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- Sun Dec 18, 2022 8:57 am
- Forum: Our concept of a university
- Topic: Reinventing the university for the 21st century
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4603
Re: Reinventing the university for the 21st century
I fondly recall the time I spent as an undergraduate student browsing, researching, and studying in the university library. Certainly, WDU deserves to feature a fine library; what would be most fitting? I recently began to learn of The Society Library . Their mission is to archive humanity’s ideas, ...
- Sun Dec 18, 2022 8:46 am
- Forum: Our concept of a university
- Topic: Reinventing the university for the 21st century
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4603
Re: Reinventing the university for the 21st century
David, Uli, Thanks for this clarification. I am now curious as to how WDU is manifest. For example, how does a student find the learning resources and learning opportunities offered by WDU? How does an educator become affiliated with WDU, or affiliate learning resources and learning opportunities wi...
- Thu Dec 15, 2022 7:56 am
- Forum: Our concept of a university
- Topic: Problem Finding
- Replies: 0
- Views: 836
Problem Finding
To help us refine our vision for WDU, I suggest we do some problem finding . Begin by answering these three questions: What do you want? (What do you want to have happen?) What is true? What are you (we) going to do about it? This approach to problem finding is elaborated in the course on problem fi...
- Thu Dec 15, 2022 7:17 am
- Forum: Our concept of a university
- Topic: Reinventing the university for the 21st century
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4603
Re: Reinventing the university for the 21st century
How are WDU courses created? If a ready, willing, and able educator wants to create and contribute a course to WDU, how does she proceed? Do we have anything analogous to Creating Wikiversity Courses for WDU?
- Wed Dec 14, 2022 5:16 pm
- Forum: Our concept of a university
- Topic: Reinventing the university for the 21st century
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4603
Re: Reinventing the university for the 21st century
Philosopher Nicholas Maxwell has long argued that The Academy must shift from knowledge inquiry to wisdom inquiry. Perhaps we have an opportunity to create WDU as wisdom centered (not that far from dignity centered) from the start.
- Tue Dec 13, 2022 2:01 pm
- Forum: Our concept of a university
- Topic: Reinventing the university for the 21st century
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4603
Re: Reinventing the university for the 21st century
Research is a valuable university activity. Here are some suggested topics to get us started:
The wisdom and the future research center
Causes of Suboptimal Life Experiences
Improving our Social Operating Systems
The Level 5 Research Center is helping to shape the next big thing.
The wisdom and the future research center
Causes of Suboptimal Life Experiences
Improving our Social Operating Systems
The Level 5 Research Center is helping to shape the next big thing.