School:Advanced general studies

School of Advanced General Studies (AGS)

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 * 2007-07-31 (July 31, 2007): As can be seen from the above Message, a Proposal is Under Consideration to Merge This School with Its Portal. Interested Parties are Urgently Requested to Participate in the Discussion of the Proposed Merger.
 * 30 April 2018 Portal:Advanced General Studies announced on Main Page News!

The School of Advanced General Studies
AGS is one of the Wikiversity Schools, contemplating becoming a large organizational structure containing various Divisions and Departments, which are and which will be listed below.

AGS Manual of Style
The School has Adopted its Own Manual of Style.

'''Much of this Page employs 18th Century, as Opposed to Modern, Capitalization. This is Intentional and is Established by the Manual of Style.'''

The Advanced General Studies Portal
The Learning Resources will be Eventually be Removed from this page and listed in AGS Portal (presently Under Development). Learning Resources and Learning Projects have Wikiversity Portals or "Category: Portal" as their destinations.

Divisions of the School of AGS
The Divisions of the School exist on pages in "topic" namespace. {Participants in the School of AGS: Please start the names of Divisions with the "Topic:" prefix; the Divisions reside in Name Spaces. The Divisions may link to Subdivisions or to Departments. For more information on Schools, Divisions, and Departments look at the Naming Conventions.}

The Details regarding Departments Eventually will be Removed from this page and listed on the Pages of the various Divisions.

The Divisions of the School of AGS are:

Generality Division

 * Generality Division: Generalism is the most general of wisdoms, knowledges, or informations.

Participant List for the Generality Division

 * The histories of Generality pages indicate who the active Participants are.


 * If you are or are going to become a Participant in the Generality Division, please list your name here. This will help the Division grow and will help the Participants communicate better.


 * Since 24 August 2011‎ with Dominant groups. --Marshallsumter (discuss • contribs) 17:27, 7 May 2018 (UTC)


 * Inactive Participants:


 * 1) Dionysios  (talk), Date: 2007-09-09 (September 9, 2007) Time:  1934 UTC
 * 2) Chocoman

Things you can do!

 * Clean up Draft:Abstract concept generator and move it to become a subpage of a supporting main page learning project.
 * Clean up Draft:Art and move it to become a subpage of a supporting main page learning project.
 * Clean up Draft:Attribution and copyright and move it to become a subpage of a supporting main page learning project.
 * Clean up Draft:Genomes and move it to become a subpage of a supporting main page learning project.

Institute for Singularity

 * Institute for Singularity

Participant List for the Institute for Singularity

 * The histories of Singularity theory pages indicate who the active Participants are.


 * If you are or are going to become a Participant in the Institute for Singularity, please list your name here. This will help the Division grow and will help the Participants communicate better.


 * Since 17 September 2015‎ with Technological singularity --Marshallsumter (discuss • contribs) 17:43, 7 May 2018 (UTC)


 * Inactive participants:


 * 1) Dionysios  (talk), Date: 2007-09-09 (September 9, 2007) Time:  1934 UTC
 * 2) Chocoman

Things you can do!

 * Clean up Draft:Post scarcity and move it to become a subpage of a supporting main page learning project.
 * Clean up Draft:Technological singularity and move it to become a subpage of a supporting main page learning project.

Division of Sustainability

 * The Division of Ecological Sustainability is an Interdisciplinary Endeavor of the School of Agriculture, the School of Practical Human Life, and the School of AGS.

Departments in the Division of Sustainability
The Departments of the Sustainability Division will exist on pages in "topic" namespace. {Participants in the Division of Sustainability: Please start the names of the Departments with the "Topic:" prefix; the Departments will reside in the Name Spaces. Departments will link to learning materials and learning projects. For more information on Schools, Divisions, and Departments look at the Naming Conventions.}

Participant List for the Division of Sustainability

 * The histories of Sustainability pages indicate who the active Participants are.


 * If you are or are going to become a Participant in the Generality Division, please list your name here. This will help the Division grow and will help the Participants communicate better.


