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ONLINE DISTANCE EDUCATION LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES:

Not for a degree or for credit, but to stimulate in-depth understanding and learning, and to help you take advantage of online opportunities.

SPECIFIC ONLINE or TRAINING COURSES BY DISCIPLINE:

HOMEWORK HELP: INCLUDES STUDY SKILLS AND WRITING BETTER: http://www.infoplease.com/homework/

ACCOUNTING LESSONS:
http://www.moneyinstructor.com/lesson/accountintrolp.asp

ACCOUNTING: AN INTRODUCTION:
http://www.simplestudies.com/home.htm

ASTRONOMY:
http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr162/lect/

BIOETHICS RESOURCES ON THE WEB:
http://bioethics.od.nih.gov/casestudies.html

BIOLOGY BROWSER: TEACHING AND LEARNING RESOURCES
http://www.biologybrowser.org/bb/Subject/Education/Biology_Teaching_Resources/index.shtml Provides science educators with a wide array of activities that can be used in the classroom.Currently, the site features over 190 resources related to various areas of biology. Visitors can search through the resources by subject, geography,
or organism. 
 
BIOLOGY COURSE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS:
http://www.nabt.org/sites/S1/index.php?p=25

BIOLOGY EDUCATION ONLINE: http://www.bioedonline.org/presentations/

BIOTECHNOLOGY: LESSON PLANS AND TEACHING MATERIALS: http://www.mcrel.org/lesson-plans/economics/index.asp

(LEARNING ABOUT) BLOGS AND WIKIS AND NEW MEDIA:
http://ocw.usu.edu/Instructional_Technology/new-media

BROADCAST AND MEDIA TRAINING:
http://www.bbctraining.com/onlineCourses.asp

CALCULUS:
http://www.math.ucdavis.edu/~calculus/

CHEMISTRY ONLINE: DIGITAL LECTURE MATERIAL:
http://www.docott.com/files.141/screencasts/

CHEMISTRY POWERPOINT LESSONS AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS http://www.chalkbored.com/lessons/chemistry-12.htm

3D ORGANIC CHEMISTRY ANIMATIONS
http://138.253.125.24/~ng/external/

CHEMISTRY EXPLAINED: LESSONS ONLINE:
http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/index.shtml

CHEMISTRY ONLINE TEXTBOOK:
http://www.chem1.com/acad/webtext/virtualtextbook.html

CHEMISTRY TUTOR:
http://www.chemtutor.com/

CHEMISTRY VIDEOS: THE WORLD OF CHEMISTRY
http://www.learner.org/resources/series61.html

KITCHEN CHEMISTRY (AN MIT COURSE):
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Special-Programs/SP-287Spring-2006/CourseHome/index.htm

COPYRIGHT RESOURCES ONLINE:
http://www.library.yale.edu/~okerson/copyproj.html

EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES VIRTUAL COURSEWARE: [INCLUDES BIOLOGY LABS]Virtual Courseware [Macromedia Flash Player]http://www.sciencecourseware.org/eecindex.php 

ECONOMICS COME TO LIFE: VISUALIZING ECONOMICS THROUGH GRAPHS AND MAPS:
http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/

ECONOMICS:

USING BLOGS IN ECONOMICS: http://www.economicsnetwork.ac.uk/showcase/ayres_blogs.htm

ECONOMICS CLASSROOM: TEACHERS http://www.learner.org/channel/workshops/economics/

ECONOMICS: EXTENSIVE LESSON PLANS:
http://www.mcrel.org/lesson-plans/economics/index.asp

EDUCATION:

KATHY SCHROCKS GUIDE FOR EDUCATORS: FREE LESSON PLANS:  http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/ 

EDUCATION LESSON PLANS: SEE ALSO
http://edsitement.neh.gov for a collection of other excellent and free lesson plans in all subject areas. and

CURRIKI: GLOBAL EDUCATION LEARNING COMMUNITY: LESSON PLANS IN ALL AREAS: http://www.curriki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Main/WebHome

EDUCATION: LIBRARY OF CONGRESS FOR TEACHERS:
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/preview/

EDUCATION: LESSON PLANS AND CURRICULUM AND SYLLABI SHARED BY EDUCATORS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD:
www.educanext.org

