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  • DiscoverEd

    This Creative Commons site provides a starting point to search for open educational resources. Search results are given a brief description and identified by Curator, Education Level, Language, License, and Subject Tags. ___JH

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    DiscoverEd is an experimental project from ccLearn which attempts to provide scalable search and discovery" [...]

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    Posted: November 10, 2009, 7:07pm EST

  • Openness and the Future of Higher Education

    This issue of the International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning (IRRODL) contains a number worthwhile articles about the significance of open resources for academics. (Thanks to Russell Poulin of WCET for this link.) ___JH
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    "We are pleased to present this very topical issue of the International Review of Research" [...]
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    Posted: November 08, 2009, 2:18pm EST

  • Vint Cerf on the History and Future of the Internet

    As I begin to wind down this weblog it seems appropriate to reference this video by Vint Cerf on the history and future of the Net. I can remember participating in the early Usenet and with radio packet switching systems and with early newsgroups. The technology has certainly made things [...]
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    Posted: October 20, 2009, 11:06am EDT

  • Shutting Down

    The EduResources Weblog will shut down in December (at the same time that Radio Userland the server support site shuts down). I will continue to operate my more general weblog at The Open Learner. I'm pleased that there are now many fine guideline sites to open academic resources for' [...]
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    Posted: October 20, 2009, 10:43am EDT

  • OpenEd

    I've added the OpenEd community site to my navigator links for Recommended Websites about OER. The Creative Commons review of the site commented, "There are so many great educational materials out there—some already openly licensed and a great deal more in the public domain—and the problem is that a lot of'" [...]
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    Posted: July 29, 2009, 6:31pm EDT

  • Blackboard Loses on Appeal

    Inside Higher Ed reports on Blackboard's latest loss, which is good news for universities and colleges who use open source software because we can be sure that despite their disclaimers, Blackboard would certainly move against open source courseware if they succeed against Desire2Learn and other private companies. Blackboard's loss is [...]
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    Posted: July 28, 2009, 11:10am EDT

  • Translating the World's Information with Google Translator

    This is an informative article from the Google Blog about using the Google Translator Toolkit. Of course translation services are vital components to facilitate the world-wide sharing of educational resources. ____JH
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    At Google, we consider translation a key part of making information universally accessible to everyone around the world. While we [...]
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    Posted: June 10, 2009, 1:02pm EDT

  • You Tube Edu

    This site address at You Tube provides links to video courses and lectures from large universities. It's a useful one-stop starting point.  __JH

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    Posted: March 27, 2009, 12:45am EDT

  • Post-Crash--Fully Back on Line

    My computer is now fully restored and, I hope, the backup systems are also fully established. I plan to use the remainder of 2009 to slowly transfer most of my activity to The Open Learner web site since I am devoting more time to general educational resources rather than higher [...]
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    Posted: March 20, 2009, 1:05am EDT

  • Crashing

    I experienced a major crash of my computer and my backup system recently. Consequently, I've not been able to post messages for several days. Also, I've not been able to fully recover past messages. Hope to fully recover the system today or tomorrow.

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    Posted: March 12, 2009, 4:21pm EDT

  • Global Environmental Policy and Sustainability

    The College of Liberal and Professional Studies at the University of Pennsylvania is offering an open course called the "Global Environmental Sustainability Collaborative." _____JH

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    "Please join faculty and students from The University of Pennsylvania, Kyung Hee University, and Ritsumeikan University, in a global, multi-continent discussion of issues around Global Environmental Policy and Sustainability" [...]
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    Posted: February 21, 2009, 10:53am EST

  • Edu Toolbox's Listing of 100 Open Courseware Sites

    I regularly cite new listings of open courseware sites because, although there are overlaps, each listing conveys a distinctive perspective--and often adds a few new sites for consideration. The Toolbox emphasis is on resources that will be useful to students by supplying supplementary materials for their courses and self-study materials. [...]
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    Posted: February 15, 2009, 1:18pm EST

  • Academic Earth

    Academic Earth is a collection site for high quality academic lectures. The site is well designed, with easy navigation via browsing of Subjects, Universities, Lectures, and Playlists. Examples of current playlists include "Understanding the Financial Crisis," and "Wars Throughout History." Users who register (which is free and easy) can establish [...]
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    Posted: January 28, 2009, 12:14pm EST

  • University Learning = OCW + OER = FREE

    ZaidLearn provides another valuable update to his omnibus listing of free educational resources for higher education. ____JH

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    "In short, this post is about smashing all free University learning related OCW and OER resources and collections discovered into an all-in-one (sounds like shampoo!) quick-to-access/find juicy compilation. Hopefully, it will satisfy my thirst for quick access" [...]
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    Posted: January 26, 2009, 6:44pm EST

  • List.it--Free Software for To Do's and Electronic Postits

    Here's a way to start the New Year. Get the free List.it software for keeping track of information, notes, ideas, resources. The software requires registration before the download link can be obtained, but that step is easily done. Registrants will also be invited to participate in research about how electronic [...]
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    Posted: January 10, 2009, 12:05pm EST

