Marbled murrelet: Moved the WUaS PayPal button up toward the top of this page - http://scottmacleod.com/worlduniversityandschool.htm - How to get a free .EDU address as a student, .EDU domains only for 4 year accredited postsecondary institutions, WUaS in 2018?

Hi Jen, Lar and Universitians,

Nice to talk with you in WUaS's open hour-long monthly business meeting on Saturday - http://worlduniversityandschool.blogspot.com/2014/06/june-14-2014-monthly-business-meeting.html.

I've moved the WUaS PayPal button up toward the top of this page - http://scottmacleod.com/worlduniversityandschool.htm - at your good suggestion, Jen!

As a followup to our conversation about an .edu address for WUaS, it looks like WUaS may be able to get one as a student (which could be useful in a variety of ways), something like worlduniversityandschool@californiacolleges.edu or scottmatworlduniversityandschool@californiacolleges.edu - see ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8MXkLxPKM4 - which makes a lot of sense and which I'm planning to do for WUaS if possible, - but not as an URL / domain name, that I've been able to find.


.EDU domains only for 4 year accredited postsecondary institutions

In beginning to develop WUaS further on the web in MediaWiki and qLabel per our conversation and vis-a-vis Wikidata, I think it would make sense to get a WUaS domain name like worlduniversityandschool.org soon until MIT OCW-centric WUaS is fully accredited (possibly 2019 at the undergraduate level), which this web site says - https://net.educause.edu/edudomain/request.asp - as well as others I've looked at (and which I've linked below). What do you think about spending WUaS resources for this, Lar? Alternatively, Jen, do you know how to shorten and redirect an email address? For example, could I shorten this -  http://scottmacleod.com/worlduniversityandschool.htm - to this - worlduniversityandschool.htm - while remaining in my current domain (http://scottmacleod.com/)?

Jen and Lar, can you think of other ways to get a worlduniversityandschool.edu address, such as collaborating with a specific grandfathered.edu name, or similar?

Friendly regards,
Scott



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.edu

http://www.europeandomaincentre.com/pages/price-list/all_domains/generic/edu

https://net.educause.edu/edudomain/rnccreditation.asp

http://www.searchenginejournal.com/truth-about-edu-domains-registration-links-and-google-juice/6095/

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Natural Hot Springs: A Nontheist F/friends Letter: "Unprogrammed Quaker Meeting and Soaking in the Harbin Warm Pool as Enjoyable Biological Meditations," Email to Nontheist Friends about this

Friends Journal recently published (Friends Journal June/July 2014:25-26) an edited version of this letter to FJ  in its most recent issue which I submitted in March 2014:



March 15, 2014
Friends Journal
1216 Arch Street,
Suite 2A
Philadelphia, PA   19107
(215) 563-­‐8629
(800) 471-­‐6863
forum@friendsjournal.org


Dear Friends,

As a nontheistic f/Friend and a member of San Francisco Friends’ Meeting, I greatly appreciate Quaker vision and community and caring, as well as the centering and gathering of unprogrammed Quaker Meeting with F/friends. My positive experiences with a) evolutionary biology (thinking about this as salutary, personal experience), and b) the, for me, parallel-with-Quaker-Meeting, ‘relaxation response meditation, as biology’ in the Harbin Hot Springs’ warm pool (my actual anthropological field site for ethnographic books that I’m writing), inform my nontheistic Quakerism and move me toward nontheistically Friendly shared seasoning. The notion of God -- for me among Quakers since the mid-1970s -- has never held much meaning, whatsoever, and I’m sympathetic, and find some unity, with the more than a decade-long active conversation focusing on ‘nontheism’ on the nontheistic Friends’ email list, as well as in face-to-face NtF gatherings.

I continue to learn to experience centeredness and gathering while connecting inwardly in unprogrammed Quaker Meeting, and among Friends generally, in the light of nontheistic f/Friendliness - which I personally think of and experience as f/Friendly biological 'relaxation response’ meditations. And it's particularly the enjoyable parallels between a) soaking in the Harbin warm pool, and b) sitting in Quaker Meeting, in what I'm calling, again, their "de facto 'relaxation response’ meditations, biologically," that are significant for me and that I'll continue to enjoy exploring with Friends.

