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* World University's Agriculture School focuses on sustainable, ecological and organic agriculture, both small and large scale, and its interaction with cities. What are the best academic research, arguments, cost analyses, and plans for moving to organic and sustainable agriculture world wide, especially vis-a-vis cities?
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===Ideas===
The World University Agriculture School will potentially be very helpful in the emerging world, in all languages, especially.
===Publish my article in a WUaS academic journal in this subject===
Open Journal Systems. 2012. [http://pkp.sfu.ca/?q=ojs Open Journal Systems]. Public Knowledge Project.
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===Select Blogs===
===Select Book Groups, Study Groups, Musical Groups, etc.===
Begin a Google + Hangout: https://plus.google.com/u/0/108179352492243955816/posts
Calendar: https://www.google.com/calendar/
===Select Book Reviews===
===Select Books===
Ableman, Michael. 1993. From the Good Earth: A Celebration of Growing Food Around the World. HNA Books
Ableman, Michael. 1998. On Good Land: The Autobiography of an Urban Farm. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books.
Avery, Alex. 2006. The Truth About Organic Foods (Volume 1, Series 1). Henderson Communications, L.L.C.
Coleman, Eliot. 2009. The Winter Harvest Handbook: Year-Round Vegetable Production Using Deep-Organic Techniques and Unheated Greenhouses. White River Junction, VT: Chelsea Green Publishing.
Howard, Sir Albert. 1943. An Agricultural Testament. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
Ronald, Pamela C. and R. W. Adamchak. 2008. Tomorrow's Table: Organic Farming, Genetics and the Future of Food. Oxford University Press.
Guthman, Julie. 2004. Agrarian Dreams: The Paradox of Organic Farming in California. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.
Lampkin & Padel. 1994. The Economics of Organic Farming: An International Perspective. Guildford: CAB International. ISBN 0-85198-911-X
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 2003. [http://books.google.com/books?id=-TSkC7m07zoC Organic Agriculture: Sustainability, Markets, and Policies]. CABI International.
===Select Calendars for Events in this Subject===
===Select Channels===
===Select Communities, Email lists, etc.===
(See also editable World University and School's 'You at World University' page: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/You_at_World_University).
===Select Conferences Online===
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===Select Funding Sources===
===Select Humor===
===Select Idea Competitions / Conversations / Dialogues===
===Select Images, Infographics, etc.===
===Select Institutes, etc.===
===Select Interviews===
===Select Journals, Serials, etc.===
Journal of Agricultural and Biological Science (JABS) 2011. [http://www.globalresearchjournals.org/?a=journal&id=jabs Journal of Agricultural and Biological Science (JABS)]. Botswana: Global Research Journals: Journal of Agricultural and Biological Science (JABS).
Rodale, Robert. 2010. Organic Gardening Magazine. Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press.
===Select Labs===
===Select Lectures===
===Select Libraries, Archives, Collections, etc.===
(See also editable World University and School's Library Resources' page: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Library_Resources).
===Select Maps===
===Select Multimedia===
===Select Museums===
(See also editable World University and School's Museums' page: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Museums).
===Select News===
===Select Office Hours===
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===Select Programs, Applications, Software===
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===Select Quotes, Quotations, etc.===
===Select RSS Feeds===
===Select Recordings===
===Select References===
Barnett, Thomas P. M. 2012. [http://thomaspmbarnett.com/globlogization/2012/10/12/too-few-immigrants-an-absolute-ag-industry-loss.html Too few immigrants = an absolute ag industry loss]. OCTOBER 12. thomaspmbarnett.com
Coleman, Elliot. 2010. [http://www.chelseagreen.com/content/eliot-coleman-in-the-atlantic-online-a-visit-from-maines-organic-gardening-guru/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ChelseaGreen+%28Chelsea+Green%29&hl=en “Of course organic farming can feed the world,” Coleman said. The audience was dumbstruck]. December 29. White River Junction, VT: chelseagreen.com
Committee on the Role of Alternative Farming Methods in Modern Production Agriculture, National Research Council. 1989. [http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=1208 Alternative Agriculture]. National Academies Press.