  • Health Sciences Online

    HSO is an important new portal for health sciences information. Sponsors of the site include NATO, the World Bank, the US Centers for Disease Control, and the World Health Organization. ____JH

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    "HSO is the first website to deliver authoritative, comprehensive, free, and ad-free health sciences knowledge. Search and browse any health [...]
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    Posted: December 18, 2008, 12:50pm EST

  • Better Learning with Web Tools

    Inside Higher Ed reports on research that shows the effectiveness of adding visual and auditory tools to promote student learning. Web tools can aid in both student projects and in providing instructor feedback. ____JH
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    "Even as many instructors embrace digital tools in the classroom, some are pushing the technology envelope with [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2008, 11:21am EST

  • 236 Open Courseware and Information Collections

    This varied listing of collection sites from the Online Education Database includes everything from Archives, to Broadcast Learning, to Directories, to EBooks, to Encyclopedias, to Open Courseware Collections at selected universities. The range of available resources for learning is impressive. Readers will surely find several sites of worth exploring and [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2008, 1:07pm EST

  • Peer 2 Peer University

    P2P University has received favorable coverage by a number of bloggers (including ZaidLearn and Stephen's Web).  I just want to add my endorsement of this promising direction of development. ___JH

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    "The Peer 2 Peer University is an online community of open study groups for short university-level courses. Think of it [...]
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    Posted: October 30, 2008, 2:21pm EDT

  • Another Listing of Sites for OERs

    Tony Bates' listing of OER sites adds yet another useful selection to an ever-growing collection of annotated listings. ____JH

     "Whatever happened to learning objects? Well, they've been replaced (or rather swallowed up) by open educational resources. Increasingly, more and more institutions are making online educational resources and course materials available free [...]
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    Posted: October 26, 2008, 1:50pm EDT

  • Opening Up Education

    Opening Up Education is an MIT Press book edited by Toru Iiyoshi and Vijay Kumar; the subtitle is "The Collective Advancement of Education through Open Technology, Open Content, and Open Knowledge." The free ebook is, appropriately, available in an open access ipaper edition (Flash format) or via pdf files. (A [...]
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    Posted: October 05, 2008, 9:19pm EDT

  • Paul Andrew's E-Learning Resources Guide

    This is another useful compilation of e-learning resources, well-organized and thoughtfully selected. ____JH (Thanks to OL Daily for the citation.)

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    "On this site you will find my favourite links to free on-line services that allow you to provide your students with enhanced learning opportunities which you can then embed into, or link [...]
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    Posted: September 28, 2008, 1:44pm EDT

  • Stanford Engineering Everywhere

    Stanford is making core courses in computer programming and engineering available for free to non-registered students. This offering is a fine opportunity for self-guided students and for students and instructors in other institutions to share Stanford's intellectual resources. ___JH (Thanks to Free Culture News for this reference.)
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    Posted: September 22, 2008, 11:43am EDT

  • Teachers' Domain

    Teachers' Domain is a one-stop site for collected media resources from public television. Registration is required, but is free. The site is divided into Teachers' Domain for K-12 resources and Teachers' Domain College Edition for higher education resources. The materials in Teachers' Domain can be searched by keywords or browsed [...]
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    Posted: September 11, 2008, 11:30am EDT

  • OER Handbook for Educators

    The OER Handbook is an excellent resource and will undoubtedly continue to be revised and updated beyond this version one. Coverage includes everything from Finding and Adapting resources to Composing, Sharing, and Licensing resources. ____JH

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    "Welcome to the world of Open Educational Resources (OER). This handbook is designed to help educators find, [...]

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    Posted: September 03, 2008, 11:53am EDT

  • Many-Eyes.com Visualization Tool

    I first read about Many Eyes in the business section of the Sunday 8/31/08 NY Times, where it was described by the Times writer Anne Eisenburg, "Lines and Bubbles and Bars, Oh My! New Ways to Sift Data." Eisenburg argues that Many Eyes does for users of data displays [...]
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    Posted: September 02, 2008, 1:25pm EDT

  • LectureShare

    This site provides a free course management system for students and teachers. The courses can be made private or public. LectureShare is very accessible with easy registration steps and easy-to-use course features which include a Gradebook, Announcements, and Lecture Uploading. Use the Available Courses section to search or browse the [...]
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    Posted: August 26, 2008, 1:18pm EDT

  • Free Digital Texts and Free Online Course Materials

    It's important when the free digital textbooks and free online course materials are covered by the LA Times. The issues surrounding pricey textbooks and digital alternatives are compactly discussed in this news article. ___ JH (Thanks to the blog Free Culture News for this reference.)
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    "Caltech economics professor R. Preston [...]
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    Posted: August 22, 2008, 12:40am EDT

  • An Anthropological Introduction to YouTube

    This informative and provocative video contains a Library of Congress presentation by Dr. Michael Wesch, a cultural anthropologist at Kansas State University, who explores the digital ethnography of YouTube. Wesch and his students conduct their research using "participant observation" on YouTube. Wesch makes very effective use of XML, screen [...]
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    Posted: August 09, 2008, 12:54am EDT