Scott MacLeod
San Francisco, CA

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See, too, this related blog entry from March 2014:

Black-headed ibis: 'Before' and 'after' of some emails to the Nontheist Friendly planning group email list of my draft to Quaker "Friends Journal"

http://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2014/03/black-headed-ibis-before-and-after-of.html

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Hi Oz and Nontheist Friends,

I'm glad to say the letter I submitted to Friends Journal entitled something like - "A Nontheist F/friends Letter: Unprogrammed Quaker Meeting and Soaking in the Harbin Warm Pool as Enjoyable Biological Meditations" - when I submitted it, was published in edited format in FJ recently (Friends Journal June/July 2014:25-26) ... Thanks Os (who also published a poem in this edition) and nontheist friends for your group contributions to this.

I decided to post my original letter here - http://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2014/06/natural-hot-springs-nontheist-ffriends.html - with some great photos of hot springs as well, and which I think is more interesting, drawing parallels between the enjoyable gathering, centering and releasing that occurs in the Harbin Hot Springs warm pool and Quaker meetings, as biology.

(Just returned from a Haverford College Quaker educators' gathering, and vis-a-vis Friendly-informed World University and School as well - http://scottmacleod.com/interlingual/worlduniversityandschool.html - which was also salutary).

NtFfriendly regards,
Scott

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Penn Treaty Elm: Haverford in the mid-1800s, Quaker-wise? What was it like? A farm, and where the students' families all knew each other?, Haverford in the 60s and early 70s?, Haverford today, socioculturally?

Haverford College in the mid-1800s, Quaker-wise? What was it like? A farm, and where the students' families all knew each other?



Haverford in the 60s and early 70s? Pretty free spirited and rad and out there and exploratory, with a lot of bright and some hippie Quaker students, in part?



Haverford, which began in 1833, today, socioculturally?

A little more closed, and consumerist-minded, like the rest of the US, compared with the questioning of the 1960s, but still with a lot of smart and learning-oriented Quaker envisioning for a better world?


Pictures, videos and archives?


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May add resources I find here -

http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Quakers_-_Religious_Society_of_Friends



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Interesting Wikipedia article about Haverford here - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haverford_College - highlighting some rad elements today, and where related resources may be found as well.

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Haverford College Arboretum

Haverford duck pond in three seasons

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Piping plover chick: World University and School, like Wikipedia with MIT OCW, with free degrees planned, would indeed like to become the Harvard / MIT of the Internet, - with wiki schools for open teaching and learning, as one wing, in all 7,106 languages and with MIT OCW-centric free degrees in large languages, as the other wing, plus much more, Accreditation, Village University, Filming for online video outreach, How to inform WUaS with a Ffriendly / Stanford / creative and playful science and STEM learning ethos, with inter-lingual and all-language knowledge generative academic conversation?

Dear S and P,

Greetings ... and thank you for the introduction, S! Greetings, P.

World University and School, like Wikipedia with MIT OCW, with free degrees planned would indeed like to become the Harvard / MIT of the Internet, - with wiki schools for open teaching and learning, as one wing, in all 7,106 languages (where Wikipedia is in at least 300 languages, and they just have built and developed an online multi-lingual database) and with MIT OCW-centric free (since C.C. - Creative Commons' licensed - and which is in 8 non-English languages) degrees in large languages, as the other wing, plus much more.  And WUaS has the green light to accredit  a) in the state of California and b) with the same organization that accredits Stanford and Berkeley and about 160 other colleges in California, and some around the world.

And in addition to participating in Village University, WUaS would enjoy reaching out especially to high achieving high school students in the Concord area, who might be interested in free and MIT undergraduate degrees - http://scottmacleod.com/worlduniversityandschool.html.

My plans are still uncertain about attending "Village University," S, unfortunately missing the Carlisle high school event and your filming P.

Thank you!