ENGINEERING: FULL TEXT ENGINEERING TEXTBOOK FROM PURDUE UNIVERSITY:
https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE/News_and_Events/Publications/teaching_engineering/index.html

ENGINEERING EDUCATION GATEWAY TO CURRICULUM MATERIALS:
http://www.gatewaycoalition.org/sub_category/sub_category.aspx?subcatid=1022&mcatid=105

FINANCE COURSES ON THE WEB:
http://fisher.osu.edu/fin/resources_education/edcourse.htm

GENETICS: INTRODUCTION TO:
http://genetics.gsk.com/overview.htm

GENOMES: LEARNING ABOUT GENOMES:
http://www.silencinggenomes.org/

GENOMES: HUMAN GENOME PROJECT EDUCATION RESOURCES [REAL PLAYER]
http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/education/education.shtml Exploring the world of the human genome project can be quite an undertaking for students new to the subject. Fortunately, the U.S Human Genome Project website contains accessible and age-appropriate educational materials for use in the classroom. Includes "Posters", "Presentations”, “Online Educational Modules", and "Downloadable Teaching Aids". There are over several hundred resources contained within the site, and visitors can also make use of the search engine embedded on the homepage to look for specific resources.

GEOGRAPHY LESSONS THROUGH FREE VIDEO: http://www.learner.org/resources/series180.html 

INTERNET FOR GEOGRAPHERS
http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/he/tutorial/geographer 

GEOLOGY: PLATE TECTONICS :
and GEOLOGIC PROCESSES: Interactives: Dynamic Earth [Macromedia Flash Player] http://www.learner.org/interactives/dynamicearth/
This interactive feature from the Annenberg Media's Learner.org site introduces students to plate tectonics, plate boundaries, and such perennial favorites as earthquakes and volcanoes. In the "Earth's Structure" section, visitors can roll the mouse over such features as the crust, the mantle, and the outer core of the Earth to learn about each feature. Moving on, the "Plate Tectonics" area includes the "Continents Over Time" interactive feature which asks visitors to place images of the continents in the correct
geologic order. Perhaps the most dynamic area of the site (with good reason) is the "Slip, Slide & Collide" area. Here visitors will learn about what happens at different types of plate boundaries through the use of colorful graphics and explanations that are easy to understand. Overall, the site is a great overview of some basic principles of geology, and one that can be used with students of different ages.

GEOLOGY: MULTIMEDIA VISUALIZATION OF GEOLOGICAL PROCESSES: THE EDUCATIONAL MULTIMEDIA VISUALIZATION CENTER [Quick Time]
http://emvc.geol.ucsb.edu/ 
Teachers looking for ways to incorporate dynamic visuals into their earth science courses need look no further than this site. Created by the University of California, Santa Barbara, the site contains dozens of interactive animations and visualization tools that can be used in the classroom to demonstrate various processes. These resources are contained within the "Downloads" section, and visitors can peruse the table of contents for specific features.  The table of contents includes global tectonics, regional plate tectonics, Ice Age earth, and four other chapters. Some of these animations include the deglaciation of North America, the South Atlantic spreading, and the Himalayan collision.

GEOLOGY: USGS LEARNING AGE: GEOLOGY
http://interactive2.usgs.gov/learningweb/teachers/geoage.htm
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has created a number of instructional materials for teachers as part of its Learning Web site.  The activity and lesson are designed for use by grades 7-12, but these materials could also be used with ease in introductory geology courses at the college level.

GEOLOGY: RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS: http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/structure/index.html 

also see: ESSENTIALS OF GEOLOGY [Macromedia Flash Player]
http://www.wwnorton.com/college/geo/egeo/welcome.htm
>From subduction to the world of hot spot volcanoes, this online resource for
students and teachers of geology will please users with its fun and useful
animations, crossword puzzles, and well-written articles. The site was
designed to complement a textbook created by W.W. Norton.

