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Revision as of 01:32, 27 August 2011
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
- 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
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
Ideas
The World University Agriculture School will potentially be very helpful in the emerging world, in all languages, especially.
Select Bibliographies
Select Blogs
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. Organic Agriculture: Sustainability, Markets, and Policies. CABI International.
Select Databases
Select Journals, Serials, etc.
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
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
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 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 Video and Audio
Agriculture and Development Videos for the Developing World. 2011. http://www.cd3wd.com/cd3wd_40/cd3wd/index.htm
Select Websites
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
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
Foods and Nutrition: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Foods_and_Nutrition
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
Access to Live, or Email, University Technical Expertise
e.g. find 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:
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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
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
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PB Works - http://pbworks.com/
Wikia - http://www.wikia.com/Wikia
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Museums: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Museums
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