FAOSTAT. 2010. [http://faostat.fao.org/default.aspx FAOSTAT provides time-series and cross sectional data relating to food and agriculture for some 200 countries]. (http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/43724/icode/). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations for a world without hunger.
Gettelman, Elizabeth. 2006. Farmworkers to Farmers. Aug 11. Mother Jones. (An innovative program in California which trains mostly immigrant workers how to succeed as organic farmers).
Revkin, Andrew C. 2011. [http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/05/farming-in-a-challenging-climate/ Farming in a Challenging Climate]. June 5. New York, NY: The New York Times.
Savingseeds. 2011. [http://savingseeds.wordpress.com/ MAINE TOWN PASSES LANDMARK LOCAL FOOD ORDINANCE]. March 7. (http://www.chelseagreen.com/content/maine-town-passes-landmark-local-food-ordinance/). Sedgwick, ME: savingseeds.wordpress.com
Solomon, Steve. Sir Albert Howard's Indore Method. Organic Gardener's Composting. Soil And Health Library. http://www.soilandhealth.org/03sov/0302hsted/030202/03020209.html. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
Tortorello, Michael. 2011. [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/28/garden/permaculture-emerges-from-the-underground.html The Permaculture Movement Grows From Underground]. July 27. New York, NY: The New York Times.
===Select Reviews===
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===Select Societies, Associations, Groups, Networks, etc.===
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===Select Syllabi===
===Select Teachers with Email Addresses/Contact Information===
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===Select Textbooks===
===Select Theses, Dissertations, Papers, etc.===
===Select Timelines===
===Select Twitters===
===Select Video and Audio===
Agriculture and Development Videos for the Developing World. 2011. http://www.cd3wd.com/cd3wd_40/cd3wd/index.htm.
Mikes BackyardNursery. 2011. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyXSNzywqvw A Simple Way To Root Plants From Cuttings]. youtube.com.
===Select Video Conferences===
===Select Websites===
AgShare. 2013. [http://www.oerafrica.org/agshare/AgShareHome/tabid/1290/Default.aspx AgShare]. (The aim of the AgShare project is to create a scalable and sustainable method of filling critical gaps in agriculture related curriculum through a redesigned MSc process). Michigan: OER Africa is an initiative of the South African Institute for Distance Education (Saide).
Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. 2010. [http://www.cals.cornell.edu/ Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences]. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University.
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Gold, Mary V. (comp.). 2007. [http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/pubs/ofp/ofp.shtml Organic Production and Organic Food: Information Access Tools]. Identifies sources to research on organic agriculture topics from the Alternative Farming Systems Information Center. United States Department of Agriculture - National Agricultural Library.
[http://agricultureguide.org/importance-of-organic-farming-in-terms-of-food-safety-featured-article-by-agriculture-guide/ Importance of Organic Farming in Terms of Food Safety] A featured article on Agriculture Guide
[http://www.wiserearth.org/organization/limitToMasterid/192/limitToType/aof List of Organic Farming related Organizations on WiserEarth]
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[http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/releases/story.php?id=5936 Organic farming can feed the world, U-M study shows], University of Michigan, 2007
===Select Wikis===
===Specific Vegetables===
'''Peas'''
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/veggies/peas.cfm
===World University and School Links===
Agriculture: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Agriculture
Business Management: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Business_Management
Conservation: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Conservation
Design: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Design
Ecology: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Ecology
Economics: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Economics
Environmental Studies: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Environmental_Studies
Foods and Nutrition: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Foods_and_Nutrition
Forestry: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Forestry
Ocean and Climate Management Plan: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Ocean_%26_Climate_Management_Plan
Orchards: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Orchards
Organic Agriculture: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Organic_Agriculture
Permaculture: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Permaculture
Peace and Social Justice Studies: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Peace_and_Social_Justice_Studies
Small Business: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Small_Business
Sustainable Agriculture: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Sustainable_Agriculture
Veterinary Medicine: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Veterinary_Medicine
World University Agriculture School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University_Agriculture_School
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==WUaS Navigation==
===Academic Advising at WUaS===
===Academic Press at World University and School===
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===
Ask a question in a specific discipline, or find, for example, a Robotics' or Computer programmer, or Translator, easily and freely.