GEOMETRY ONLINE:
http://or.amatyc.org/

GOOGLE INTERACTIVE TUTORIAL: HOW TO SEARCH BETTER: 
http://www.googleguide.com

HISTORY: THE HISTORICAL RESEARCH PROCESS: http://www.hca.heacademy.ac.uk/resources/case_Studies/snas/index.php

INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S LIBRARY:
http://www.icdlbooks.org/

JOURNALISM and MASS COMM::
MULTIMEDIA REPORTING:
http://journalism.berkeley.edu/multimedia/

LAW AND LEGAL TRAINING: See the many professional bibliographies and legal research resources provided through
http://www.llrx.com

LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE:
Social Courseware in Libraries Free Course:
www.sociallibraries.com/course/
Covers Blogs, Wikis, RSS

"MATHEMATICS ILLUMINATED"
"Mathematics Illuminated" is a brand new series for teacher professional
development and college level instruction that explores major themes in
mathematics, with an emphasis on deep questions and their relevance to
everyday life. Concepts covered include symmetry, prime numbers,
infinity, topology, dimension, game theory, and chaos. A series Web
site, which will become available by the series broadcast premiere in
April,’08 features an online text, downloadable guides, links to Video on
Demand, video transcripts, a bibliography, and several interactive
activities.
Check our Web site <http://www.learner.org/redirect/january/math7.html>
for program descriptions and a link to the broadcast schedule.

MATHEMATICS: COLLEGE ALGEBRA:
College Algebra Online Tutorials
http://www.wtamu.edu/academic/anns/mps/math/mathlab/col_algebra/index.htm
Texas A&M University's Virtual Math Lab has created a series of online algebra tutorials for students returning to the world of algebra. First-time visitors should look at their online guide to the tutorials to learn how their tutorials are organized. There are 59 tutorials offered here; each contains learning objectives, full explanations, and numerous examples of how to correctly solve problems.

MATHEMATICS: DEVELOPMENTAL MATHEMATICS: SIMPLE WAYS TO MAKE MATH COME ALIVE FOR THE SLOW MATH LEARNER:
http://www.explorelearning.com/index.cfm?method=cResource.dspChildrenForCourse&CourseID=130

MATHEMETICS LESSONS ONLINE: http://www.accd.edu/sac/slac/ppointshows/math_0301/math_0301_review.htm and: http://www.accd.edu/sac/acad%5Fdev/slac/services/handouts/math.htm 
and: http://or.amatyc.org/ 

MATHEMATICS: CALCULUS:
http://www.math.ucdavis.edu/~calculus/ 

MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY QUALITY RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS: A LISTING 
http://www.mste.uiuc.edu/resources.php

MATHEMATICS FOR EVERYDAY USE (great for studying for tests!) http://www.weallusematheveryday.com/tools/waumed/home.htm

MATHEMATICS PUZZLES AND GAMES FOR DEEPER LEARNING OF MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS:
http://www.cut-the-knot.org/content.shtml

MATHEMATICS: EXPLANATIONS FOR EASY USE AND APPLICATIONS: ALGEBRA, GEOMETRY, EQUATIONS, etc.
http://equmath.net/

MATHEMATICS: PROBABLITY TUTORIALS: extensive series of links to actual free lessons. http://www.probability.net/

MATHEMATICS: ONLINE MATH CENTER:
http://math.whatcom.ctc.edu/content/Links.phtml?cat=3
A collection of math links that include helpful test-taking hints, online exercises, and resources for those looking to find new ways of exploring everything from geometry to measurement.   Some of the topics include fractals, developmental math skills, pre-algebra, and applied math. After looking over these sites, visitors can also go to the "Teaching Math" section, which is designed specifically for teachers.

MEDICINE : FREE MEDICAL BOOKS FOR DOCTORS:
www.freebooks4doctors.com

MIDDLE EAST COURSES: SYLLABI OF COURSES ON THE MIDDLE EAST: http://nacho.princeton.edu/~klein/multimediames/index.html

PHYSICS: APPLETS FOR SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS:
http://www.mip.berkeley.edu/physics/appletindex.html
Serves as a clearinghouse of high-quality physics applets that can be used in a variety of settings. The site is divided into a few basic topical areas, such as mechanics, waves, properties of heat and matter, and optics. While a search engine isn't provided, use the "Find" function  to look for specific items of interest. The applets dealing with various fields of optics are quite strong, and you will no doubt locate at least a handful of applets here for classroom use or to increase an understanding of physics.

