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articles about adult education and learning |
Education in the Ether
Meet the "Guide on the Side". Article in Salon Magazine by Vicki Phillips.
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search engines, metasearch, directories, reference and research materials. |
Argus Clearinghouse
Guide to quality resources on the Internet.
Digital Librarian
A librarian's guide to the best of the Web.
Community Connector
Annotated lists of quality resources for people-gathering, community-building information.
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Directories of online tutorials and guides |
free-ed.net
Free online courses, tutorials and study guides in all subjects. No sign ups, no fees.
LifelongLearning.com
Database of online courses, distance learning guides, helpful hints, online course scholarships.
Teaching and Learning on the WWW
Over 734 noncommercial specific courses and learning activities provide examples of how the web is being used as a teaching medium. Subjects range from anthropology to zoology -- and everything in between. This searchable collection includes sites that range from courses delivered entirely via the web to courses that offer specific activities related to a class assignment or perhaps courses offering class support materials via the web.
ShawGuides
Learning vacation and creative career programs worldwide.
Encyclopedia of Educational Technology
Well-organized reference to the essential topics in educational technology today.
funderstanding
A site dedicated to learning and technology. The information about learning patterns, based on architect Christopher Alexanders book on Pattern Languages is especially interesting. Also information about learning theories, history, influences and emotional intelligence.
InTRO
Database of instructional technology research papers.
IEEE P1484 Learning Technology Standards Committee
A committee of sixteen Working Groups writing the standards for computer mediated learning and training systems.
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discussions, lists and ezines relevant to adult education. |
Arts & Letters Daily
published each Monday through Saturday, delivers a rich content of news articles, essays, gossip, art trends, criticism, culture, language ideas, and book reviews.
New Chalk Discussion Forum
Online discussion of using the Internet for higher level learning activities.
Virtual University Gazette
A monthly electronic newsletter for distance learning professionals working at the adult and post-secondary education and training levels.
HyperStat Online
Introductory level hypertext statistical book from Rice University.
On-line Course in Statistics and Probability
Although it appears that only chapter one is available online, I had no problem accessing the entire book, which could be very useful to students using statistical information to prove an argument in a thesis.
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seniors lifelong learning opportunities |
Age of Reason
Seniors Internet and learning international resource center.
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research sources and writing guides. |
Criscadian's Active Voice Writer's Desk
A virtual desk with real reference and research help. A link to "Body of Verbs", a specialized thesaurus of actions performed by humans, intended to hel writers write in an active voice.
Desktop Publishing Expertise: Esperfonto
A hypertutorial on using type and an article about typefaces that work well together.
Encyclopaedia Brittanica Online
The complete encylopedia, plus Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary.
HyperHistory Online
World history seen through a hyperlinked timeline that adds new perspectives to the unfolding present.
Macmillan Publisher's Personal Bookshelf
Hundreds of the electronic-versions of computer-related books available online for free.
Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection
Well-organized and extensive map collection from the University of Texas Libraries.
Physical Review Style and Notation Guide
Style guide for preparing mathematical scholarly papers from the American Physical Society. Postscript or Adobe Acrobat Reader will be necessary to print the guide.
Repositories of Primary Sources
There is a wealth of untapped historical information available for the researcher and writer. Repositories of Primary Sources lists more than 3,300 web sites that describe holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources for the research scholar. This resource at the University of Idaho has been categorized by geographical location of the holdings.
SOSIG Social Sciences
The Social Sciences Information Gateway.
Human Languages Page
Translate, type and spell check in 33 languages from this web site. Over 1900 links in the HLP database for the best language links on the Web.
Algebra - ThinkQuest
One of ThinkQuest's best examples of exemplary web use.
Exercises in Math Readiness
Introductory, moderate and advanced exercises.
General Entomology
Example of an excellent tutorial optimized for an online learning environment
Math Planet
Another excellent ThinkQuest web
Purplemath
The right place to get help with math! College algebra homework guidelines, recommended links, modules, and math study skills self-survey.
Cosmology Tutorial
Learn about cosmology and astronomy from Ned Wright, the Vice Chair of Astronomy at UCLA.
Electromagnetic Field Theory Textbook Project
A downloadable online textbook with accompanying workbook with solutions in classical electromagnetics.
Traffic Waves
An interesting introduction to physics for bored commuters – traffic fluid dynamics.
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tutorials related to the arts, humanities, social sciences and non-technical communications. |
The Resource Center for Cyberculture Studies
links to a large collection of online courses and scholarly studies dealing with the Internet, new paradigms of learning online, and how members of the cyberculture society are changing the way they exchange information in their business and personal lives
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universities offering degress for online students |
Central Institute of Technology's Lifelong Learning on the World
Free Information Technology courseware
ICS Learning System
A Harcourt Higher Education company.
Michigan State University Free Online Courses
"Building Your Website" and "Introduction to Home Computing" online courses are free.
The Union Institute
Now in its fourth decade, the Union Institute's tutorial-based studies lead to a baccalaureate BA or BS degree or to a doctoral PhD degree.
UCLA Extension Online Courses
Communities of study are business and management, computers and information systems, education and the writer’s program.
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financial aid and guides to starting or returning to college |
Adults Back to College
The complete guide for re-entry, adult and non-traditional students. Survival kit included.
Applying for Financial Aid
U. S. Department of Education.
ChalkSoft Online Academy
Some of the best educational software available. Currently they have evaluation versions of NetObjects Fusion3 website design tool, Introduction to Win9x, Pegasus Mail ver.3 and HTML basics available for download.
Cheltenham Computer Training
Free sample downloads of over 25 computer and IT training courses including popular operating systems and applications. Computer courses may be downloaded and printed in
the Adobe Acrobat format.
Click and Learn
Learn about computer data, PC hardware, storage, peripherals, operating systems and graphics and sound with Michael B. Karbo's "Click & Learn", which is widely used in the schools in Denmark today. The new computing dictionary provides additional help.
How Stuff Works
Extensive tutorials in a wide variety of categories from engines and motors, toilets, and computer technologies to the world.
webTeacher
You may choose either a Primer or an extensive Tutorial covering just about anything you may need to know about using and contributing to the World Wide Web. Aimed at teachers, both the Primer and the Tutorial are excellent.
InterOperability Labs Tutorials
Links to more than 200 tutorials on networking and computing.