 * Since 10 June 2014‎ with Adventureship --Marshallsumter (discuss • contribs) 17:53, 7 May 2018 (UTC)


 * Inactive participants:


 * 1) Dionysios (talk), Date: 2007-04-26 (April 26, 2007) Time: 174101 UTC

Things you can do!

 * Draft:Adventureship - add content and Move it from Draft: namespace to (Resource) Main Page space!
 * Draft:Agriculture - add content and Move it from Draft: namespace to (Resource) Main Page space!
 * Draft:Gift economy - add content and Move it from Draft: namespace to (Resource) Main Page space!
 * Draft:Humanistic methods - add content and Move it from Draft: namespace to (Resource) Main Page space!

Institute for Thought

 * Wikiversity Institute for Thought

Departments in the Institute for Thought
The Departments of the Institute for Thought will exist on pages in "topic" namespace. {Participants in the Institute for Thought: Please start the names of the Departments with the "Topic:" prefix; the Departments will reside in the Name Spaces. Departments will link to learning materials and learning projects. For more information on Schools, Divisions, and Departments look at the Naming Conventions.}

Departments of the Institute for Thought

 * in association with the School of Computer Science: Department of Artificial Intelligence
 * Artificial Cognition Department
 * Artificial Consciousness Department
 * Department of Thought
 * Cognition Department

Participant List for the Institute for Thought

 * The histories of Thought pages indicate who the active Participants are.


 * If you are or are going to become a Participant in the Generality Division, please list your name here. This will help the Division grow and will help the Participants communicate better.


 * Since 22 July 2014‎ with Abstract concept generator --Marshallsumter (discuss • contribs) 18:43, 7 May 2018 (UTC)


 * Inactive participants:


 * 1) Dionysios (talk) Date: 2007-04-18 (April 18, 2007) Time: 143001 UTC

Things you can do!

 * Draft:Abstract concept generator - add content and Move it from Draft: namespace to (Resource) main page space.
 * Draft:Control groups - add content and Move it from Draft: namespace to (Resource) main page space.
 * Draft:Culture - add content and Move it from Draft: namespace to (Resource) main page space.

Institute for University

 * Institute for University: University, Singularity, is the University of Universities, which is the University of All Universities. -- Dionysios (talk), Date: 2007-06-21 (June 21, 2007) Time: 140601 UTC

Departments in the Institute for University
The Departments of the Institute for University will exist on pages in "topic" namespace. {Participants in the Institute for University: Please start the names of the Departments with the "Topic:" prefix; the Departments will reside in the Name Spaces. Departments will link to learning materials and learning projects. For more information on Schools, Divisions, and Departments look at the Naming Conventions.}

Participant List for the Institute for University

 * The histories of University pages indicate who the active Participants are.


 * If you are or are going to become a Participant in the Generality Division, please list your name here. This will help the Division grow and will help the Participants communicate better.


 * Since 30 November 2013‎ with Funding --Marshallsumter (discuss • contribs) 18:58, 7 May 2018 (UTC).


 * Inactive participants:

Dionysios (talk), 2007-09-11 (September 11, 2007) Time:  |1905 UTC

Things you can do!

 * Draft:Funding - add content and Move it from Draft: namespace to (Resource) main page space.
 * Draft:Humanities - add content and Move it from Draft: namespace to (Resource) main page space.
 * Draft:Journalism - add content and Move it from Draft: namespace to (Resource) main page space.

Institute for WikiEndeavor

 * Institute for WikiEndeavor: WikiEndeavor, Wiki-Endeavor, is that which can be undertaken using wikis. -- Dionysios (talk), Date: 2007-07-04 (July 4, 2007) Time: 1942 UTC

Departments in the Institute for WikiEndeavor
The Departments of the Institute for WikiEndeavor will exist on pages in "topic" namespace. {Participants in the Institute for University: Please start the names of the Departments with the "Topic:" prefix; the Departments will reside in the Name Spaces. Departments will link to learning materials and learning projects. For more information on Schools, Divisions, and Departments look at the Naming Conventions.}

Participant List for the Institute for WikiEndeavor

 * The histories of WikiEndeavor pages indicate who the active Participants are.


 * If you are or are going to become a Participant in the Institute for WikiEndeavor, please list your name here.  This will help the Division grow and will help the Participants communicate better.