PHYSICS: FREE VIDEO DEMONSTRATIONS:
Lecture Demonstrations: Brown University Department of Physics
http://www.physics.brown.edu/physics/demopages/demo/
The elegance and beauty of physics can elude students initially, so physics
educators will be glad to learn that this site provides some nice video
demonstrations that will be useful in the classroom. This site is part of
the Physics Instructional Resource Association. The short video demonstrations on the site are divided into sections that include “fluids”, “optics”, “waves”, and “thermo”. Visitors can also take a look at the "Effective Demonstration Techniques" area, which provides some nice guidelines for creatingcompelling in-class demonstrations. Additionally, the "Presenting Demos" area contains a list of seven guiding principles that serve as a good complement to the other section regarding in-class demonstrations.

PHYSICS:
http://www.physics.pomona.edu/sixideas/siimtc.html

PHYSICS 620D: ELECTRICITY:
http://galileo.phys.virginia.edu/classes/620/Electricity_home.html#Teacher%20Activities  
includes: LESSON PLANS, ACTIVITIES AND TEACHER INVESTIGATIONS

PHYSICS TO GO:
http://www.compadre.org/informal/

PHYSICS: ONLINE LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS:
Physics: Online Experiments
http://littleshop.physics.colostate.edu/onlineexperiments.htm 

PHYSICS: WAKE FOREST VIDEO SERIES:
Wake Forest University Physics Demonstration Videos
http://www.wfu.edu/physics/demolabs/demos/avimov/videointro.htm
Physics is plenty exciting on its own, but this clutch of physics
demonstration videos offered up by Wake Forest University's Physics
departments will probably have students running out to learn more about
string theory and cosmology. Teachers will definitely appreciate this
resource, as they can use these videos in the classroom or just recommend to their students. Visitors can view the videos in their entirety by subject
headings, which include "Motion", "Heat", "Optics", and not surprisingly,
"Newton". All told there are dozens of videos, including "Bed of Nails",
"Cartesian Diver", and the surreal yet appropriately titled "Marshmallow
Man". Overall, this resource is a delightful find.

PSYCHOLOGY: ALLPSYCH ONLINE: THE VIRTUAL PSYCHOLOGY CLASSROOM  http://allpsych.com/
For instructors or students looking for material on many aspects of
psychology, the AllPsych Online site may prove to be indispensable. The site was started in 1999, and it contains eight primary sections which cover everything from classic psychology studies to an extensive reference area. Start by looking through the "Reference" area, which features an expanded timeline of psychology through the ages, a dictionary, and biographies of prominent persons in the field. People interested in entering the field of psychology will want to click on over to the "Careers and Education in Psychology" section for the materials on various academic programs in clinical, counseling, and school psychology. The site also has a "Fun and Games" area where visitors can take a look at some optical illusions and crossword puzzles.

SCIENCE: 10 UNIVERSITIES OFFER FREE SCIENCE COURSES ONLINE:
http://education-portal.com/articles/10_Universities_Offering_Free_Science_Courses_Online.html 

SCIENCE AND THE ENVIRONMENT: VIRTUAL COURSEWARE FOR SCIENCE AND THE ENVIRONMENT:
http://www.sciencecourseware.org/eecindex.php
This Virtual Courseware website brings together a number of thematic
instructional resources for science educators, including activities that deal with earthquakes and global warming. Within each module are a number of self-guided tutorials and explanatory materials for instructors to use in their classrooms. This website will be a great find for science teachers working with college or high school students.

SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY VIDEO LECTURES AND TUTORIALS:
http://videolectures.net/

SOCIOLOGY COURSE TOOLS:
http://www.sociosite.net/courses.php#TOOLS

STATISTICS: MORE OR LESS:
http://www.open2.net/moreorless/
This program asks everything from “What is economics?” to the various aspects
of probability in everyday life. The Essential Guides" cover averages, economics, probability, and statistics through the use of straight-forward examples and
illustrative devices. "Behind the Numbers" takes on the notion of chance, media statistics, and the use of tables. Overall, the site is a great place for those
who might be generally curious about statistics and related matters.

