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5 Ways to Give Yourself an Education That Kicks the Crap Out of the One You Got in School. 5 Ways to Give Yourself an Education That Kicks the Crap Out of the One You Got in School One of the biggest reasons that people are denied the privilege of education is because they can’t afford it.

5 Ways to Give Yourself an Education That Kicks the Crap Out of the One You Got in School

However, today we live in a world where knowledge and information are at our finger tips like never before. Technology has leveled the playing field so that anybody with an interest and an internet connection can receive a world class education. Top 100 Tools for Learning 2015. Education, Teaching & Tech on Flipboard. Educational Technology, Mobile Learning and Education. Educational Technology, Mobile Learning and Education. WikiWand Overhauls Wikipedia, Makes It Easier to Browse. The best free cultural & educational media on the web - Open Culture. Learning, made joyful - Memrise. iPad - iTunes U. Coursera - Free Online Courses From Top Universities. University of Reddit. 12 great free online courses.

Much ado has been made in recent years over the quickly rising cost of healthcare in the United States.

12 great free online courses

But the cost of college tuition and fees has skyrocketed at nearly twice that rate. Going to college today will cost a student 559% more than it did in 1985, on average. iTools - use the best tools. 1150 Free Online Courses from Top Universities.

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1150 Free Online Courses from Top Universities

Below, you will find 1,700 free online courses from universities like Stanford, Yale, MIT, Harvard, Oxford and more. You can use this collection of online courses to learn everything you want–from history, philosophy and literature, to physics, biology, psychology, and computer science. Our site also features collections of Online Certificate Programs and Online Degree & Mini-Degree Programs. Note: This page includes a lot of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). Humanities & Social Sciences Art & Art History Courses. Free Online Courses & Online Learning from ALISON. A Reader's Advisory Service. E-learninz. Video Hosting ScreenCast There are lots of hosting services, but finding one where it doesn't either link to the hosting site (like youtube.com where there can be inappropriate content) or include adverts, can be difficult.

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We now use ScreenCast, as it offers a good free service, that can be upgraded to give more bandwidth and storage fairly inexpensively. It also has a desktop application that enables large files to be uploaded. Vimeo No adverts, but will link back to hosting channel. Video Conferencing Beyond iChat - Xmeeting for OSX 1.0px"> Online Storage Space box.net.

Learner Resources. My Top 10 eLearning Blogs. I’ve gotten quite a few emails over the years about where I go (outside of Adobe’s communications) to further my knowledge about eLearning, and how it applies in today’s market – from the working world to educational institutions, etc.

My Top 10 eLearning Blogs

Staying aware of how eLearning is being used today is a very important thing for me to stay on top of so I can see how others besides our clients are using potentially competitive tools, as well as garner some ideas about how to utilize ours better. That being said, and without trying to sound like David Letterman, here’s my top 10 eLearning Industry – One of the most highly regarded eLearning sites on the net today. Insightful articles, relevant content and a neutral approach make this site my #1.Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development – Brent Schlenker is very entertaining. So there you have it. E-Learning 24/7 Blog. 30 Of The Best Apps For Project-Based Learning. 321 Free Tools for Teachers - Free Educational Technology. 250+ Killer Digital Libraries and Archives. Hundreds of libraries and archives exist online, from university-supported sites to accredited online schools to individual efforts.

250+ Killer Digital Libraries and Archives

Each one has something to offer to researchers, students, and teachers. This list contains over 250 libraries and archives that focus mainly on localized, regional, and U.S. history, but it also includes larger collections, eText and eBook repositories, and a short list of directories to help you continue your research efforts. death The sites listed here are mainly open access, which means that the digital formats are viewable and usable by the general public. A Mag for Kids on Flipboard. Book Lists: A to Z - "A" The Best of the Humanities on the Web. Homepage - ReadWriteThink.

750+ Free Online Courses from the Best Colleges. E-Learning Journeys. Top 40 Useful Sites To Learn New Skills. Educational Technology and Mobile Learning. National Geographic Young Explorer (Student Magazine) - January 2013. Lessons Worth Sharing. TED. Khan Academy. Connect With Students and Parents in Your Paperless Classroom.

The best free cultural & educational media on the web - Open Culture. Educational Technology and Mobile Learning. Free eLearning Resources Archives - eLearning Industry. Top 40 Useful Sites To Learn New Skills. ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning. Welcome to OpenLearn: Free learning from The Open University. 12 great free online courses. The 5 Best Free Tools for Publishing Student Work. If you are a passionate educator, you know your students are bright and it’s likely that you want to show the world.

The 5 Best Free Tools for Publishing Student Work

However, publishing student work is not always as easy as taping an assignment on the wall. 14 Ways to Acquire Knowledge: A Timeless Guide from 1936. Consider the knowledge you already have — the things you really know you can do.

14 Ways to Acquire Knowledge: A Timeless Guide from 1936

They are the things you have done over and over; practiced them so often that they became second nature. Every normal person knows how to walk and talk. But he could never have acquired this knowledge without practice. For the young child can’t do the things that are easy to older people without first doing them over and over and over.

Most of us quit on the first or second attempt. Any normal child, at about the age of three or four, reaches the asking period, the time when that quickly developing brain is most eager for knowledge. Those first bitter refusals to our honest questions of childhood all too often squelch our “Asking faculty.” Every person possessing knowledge is more than willing to communicate what he knows to any serious, sincere person who asks. Ask! You never learn much until you really want to learn. Coursera - Free Online Courses From Top Universities. Learning, made joyful - Memrise. 200 Free Kids Educational Resources: Lessons, Apps, Books, Websites...

This collection provides a list of free educational resources for K-12 students (kindergarten through high school students) and their parents and teachers.

200 Free Kids Educational Resources: Lessons, Apps, Books, Websites...

This page is being updated and cleaned up during the COVID-19 crisis. Please tell us if we’re missing something valuable. Below you will find free video lessons/tutorials; free mobile apps; free audiobooks, ebooks and textbooks; quality YouTube channels; free foreign language lessons; test prep materials; and free web resources in academic subjects like literature, history, science and computing.

Home Schooling Resources During COVID-19 Amazing Educational Resources: A spreadsheet of 300+ education companies offering free subscriptions due to school closings. 12 great free online courses. Top 9 Free Web Tools to Develop Students Creativity. Welcome to OpenLearn: Free learning from The Open University. The First 20 Hours - How to Learn Anything: Josh Kaufman at TEDxCSU.

The Ultimate Guide to Online Courses. Professional and personal development are important to many people.

The Ultimate Guide to Online Courses

Professional development allows you to stay current in your field, make connections with likeminded professionals, and satisfy any continuing learning requirements your job may have. Personal development allows you to grow as a person, learn new skills, and try new things. In order to grow, professionally or personally, in the past, you had to sign up for college courses, pay a lot of money, and rush to class after work or on weekends. But that set-up as changed. Online courses, many of which are totally free, have revolutionized the way in which many people access professional and personal development.