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The OERu anchor partners have shortlisted 8 university / college courses to be developed as prototypes to be offered in the 2nd half of 2012.
Open Educational Resources (OER) | Scoop.it
Planet News | Knowledge Media Institute | The Open University
Teresa Connolly recently delivered two workshops at an Open Education Resources (OER) event in Leicester for the National Institute for Adult and Continuing Education (NIACE): "Open Educational Practice - making best use of free resources". Attendees soon became immersed in the imaginary world of OERopoly, a game that raises awareness about OER and encourages collaborative learning.
OER Commons
Recommended Resources Common Core Reference Collection : Access our collection of Common Core implementation plans, transition guides, assessment tasks, exemplars and curriculum.A new study, from the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) Early Grade Retention and Student Success: Evidence from Los Angeles , has some public officials wondering if it is time to revisit the practice of retention.
Open Education
Open Educational Resources Project (Collections Strand) - OeRBITAL
UK Centre for Bioscience OER project - Phase 2 The UK Centre for Bioscience sucessfully bid for funding to undertake a 'Collections Strand' Open Educational Resources project over 2010-2011 following its success with the phase 1 (OER pilot projects) Interactive Laboratory and Fieldwork Manual for the Biosciences project.
EDU 2.0 includes features for administrators, teachers, students and parents.
EDU 2.0 for school: the free, easy way to teach and learn online
Big Think
Since the beginning of recorded time, and probably since long before that, the human body has been highly politicized, particularly in the areas of sexuality and reproduction. With the emergence of biotechnology, genetic modification, and the further refinement of psychopharmacology, we can expect further political polarization around the ethical issues these new options will raise.
Project Reason: A Non-Profit Dedicated to Reason
A selection of images including paintings, drawings, typographic treatments, and photographs. These images explore religion and its influence in our society.
Scitable | Learn Science at Nature
Scitable is a free science library and personal learning tool brought to you by Nature Publishing Group, the world's leading publisher of science. Scitable currently concentrates on genetics and cell biology , which include the topics of evolution, gene expression, and the rich complexity of cellular processes shared by living organisms.From robotics to space research, from physics to computer science, the Internet is a vast trove of information about the sciences. Resources such as Wikipedia (and its easy-on-younger-minds counterpart, Simple English Wikipedia) and online video make the process of learning about and teaching science subjects much easier than ever before.
6 Free Websites for Learning and Teaching Science
One of the greatest ways technology can empower teachers is by helping them demonstrate concepts and by making it easier for students to learn through their own exploration and experimentation.