Con-cord-e,
Scott


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Hi P,

That would be great if you posted video you took of the Concord "Village University" and high school events. It could be interesting possibly to explore remixes with this as well. Here's World University and School's beginning Youtube channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/WorldUnivandSch - mostly with videos from WUaS's open hour -long monthly business meeting, as well as the "Information Technology and the Network Society" course I taught both in Google + Hangouts (and on Harvard's virtual Island in Second Life) last autumn most recently.

Con-cord-e,





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How to inform WUaS with a Ffriendly / Stanford / creative and playful science and STEM learning ethos, with inter-lingual and all-language knowledge generative academic conversation?

( ... writing this while attending a FAHE - FCE Quaker conference at Haverford College in Pennsylvania, which may attract some of the highest achievers among Friends' colleges).

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Beech tree forest: Looking forward to gleaning what presidents of Quaker Colleges and schools in the US think about Ffriendly learning and education, and also learning about this 'guild,' while remaining wiki, open, C.C. and service oriented?, Ffriendly Education Queries

Looking forward to gleaning what presidents of Quaker Colleges and schools in the US think about Ffriendly learning and education, at the FAHE-FCE Quaker educators' conference Haverford College in Philadelphia this weekend, and also learning about this 'guild,' as the president and head clerk of startup Ffriendly-informed, MIT OCW-centric World University and School.

http://www.haverford.edu/quakeraffairs/story.php?id=78489&u=311

http://quakerfahe.com/annual-conference/

Barclay College, Haviland, Kansas

Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania

Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana

Earlham School of Religion, Richmond, Indiana

Friends University, Wichita, Kansas

George Fox University, Newberg, Oregon

Global College of Long Island University, Brooklyn, New York

Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina

Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania

Malone University, Canton, Ohio

Pendle Hill, Wallingford, Pennsylvania

Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania

Whittier College, Whittier, California

William Penn University, Oskaloosa, Iowa

Wilmington College, Wilmington, Ohio

Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre, Birmingham, United Kingdom

How too to become the Ffriendly-informed MIT / Harvard of the Internet and in all 7,106 languages and 242 countries with these planned degrees in many languages ...

http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Admissions_at_World_University_and_School#World_University_and_School_Links ...

while remaining wiki, open, C.C. and service oriented?


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We offer these queries* to seed our reflection, our dialogue, and our actions.

*Queries are tools for individuals and communities seeking a clearer way forward which stimulate reflection both inwardly and outwardly.



How do we build generative and nourishing relationships? With colleagues? With students?

How can we come to know that our many relationships are rightly ordered?

What are our obligations if we find that they are not?

How do we respond to the complex needs of students and colleagues – spiritual, social, intellectual and physical?

How do our history and our Quaker philosophy of truth seeking inform our educational and scholarly practices in the 21st century?

How can we bring our values—nonviolence, simplicity, environmental stewardship—into our organizations and the wider society?

How do we discern a sustainable balance in our many competing commitments?

How do we structure our organizations so that everyone has a seat at the table and a forum where each voice is genuinely heard and seriously considered?

How can we use our collective strength to cross boundaries, overcome obstacles and move towards our visionary goals?

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Blue pimpernel: "Localism Over Consolidation: An Exploration of Public Broadband Options," Some grassroots and local approaches to Broadband Development, New America Foundation Youtube channel, Added this to ... "WUaS Broadband Development," "Mobile Technologies" and "Cooperatives" wiki subject pages at WUaS, Worldwide Broadband has long been part of WUaS's mission

Some grassroots and local approaches to Broadband Development ...

Localism Over Consolidation: An Exploration of Public Broadband Options

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbTy4Njle0k


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New America Foundation Youtube channel ...

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQQMY6TyUdt5VeHpuHv_Dg


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added this to ...

WUaS Broadband Development ...

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


Mobile Technologies ...

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


Cooperatives ...

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


Activism ...

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


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Worldwide Broadband has long been part of WUaS's mission ...