===Additional Categories===
===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, 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.
===Blog at World University and School===
http://worlduniversityandschool.blogspot.com/
===Bookstore / Computer Store (New & Used) at World University and School===
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)===
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):
===Careers===
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===
Counseling: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Counseling
===Coordinates===
... in a virtual world
===Credits===
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===
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?)
MIT OCW Mirror Site Instructions: http://ocw.mit.edu/about/mirror-site-program/mirror-site-instructions/
Print
Publish to DVD
Recommend
Send to phone
Tablets
Translate
Videophone
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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
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===In Google Earth===
Google Earth.
===In Virtual World===
Active Worlds Educational Universe (AWEDU). 2012. http://www.activeworlds.com/edu/
Alice. 2012. http://www.alice.org/index.php?page=what_is_alice/what_is_alice
Minecraft. 2012. www.minecraft.net
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 Wonderland. 2012. http://openwonderland.org/
Quest Atlantis. 2012. http://crlt.indiana.edu/research/qa.html (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.
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.
Unity3D. 2012. unity3d.com/
Add a learning-oriented virtual world here:
Travel to this virtual island to learn building:
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Global ID and Multiple IDs - see https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/New_sites_system
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===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://plus.google.com/u/0/b/108179352492243955816/108179352492243955816/posts
Google Groups' World University and School - http://groups.google.com/group/World-University-and-School
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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/
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===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
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Ustream TV - http://ustream.tv
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''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://l.anymeeting.com/homepage/
Google + Hangout - https://tools.google.com/dlpage/hangoutplugin
Zoom.us - Cloud HD Video Meetings - http://zoom.us/
=== Universal Translator at WUaS ===
http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/WUaS_Universal_Translator
===The "Universitian" Newspaper at World University and School===
[[The "Universitian" Newspaper at World University and School]]
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PB Works - http://pbworks.com/
Wet Paint - http://wikisineducation.wetpaint.com/
Wikia - http://www.wikia.com/Wikia
Wikispaces - http://www.wikispaces.com/
===Wikidata / Bots ===
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikidata/Bots
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Latest revision as of 21:23, 20 February 2013
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 Agriculture course.
Agriculture Edit
- Add free, open Agriculture subjects below.
- World University's Agriculture School focuses on sustainable, ecological and organic agriculture, both small and large scale, and its interaction with cities. What are the best academic research, arguments, cost analyses, and plans for moving to organic and sustainable agriculture world wide, especially vis-a-vis cities?
Courses Edit
Add free, open Agriculture subjects | Web Site | Organization (if any) | Degree / Non-degree | Instructor's Name | Location | Other Info | Language | Tags |
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Course's Name | http:// | non-degree | Browser | Start anytime | English | |||
Course's Name | http:// | non-degree | Browser | Start anytime | English |
WUaS Idea- and Academic Resources Edit
Ideas Edit
The World University Agriculture School will potentially be very helpful in the emerging world, in all languages, especially.
Publish my article in a WUaS academic journal in this subject Edit
Open Journal Systems. 2012. Open Journal Systems. Public Knowledge Project.
Select Bibliographies Edit
Select Blogs Edit
Select Book Groups, Study Groups, Musical Groups, etc. Edit
Begin a Google + Hangout: https://plus.google.com/u/0/108179352492243955816/posts
Calendar: https://www.google.com/calendar/
Select Book Reviews Edit
Select Books Edit
Ableman, Michael. 1993. From the Good Earth: A Celebration of Growing Food Around the World. HNA Books
Ableman, Michael. 1998. On Good Land: The Autobiography of an Urban Farm. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books.
