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− | === Over 175 Free Online Educational Resources ===
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| # CosmoLearning – Free educational website with thousands of courses & documentaries http://www.cosmolearning.com/ | | # CosmoLearning – Free educational website with thousands of courses & documentaries http://www.cosmolearning.com/ |
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− | === 2. Universities and Higher Education === | + | === Universities and Higher Education === |
| # Capilano University http://ocw.capilanou.ca/ | | # Capilano University http://ocw.capilanou.ca/ |
| # Carnegie Mellon Open Learning Initiative http://oli.web.cmu.edu/openlearning/ | | # Carnegie Mellon Open Learning Initiative http://oli.web.cmu.edu/openlearning/ |
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| # UC Berkeley Video Courses – Free education online http://education.jimmyr.com/ | | # UC Berkeley Video Courses – Free education online http://education.jimmyr.com/ |
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− | === 3.General Collections === | + | === General Collections === |
| # Free Video Lectures – 800+ Online Courses and 19,000+ Videos from Top 30+ Universities on 35+ Categories 100<nowiki/>http://freevideolectures.com/ | | # Free Video Lectures – 800+ Online Courses and 19,000+ Videos from Top 30+ Universities on 35+ Categories 100<nowiki/>http://freevideolectures.com/ |
| # Intro Open Courses on Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Learn http://www.bestcollegesonline.com/blog/2010/05/12/100-intro-open-courses-on-everything-youve-ever-wanted-to-learn/ | | # Intro Open Courses on Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Learn http://www.bestcollegesonline.com/blog/2010/05/12/100-intro-open-courses-on-everything-youve-ever-wanted-to-learn/ |
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| # 101 Online Self-improvement Resources http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/101-self-improvement-resources/ | | # 101 Online Self-improvement Resources http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/101-self-improvement-resources/ |
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− | === 4. How-to & DIY === | + | === How-to & DIY === |
| # WikiHow – The how-to manual that you can edit http://www.wikihow.com/ | | # WikiHow – The how-to manual that you can edit http://www.wikihow.com/ |
| # How Stuff Works http://www.howstuffworks.com/ | | # How Stuff Works http://www.howstuffworks.com/ |
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| # Let’s Make Robots http://letsmakerobots.com/ | | # Let’s Make Robots http://letsmakerobots.com/ |
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− | === 5. Studying with Peers === | + | === Studying with Peers === |
| # Open Study – Study together http://openstudy.com/ | | # Open Study – Study together http://openstudy.com/ |
| # P2P University – Learn anything with your peers http://p2pu.org/en/ | | # P2P University – Learn anything with your peers http://p2pu.org/en/ |
| # Study Blue – Your digital backpack http://www.studyblue.com/ | | # Study Blue – Your digital backpack http://www.studyblue.com/ |
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− | === 6. Online Books, eBooks, & Journals === | + | === Online Books, eBooks, & Journals === |
| # Google Books http://books.google.com/ | | # Google Books http://books.google.com/ |
| # WikiBooks – Open-content textbooks collection that anyone can edit http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Main_Page | | # WikiBooks – Open-content textbooks collection that anyone can edit http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Main_Page |
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| # Flatworld Knowledge – The first and largest publisher of free & open textbooks http://www.flatworldknowledge.com/ | | # Flatworld Knowledge – The first and largest publisher of free & open textbooks http://www.flatworldknowledge.com/ |
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− | === 7. Computers, Software, & Programming === | + | === Computers, Software, & Programming === |
| # W3Schools – The world’s largest web development site http://www.w3schools.com/ | | # W3Schools – The world’s largest web development site http://www.w3schools.com/ |
| # Google Code University http://code.google.com/edu/ | | # Google Code University http://code.google.com/edu/ |
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| #Video CoPilot – Tutorials for VFx & motion graphics http://www.videocopilot.net/tutorials/ | | #Video CoPilot – Tutorials for VFx & motion graphics http://www.videocopilot.net/tutorials/ |
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− | === 8. Science & Mathematics === | + | === Science & Mathematics === |
| # Scirus – The most comprehensive scientific research tool on the web http://www.scirus.com/ | | # Scirus – The most comprehensive scientific research tool on the web http://www.scirus.com/ |
| # Cite Seer X – Access scientific and scholarly knowledge http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/ | | # Cite Seer X – Access scientific and scholarly knowledge http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/ |