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

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Beluga whales: Fascinating example of Beluga whale making human word sounds from the Smithsonian Magazine, "Beluga Whale Learns to Speak Like a Human: Beluga whales can vocalize in a way remarkably close to human speech, according to new observations," added to "Interspecies communication" wiki page, How could such whale-human become part of wiki WUaS Universal Translator? WUaS Universal Translator wiki page

Fascinating example of Beluga whale making human word sounds from the Smithsonian Magazine ...

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/beluga-whale-learns-to-speak-like-a-human-88565989/ ...

Nuwer, Rachel. 2012. [http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/beluga-whale-learns-to-speak-like-a-human-88565989/ Beluga Whale Learns to Speak Like a Human: Beluga whales can vocalize in a way remarkably close to human speech, according to new observations]. October 23. smithsonianmag.com.


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added to "Interspecies communication" wiki page ...

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


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How could such whale-human become part of wiki WUaS Universal Translator?


WUaS Universal Translator wiki page ...

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

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Catherine Creek, OR: Forests and grasslands, Glistening June day, Walking in Oregon dream

Catherine Creek, OR: Forests and grasslands, Glistening June day, Walking in Oregon dream

Forests and grasslands,
glistening June day,
I walk in this Oregon dream.

Ted and Mary shaped this wonder,
opening the way here,
Thanks to sustainable timbering.

Up past Catherine Creek,
on home land a gem,
a human made heaven.

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Multnomah Falls, Oregon: In what ways can World University and School CELEBRATE learning and students and riffing with one another as a conversation informing knowledge generation?, Add what you think here, by teaching at WUaS, CC MIT OCW, STEM-centricity, Highly engaging MIT faculty and similar in video, for planning purposes, Making music together online generatively, as well as online learning parties

In what ways can World University and School celebrate learning and students and riffing with one another as a conversation informing knowledge generation?

How to emphasize the celebration aspect of learning, and especially for high achieving students in all all languages, as well as among fFriends?


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Add what you think here, by teaching at WUaS:

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


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Highest quality university learning resources, such as CC MIT Open Course Ware, which are STEM centric and include a central focus on science ...

Having a lot of fun talking about a subject in learning sections and while hanging out online, in talking about ideas in a serious or focused way ...

Highly engaging MIT faculty and similar in video, for planning purposes, who connect with students, as well as WUaS graduate student instructors in Google + Hangouts, and structure for this ...

http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/audio-video-courses/


Making music together online generatively ...

Musical Jamming links -
http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Musical_Jamming#World_University_and_School_Links


as well as online learning parties ... :)

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Swallowtail butterflies: What makes MIT OCW-centric World University and School competitive?, What could make MIT OCW-centric World University and School really competitive? Financial and IT resources, WUaS Admissions, Languages and Nation States pages

Dear R and J,

What makes MIT OCW-centric World University and School competitive with all the other great online educational projects?

For one, World University and School is planning to accredit to offer free (since C.C. - Creative Commons' licensed), online, MIT OCW-centric (http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/audio-video-courses/), university degrees and with plans for MIT OCW-centric degrees in many, many languages and countries. In addition, WUaS is wiki with plans for online schools in all 7,106 languages and 242 countries, whereas Wikipedia, which we all wrote, is in 285 languages, and they've just designed and deployed the new, amazing, C.C., interlingual, Wikidata database. No other online educational project that I know has this language or degree focus. See the beginning Admissions' wiki subject page at WUaS for degree information - http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Admissions_at_World_University_and_School#World_University_and_School_Links. See these beginning "Language" and "Nation State" wiki subject pages - planned for all languages plus, and all countries - as well

Languages -
http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Languages

Nation States -
http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Nation_States


WUaS is also seeking to become the MIT / Harvard of the internet in all 7,106 languages and 242 countries.

WUaS is MIT OCW STEM-centric, and planned for large languages.

WUaS will build on a Reed College undergraduate education to highlight the conference method online in sciences and STEM subjects.

WUaS is planning an online music school in all languages and for all instruments.


Other online educational projects by way of comparison:

edX

Stanford Coursera

Khan Academy


What could make MIT OCW-centric World University and School really competitive? Financial, Academic and Information Technological resources.

Best regards,
Scott

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