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Digital learning resources // National Film and Sound Archive, Australia. NFSA Digital Learning combines the former Screen Australia Digital Learning websites and NFSA’s online education resources.

Digital learning resources // National Film and Sound Archive, Australia

These content rich education websites feature thousands of video and audio clips available for streaming and downloading. Twelve Canoes A portrait of the history, culture and place of the Yolngu people. Ceremony The vital role of ceremony in the Yolngu culture. On the rails Interactive journey of Australian trains through time and place. Charles Darwin Darwin’s historic voyage, with interactive learning activities. Arts portal Access a wealth of performing and visual arts resources. DIY doco Engage students in the world of documentary storytelling. No Excuse List. Enter Access Code. Open Access Textbooks: Websites. OpenScienceResources. Academic Textbooks. Open Educational Resources (OER): Resource Roundup.

Resources by Topic: OER, a part of the global open content movement, are shared teaching, learning, and research resources available under legally recognized open licenses -- free for people to reuse, revise, remix, and redistribute.

Open Educational Resources (OER): Resource Roundup

Why are OER important? High-quality OER can save teachers significant time and effort on resource development and advance student learning inside and outside the classroom. Further, open sharing of resources has the potential to fuel collaboration, encourage the improvement of available materials, and aid in the dissemination of best practices. For more about the potential of OER, check out "5-Minute Film Festival: Why Open Education Matters," by Edutopia's VideoAmy. Getting Started Sharing Resources The nonprofit Creative Commons offers free, easy-to-use copyright licenses that allow you to specify which rights to your works you want to reserve and which rights you'd like to waive. Quality Considerations With all the promise of OER, some challenges remain. 25 Best Sites for Free Educational Videos. RefSeek's guide to the 25 best online resources for finding free educational videos.

25 Best Sites for Free Educational Videos

With the exception of BrainPOP and Cosmeo, all listed sites offer their extensive video libraries for free and without registration. Academic Earth Thousands of video lectures from the world's top scholars. academicearth.org Big Think Video interviews with 600+ thought leaders in a range of fields. bigthink.com Brightstorm Short-form online video lessons by professional educators.

Brightstorm.com CosmoLearning Aggregator of free, online video lessons and documentaries. cosmolearning.com. HippoCampus - Homework and Study Help - Free help with your algebra, biology, environmental science, American government, US history, physics and religion homework. 12 Dozen Places To Educate Yourself Online For Free.

All education is self-education.

12 Dozen Places To Educate Yourself Online For Free

Period. It doesn’t matter if you’re sitting in a college classroom or a coffee shop. We don’t learn anything we don’t want to learn. Those people who take the time and initiative to pursue knowledge on their own are the only ones who earn a real education in this world. Take a look at any widely acclaimed scholar, entrepreneur or historical figure you can think of. If you’re interested in learning something new, this article is for you. Note that some of the sources overlap between various subjects of education. Sixty Symbols - Physics and Astronomy videos.

Numberphile - Videos about Numbers and Stuff. The Periodic Table of Videos - University of Nottingham. Courses. Free Online Courses & Online Learning from ALISON. Temoa : Open Educational Resources (OER) Portal. Resources for Learners & Educators. OER Commons. Your insight into science. MERLOT II - Home. Guardian Teacher Network. Free lesson ideas, plans, activities and resources for use in the primary classroom.

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Search Engines:Free of Charge/Education

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