaS languages

1 WUaS intern director of Nation States' wiki development – and eventual accreditation in each

1 WUaS intern director of 'You at World University' and School wiki page development

1 WUaS intern director of Research wiki page development


1 WUaS intern director of Educational Software wiki page development

1 WUaS intern director of Library Resources' wiki page development

1 WUaS intern director of Museums' wiki page development

1 WUaS intern director of Hardware Resource Possibilities wiki page development

1 WUaS intern director of the WUaS Foundation page




WUaS Idea- and Academic Resources

Ideas

Select Bibliographies

Select Blogs

Select Book Reviews

Select Books

Select Databases

Select Films

Select Idea Competitions / Conversations

Select Interviews

Select Journals, Serials, etc.

Select Labs

Select Lectures

Select Libraries

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


Select Maps

Select Museums

Select Photos

Select Programs, Applications, Software

Select Questions, Inquiries, Problems

Select References

Select Simulations, Applets and Visualizations

Select Slideshows

Select Societies, Associations, etc.

Select Study Guides

Select Syllabi

Select Teachers with Email Addresses/Contact Information

Select Tests, Exams, etc.

Select Textbooks

Select Timelines

Select Video and Audio

Berkman Center. 2011. Youth and Media - Summer Interns 2011 - End Thoughts. Cambridge, MA: Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University.

Gasser, Urs, and John Palfrey. 2011. Youth and Media - The Vision. Cambridge, MA: Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University.


Select Websites

Select Wikis

World University and School Links

WUaS Master Plan: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Master_Plan






WUaS Navigation

Access to Live, or Email, University Technical Expertise

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


Calendar (Schedule what you'd like to teach)

Join the World University and School Google Group to add to its wiki-like calendar to teach an open, free class or course, converse about ideas, and jam (e.g. musically or theater improvisation): http://groups.google.com/group/World-University-and-School.


Careers

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

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


Digital To Do

Android


Broadcast to radio frequency


Create EMail group for page


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


Print


Recommend


Send to phone


Translate


Videophone


Free Degrees / Credit

In Google Earth

Google Earth.


In Virtual World

ScienceSim. 2011. http://www.sciencesim.com/wiki/doku.php . Research, teach, learn and share ideas - in voice or in type chat.

Second Life - Harvard's virtual island: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Berkman/115/53/25 and teach, learn and share ideas - in voice or in type chat.

Travel to this virtual island to learn building:


Item Number

Labels

Learning Networking

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


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


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


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


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


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


Google Profiles World University and School - https://profiles.google.com/WorldUniversityAndSchool


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


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


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


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


World University & School subject group


World University & School Share This


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


RSS Feed

Tutoring

TV-Live Broadcasting

Broadcast to television


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

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


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


Ustream TV - http://ustream.tv


Video Communication

Teach and learn using free TV-Live Broadcasting software


Google Video Conferencing - in Gmail


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


Skype - http://www.skype.com/


Wiki Software for Courses

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


PB Works - http://pbworks.com/


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





WUaS: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University
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
World University Foundation: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University_Foundation

World University Agriculture School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University_Agriculture_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
SUBJECT TEMPLATE: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/SUBJECT_TEMPLATE


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