Avery, Alex. 2006. The Truth About Organic Foods (Volume 1, Series 1). Henderson Communications, L.L.C.
Coleman, Eliot. 2009. The Winter Harvest Handbook: Year-Round Vegetable Production Using Deep-Organic Techniques and Unheated Greenhouses. White River Junction, VT: Chelsea Green Publishing.
Howard, Sir Albert. 1943. An Agricultural Testament. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
Ronald, Pamela C. and R. W. Adamchak. 2008. Tomorrow's Table: Organic Farming, Genetics and the Future of Food. Oxford University Press.
Guthman, Julie. 2004. Agrarian Dreams: The Paradox of Organic Farming in California. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.
Lampkin & Padel. 1994. The Economics of Organic Farming: An International Perspective. Guildford: CAB International. ISBN 0-85198-911-X
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 2003. Organic Agriculture: Sustainability, Markets, and Policies. CABI International.
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 Conferences Online Edit
Select Databases Edit
Select Films Edit
Select Film Reviews Edit
Select Forums, Spaces, etc. Edit
Select Funding Sources Edit
Select Humor Edit
Select Idea Competitions / Conversations / Dialogues Edit
Select Images, Infographics, etc. Edit
Select Institutes, etc. Edit
Select Interviews Edit
Select Journals, Serials, etc. Edit
Journal of Agricultural and Biological Science (JABS) 2011. Journal of Agricultural and Biological Science (JABS). Botswana: Global Research Journals: Journal of Agricultural and Biological Science (JABS).
Rodale, Robert. 2010. Organic Gardening Magazine. Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press.
Select Labs Edit
Select Lectures Edit
Select Libraries, Archives, Collections, 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 News Edit
Select Office Hours Edit
Select Photos Edit
Select Programs, Applications, Software Edit
Select Questions, Inquiries, Problems Edit
Select Quotes, Quotations, etc. Edit
Select RSS Feeds Edit
Select Recordings Edit
Select References Edit
Barnett, Thomas P. M. 2012. Too few immigrants = an absolute ag industry loss. OCTOBER 12. thomaspmbarnett.com
Coleman, Elliot. 2010. “Of course organic farming can feed the world,” Coleman said. The audience was dumbstruck. December 29. White River Junction, VT: chelseagreen.com
Committee on the Role of Alternative Farming Methods in Modern Production Agriculture, National Research Council. 1989. Alternative Agriculture. National Academies Press.
FAOSTAT. 2010. FAOSTAT provides time-series and cross sectional data relating to food and agriculture for some 200 countries. (http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/43724/icode/). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations for a world without hunger.
Gettelman, Elizabeth. 2006. Farmworkers to Farmers. Aug 11. Mother Jones. (An innovative program in California which trains mostly immigrant workers how to succeed as organic farmers).
Revkin, Andrew C. 2011. Farming in a Challenging Climate. June 5. New York, NY: The New York Times.
Savingseeds. 2011. MAINE TOWN PASSES LANDMARK LOCAL FOOD ORDINANCE. March 7. (http://www.chelseagreen.com/content/maine-town-passes-landmark-local-food-ordinance/). Sedgwick, ME: savingseeds.wordpress.com
Solomon, Steve. Sir Albert Howard's Indore Method. Organic Gardener's Composting. Soil And Health Library. http://www.soilandhealth.org/03sov/0302hsted/030202/03020209.html. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
Tortorello, Michael. 2011. The Permaculture Movement Grows From Underground. July 27. New York, NY: The New York Times.
Select Reviews Edit
Select Search Engines Edit
Select Simulations, Applets and Visualizations Edit
Select Slideshows Edit
Select Societies, Associations, Groups, Networks, etc. Edit
Select Study Guides 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
Agriculture and Development Videos for the Developing World. 2011. http://www.cd3wd.com/cd3wd_40/cd3wd/index.htm.
Mikes BackyardNursery. 2011. A Simple Way To Root Plants From Cuttings. youtube.com.