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| # Handbook of Biological Statistics http://udel.edu/~mcdonald/statintro.html | | # Handbook of Biological Statistics http://udel.edu/~mcdonald/statintro.html |
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− | === 9. Logic, Words, & Memory === | + | === Logic, Words, & Memory === |
| # Mind Tools – Memory improvement techniques http://www.mindtools.com/memory.html | | # Mind Tools – Memory improvement techniques http://www.mindtools.com/memory.html |
| # The Nizkor Project – List of logical fallacies http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/index.html | | # The Nizkor Project – List of logical fallacies http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/index.html |
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| # Philosophy Bites – Podcasts of top philsophers http://www.philosophybites.com/ | | # Philosophy Bites – Podcasts of top philsophers http://www.philosophybites.com/ |
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− | === 10. Languages === | + | === Languages === |
| # Basic Composition – Reading & Writing http://www.basiccomposition.com/ | | # Basic Composition – Reading & Writing http://www.basiccomposition.com/ |
| # BBC Languages – Beginner courses in multiple languages http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/ | | # BBC Languages – Beginner courses in multiple languages http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/ |
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| # Signing Savvy – Your sign language resource http://www.signingsavvy.com/index.php | | # Signing Savvy – Your sign language resource http://www.signingsavvy.com/index.php |
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− | === 11. Music === | + | === Music === |
| # Music Theory – Lessons, exercises, & tools http://www.musictheory.net/ | | # Music Theory – Lessons, exercises, & tools http://www.musictheory.net/ |
| # Ear Training & Music Theory Software http://www.trainear.com/ | | # Ear Training & Music Theory Software http://www.trainear.com/ |
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| # How to Play Piano http://www.howtoplaypiano.ca/ | | # How to Play Piano http://www.howtoplaypiano.ca/ |
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− | === 12.History === | + | === History === |
| # Teacher Resources – Western Civilization (52 half-hour video programs) http://www.learner.org/resources/series58.html | | # Teacher Resources – Western Civilization (52 half-hour video programs) http://www.learner.org/resources/series58.html |
| # Metropolitan Museum of Art – Timeline of Art History http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ | | # Metropolitan Museum of Art – Timeline of Art History http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ |
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− | === 13. Business, Finance, & Investing === | + | === Business, Finance, & Investing === |
| # Investopedia http://www.investopedia.com/ | | # Investopedia http://www.investopedia.com/ |
| # Google Advisor https://www.google.com/advisor/home | | # Google Advisor https://www.google.com/advisor/home |
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| # Main Street – Business & financial headlines & advice http://www.mainstreet.com/ | | # Main Street – Business & financial headlines & advice http://www.mainstreet.com/ |
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− | === 14. Food, Nutrition, & Cooking === | + | === Food, Nutrition, & Cooking === |
| # Good Eats Fan Page http://www.goodeatsfanpage.com/GEFP/index.htm | | # Good Eats Fan Page http://www.goodeatsfanpage.com/GEFP/index.htm |
| # Jamie’s Home Cooking Skills http://www.jamieshomecookingskills.com/ | | # Jamie’s Home Cooking Skills http://www.jamieshomecookingskills.com/ |
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| # Eat Right Nutrition Tips http://www.eatright.org/Public/content.aspx?id=206 | | # Eat Right Nutrition Tips http://www.eatright.org/Public/content.aspx?id=206 |
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− | === 15. Survival Tips === | + | === Survival Tips === |
| # Off Grid Survival – Wilderness and urban survival skills http://offgridsurvival.com/ | | # Off Grid Survival – Wilderness and urban survival skills http://offgridsurvival.com/ |
| # Backwoods Magazine – Self reliance and self sufficiency http://www.backwoodshome.com/index.html | | # Backwoods Magazine – Self reliance and self sufficiency http://www.backwoodshome.com/index.html |
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| # Discovery’s Worst-Case Scenario Video Clips http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/worst-case-scenario/ | | # Discovery’s Worst-Case Scenario Video Clips http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/worst-case-scenario/ |
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− | === 16. Other === | + | === Other === |
| # Advanced Yoga Practices – Directory for Main Lessons http://www.aypsite.com/MainDirectory.html | | # Advanced Yoga Practices – Directory for Main Lessons http://www.aypsite.com/MainDirectory.html |
| # Creative Live – A live, worldwide creative classroom http://www.creativelive.com/ | | # Creative Live – A live, worldwide creative classroom http://www.creativelive.com/ |
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