 * Since 25 June 2015‎ with Literature --Marshallsumter (discuss • contribs) 19:06, 7 May 2018 (UTC).

Inactive participants:


 * Dionysios (talk), Date: 2007-07-04 (July 4, 2007) Time: 1445 UTC

Things you can do!

 * Draft:Literature - add content and Move it from Draft: namespace to (Resource) main page space!
 * Draft:Notations - add content and Move it from Draft: namespace to (Resource) main page space!
 * Draft:Philosophy - add content and Move it from Draft: namespace to (Resource) main page space!

Departments in (The Next Division)
The Departments of the (The Next Division) will exist on pages in "topic" namespace. {Participants in the School of AGS: Please start the names of the Departments with the "Topic:" prefix; the Departments will reside in the Name Spaces. Departments will link to learning materials and learning projects. For more information on Schools, Divisions, and Departments look at the Naming Conventions.}

Participant List for (The Next Division)

 * The histories of (The Next Division) pages indicate who the active Participants are.


 * If you are or are going to become a Participant in the Generality Division, please list your name here. This will help the Division grow and will help the Participants communicate better.


 * Participants:



The AGS Learning Group

 * The AGS Learning Group is involved in collaborative writing based on readings chosen by consensus. In this way the Group seeks to understand the material it undertakes, providing a springboard for those who later arrive to rapidly acquire the "advanced" understanding which the Group is able to achieve.  Thus the collaborative work of the Group guides Participants who follow to transform Data into Information, Information into Knowledge, and Knowledge into Wisdom more quickly than would have otherwise been possible.  Thereby we expand and apply Thought to the constant and continual improvement of the Wikiversity, of Wikipedia Articles, to the writing Wikibooks.
 * The AGS Learning Group collaboratively creates assignments to get a better understanding of its material and to contribute to the Wikimedia Community.
 * The AGS Learning Group is improving Wikipedia entries based on information learned from its readings and discussions. The AGS Learning Group does not anticipate completing its learning objectives, but rather anticipates being ongoing in its endeavors, from time to time writing Wikibooks based on what is being learned in the Group.  These Wikibooks are then to be used in future Groups who decide to study the same subjects, and it is anticipated they too will perhaps again improve upon these Wikibooks based on what they have learned using sources the earlier Groups did not use.
 * The AGS Learning Group represents an activation of the Proposal: Learning Groups which see for further information.
 * Contribute content to Draft:Abstract concept generator, then Move it to (Resource) main page space!

Business Administration

 * A Department of General Studies of Business Administration exists in the School of Business.

General Relativity

 * The Department of Theoretical Physics of the School of Physics and Astronomy offers the course General Relativity.

Cognition

 * The School of Education is doing Advanced Work in Concept Classification. This would relate to the Work of the Institute for Thought in 'Cognition' and also to the Work of the The School of Media Information and Cognition.

Renewable Energy Systems

 * The School of AGS is linked to Wikipedia for the purpose of advancing the work in the area of Renewable Energy Systems and also is linked to the School of Engineering for the purpose of advancing the work in the area of Renewable Energy Systems.

Theory of Everything

 * The Institute of Particle Physics of the School of Physics and Astronomy offers a proposed Theory of Everything Project.

The Learning Projects Portal

 * A major part of Wikiversity learning is being organized around Learning Projects and Learning Groups. Wikiversity has adopted a "learn by doing" model for education. Wikiversity editors are encouraged to provide Learning activities for Wikiversity participants. Wiki technology promotes collaborative webpage editing and collaborative wiki editing projects can be thought of as "learning projects" -- participants learn while they edit wiki pages and explore topics of interest.

Participant List for the School of Advanced General Studies

 * The histories of Wikiversity pages indicate who the active Participants are.


 * If you are or are going to become a Participant in the School of AGS, please list your name here. This will help the School grow and will help the Participants communicate better.


 * 1) Since 24 August 2011‎ with Dominant groups. --Marshallsumter (discuss • contribs) 01:51, 18 April 2018 (UTC)

Inactive participants

 * 1) Dionysios (talk) 2007-May 15 (May 15, 2007) Time: 164601 UTC


 * 1) User:Chocoman