Select Video Conferences Edit
Select Websites Edit
AgShare. 2013. AgShare. (The aim of the AgShare project is to create a scalable and sustainable method of filling critical gaps in agriculture related curriculum through a redesigned MSc process). Michigan: OER Africa is an initiative of the South African Institute for Distance Education (Saide).
Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. 2010. Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University.
Evergreen College. 2010. Evergreen College Agricultural Program: Ecological Agriculture - The Practice of Sustainable Agriculture - Farm to Table - Plant Chemistry. Olympia, WA: Evergreen College.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations' Organic Agriculture Program
Gold, Mary V. (comp.). 2007. Organic Production and Organic Food: Information Access Tools. Identifies sources to research on organic agriculture topics from the Alternative Farming Systems Information Center. United States Department of Agriculture - National Agricultural Library.
Importance of Organic Farming in Terms of Food Safety A featured article on Agriculture Guide
List of Organic Farming related Organizations on WiserEarth
Organic Agriculture Information from the eOrganic Community of Practice with eXtension - Information from America's Land Grant University System and Partners
The Organic Consumers Association. 2010. The Organic Consumers Association: campaigning for health, justice, and sustainability. organicconsumers.org
Organic Eprints Database of organic agriculture research papers
Organic Farming - European Commission
Organic farming can feed the world, U-M study shows, University of Michigan, 2007
Select Wikis Edit
Specific Vegetables Edit
Peas
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/veggies/peas.cfm
World University and School Links Edit
Agriculture: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Agriculture
Business Management: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Business_Management
Conservation: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Conservation
Design: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Design
Ecology: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Ecology
Economics: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Economics
Environmental Studies: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Environmental_Studies
Foods and Nutrition: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Foods_and_Nutrition
Forestry: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Forestry
Ocean and Climate Management Plan: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Ocean_%26_Climate_Management_Plan
Orchards: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Orchards
Organic Agriculture: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Organic_Agriculture
Permaculture: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Permaculture
Peace and Social Justice Studies: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Peace_and_Social_Justice_Studies
Small Business: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Small_Business
Sustainable Agriculture: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Sustainable_Agriculture
Veterinary Medicine: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Veterinary_Medicine
World University Agriculture School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University_Agriculture_School
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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, 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.
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
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?)
MIT OCW Mirror Site Instructions: http://ocw.mit.edu/about/mirror-site-program/mirror-site-instructions/
Print
Publish to DVD
Recommend
Send to phone
Tablets
Translate
Videophone
Free Degrees / Credit Edit
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
(probably in United Nations' languages only - Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, Russian, Spanish)
In Google Earth Edit
Google Earth.
In Virtual World Edit
Active Worlds Educational Universe (AWEDU). 2012. http://www.activeworlds.com/edu/
Alice. 2012. http://www.alice.org/index.php?page=what_is_alice/what_is_alice Minecraft. 2012. www.minecraft.net
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 Wonderland. 2012. http://openwonderland.org/
Quest Atlantis. 2012. http://crlt.indiana.edu/research/qa.html (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.
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.
Unity3D. 2012. unity3d.com/
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
Labels Edit
Learning Networking Edit
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://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
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 Edit
Tutoring Edit
TV-Live Broadcasting Edit
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 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://l.anymeeting.com/homepage/
Google + Hangout - https://tools.google.com/dlpage/hangoutplugin
Zoom.us - Cloud HD Video Meetings - http://zoom.us/
Universal Translator at WUaS Edit
http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/WUaS_Universal_Translator
The "Universitian" Newspaper at World University and School Edit
The "Universitian" Newspaper at World University and School
Wiki Software for Courses Edit
Media Wiki - http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki
PB Works - http://pbworks.com/
Wet Paint - http://wikisineducation.wetpaint.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 incorporated as a nonprofit in April 2010 and is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charity, as of 2011.
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/ .
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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
SUBJECT TEMPLATE: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/SUBJECT_TEMPLATE
Volunteers at World University and School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Volunteers
Home: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University
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