STATISTICS EXPLAINED:
http://exploringdata.cqu.edu.au/

STATISTICAL UNDERSTANDING MADE SIMPLE [Macromedia Flash Player]
http://www.gla.ac.uk/sums/
Iinteractive, fun and highly effective tutorials designed to help students understand basic statistics." Additionally, the site also contains several games which students can use to explore the effects of standard deviation and histograms. 

STATISTICS: INSIDE STATISTICS: Against All Odds: Inside Statistics
http://www.learner.org/resources/series65.html
This series of instructional videos allows one to enter the world of statistics with confidence. Intended for a wide range of students, each episode lasts for approximately 30 minutes. Visitors to this site can view the episodes, and they may wish to move around from such topics as distributions, time series, and the ever-popular significance tests. Users will need to sign up to view each program, but this process is offered at no charge.

TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE: FACULTY INNOVATION CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN: 
http://www.fic.engr.utexas.edu/resources/index.cfm
Includes tips from faculty on how to motivate student learning, how to teach engineering, how to use Powerpoint, etc.

TECHNOLOGY AND INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES: http://ocw.usu.edu/Instructional_Technology/connecting-people-with-online-resources 

WRITING RESOURCES:
University College Writing Workshop: Writing Handouts [pdf]
http://www.utoronto.ca/ucwriting/handouts.html
Whether it's an interrogative pronoun or just a dangling modifier, this website  can provide dozens of helpful writing tips. These writing handouts can be used by anyone with the desire to improve their writing. The handouts cover topics like organizing an essay, the effective and correct use of quotations, and the use of articles. Each section includes specific advice and guidance, and even the most effective writers may learn something new from these guides. Composition instructors may also wish to recommend this site to their students if they are looking for additional high-quality writing resources.

Thousands of other specific free online courses to stimulate in-depth learning may be found through these sites:

FREE VIDEO LECTURES:
http://videolectures.net/site/list/latest/ 

UC Berkeley Releases Entire Course Lectures Free on YouTube 
Press release – "Further expanding public access to its intellectual riches, the University of California, Berkeley, announced that it is making entire course lectures and special events available, free of charge, on YouTube. UC Berkeley is the first university to make videos of full courses available through YouTube. Visitors to the site at youtube.com/ucberkeley can view more than 300 hours of videotaped courses and events.
Topics range from bioengineering, to peace and conflict studies, to "Physics for Future Presidents," the title of a popular campus course.
Building on its initial offerings, UC Berkeley will continue to expand the catalog of videos available on YouTube."

YALE  NOW OFFERS FREE ONLINE COURSES VIA ITS WEB SITE: http://open.yale.edu/courses/

JOHNS HOPKINS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH:
http://ocw.jhsph.edu/

MIT ONLINE COURSES:
http://ocw.mit.edu
[Massachusetts Institute of Technology] offers over 7000 courses, continually growing.

SEARCH ENGINE FOR OPEN COURSEWARE COURSES:
http://ocwfinder.com/

NOTRE DAME ONLINE COURSES:
http://ocw.nd.edu

TUFTS ONLINE COURSES:
http://ocw.tufts.edu

UTAH STATE UINIVERSITY COURSES:
http://ocw.usu.edu

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT IRVINE:
http://ocw.uci.edu

Other Universities around the world participating in online courseware may be found through this link:
http://www.ocwconsortium.org/about/members.shtml 

COMPREHENSIVE LISTING OF WEB SITES FOR U.S. COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES: ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY BY STATE:
http://www.utexas.edu/world/univ/state/ 

OTHER NEW RESOURCES TO HELP YOU:

RESEARCH RESOURCES IN GENERAL:
http://researchresources.blogspot.com/ 

NEW SEARCH TOOL TO LOCATE BOOKS:
http://kokogiak.com/booksearch

LOCATING MIT THESES:
http://dspace.mit.edu

DIGITIZED THESES AND SPECIAL REPORTS:
DRUM: DIGITAL REPOSITORY OF MARYLAND:
http://drum.umd.edu/dspace/index.jsp

SOCIAL ISSUES OF THE DAY EXPLAINED:
http://socialissues.wiseto.com/

DATE LAST REVISED:  March 25, 2008