  • 69 Learning Adventures

    Zaid Ali Alsagoff has organized and edited 69 postings from his weblog Zaidlearn at the ePublishing site Scribd. Zaid's eBook provides many links and many valuable perspectives on the worlds of learning that are available on the Web. ____JH

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    After a lot of filtering, I have settled for 69 [...]
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    Posted: August 08, 2008, 12:25am EDT

  • The Ultimate Guide to Using Open Courseware

    Another informative collection of categorized and annotated resource links for self-directed learning--this listing was compiled by Gartheeban Ganeshapillai. I especially like the inclusive scope of this listing. ___JH

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    "While you can't get college credit for taking open courseware classes, you can make the most of the information and education they offer both in [...]
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    Posted: August 04, 2008, 1:21pm EDT

  • Web Science

    This article in the Online Newsletter of the Association for Learning Technology reports on the initiative to establish a new concentration of science and scholarship focused on how the Web functions and how to improve Web operations. ___JH (Thanks to TL Infobits for this reference.)

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    "To promote Web Science and [...]
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    Posted: August 01, 2008, 1:30pm EDT

  • Knol

    Both students and instructors use the online collaborative encyclopedia  Wikipedia and both are likely to make use of Knol. The new Google site offers short articles on a very wide range of subjects from Backpacking to Malaria to Barbecue Sauces. Net watchers will be looking closely to see if [...]
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    Posted: July 24, 2008, 10:10am EDT

  • Disruptive Technologies or New Pedagogical Possibilities

    Grainne Conole of OpenLearn presents a view of how Web 2.0 technologies can influence pedagogical approaches.  The models and ideas in Conole's presentation are worth considering by learning design professionals whose task is to facilitate the construction of online courses. (The video from the Eduserve Foundation Symposium 2008 [...]
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    Posted: July 10, 2008, 12:32pm EDT

  • Open Education News

    David Wiley announces the startup of Open Education News. This is another site to add to your list of rss feeds to monitor happenings in the field of open education. ___JH

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    "The young field of open education is gaining momentum and energy. As additional projects, foundations, universities, and other participants join [...]

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    Posted: July 08, 2008, 1:14pm EDT

  • A Biograpy of America

    This video series from Annenberg Media/Learning.org sets a high standard for online resources. The flash media presentations are exceptionally well produced to include clips from historical records and commentary by historians. Maps, a webography, and transcripts are also included with each module. Registration is required to access the free resources. [...]
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    Posted: June 29, 2008, 11:52am EDT

  • ZaidLearn's OCW + OER Lists

    Zaid Ali Alsagoff has revised his OCW/OER list compilation to produce an extremely useful update. Zaid's compilation should be bookmarked for reference by university instructors, students, and support staff. ______JH

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    University Learning = OCW + OER = FREE!
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    Posted: June 19, 2008, 12:02am EDT

  • Web-Based Mind Mapping

    Robin Good writes enthusiastically about the benefits of web-based mind-mapping, with a special focus on MindMeister (which is free in its basic version). Robin also includes links to other mind-mapping tools. The mind maps that I create are most often done with a pencil and a yellow pad, but there [...]
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    Posted: June 17, 2008, 1:41pm EDT

  • Short Course on Structured Course Development, LOs, and Standards


    This excellent online course is available for free from CAREO (a Wiki version of the course is also provided for readers who might like to contribute to the presentation). The course was developed by the Resource Pool Project. The topics covered should be of especial value to developers [...]
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    Posted: June 10, 2008, 11:11am EDT

  • DiRT: the Digital Research Tools Wiki

    This Wiki page will be of continuing value to researchers at many levels--students, instructors, and librarians. The purpose of the site is to provide short evaluative descriptions of useful software. The software is listed in categories (from Authoring to Mapping to Utilities for easy browsing. The resources are also searchable. [...]
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    Posted: June 08, 2008, 12:47pm EDT

  • Guide to Navigating Information Clutter

    I admire list makers who can meaningfully select and organize useful information from among the clutter. Librarians are certainly among the most helpful list makers so I regularly read a number of library blogs. Keith Stanger, the "Library Guy" at Eastern Michigan University's Halle Library would certainly be a helpful person for students and [...]
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    Posted: June 02, 2008, 12:57am EDT

  • The Fuss--Resources for Learning about RSS

    I found this listing of rss workshops, tutorials, and information on the University of British Columbia Wiki. The information included in The Fuss really does convey what all the fuss is about when it comes to using rich site syndication feeds to keep up with postings from diverse sources [...]
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    Posted: May 29, 2008, 1:37pm EDT

  • Guide to Online Course Design

    This chapter is called "Design with Learning in Mind" from Robin Smith's Guide to Online Course Design. The author successfully summarizes the key components in designing an online course and brings out the crucial differences between an online course and a classroom course. ____JH (Via Tomorrow's Professor.)
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    Posted: May 28, 2008, 11:20am EDT

  • CLARe--Contextualized Learning Activity Repository

    CLARe currently contains resources related to language learning and study skills but plans are underway to expand the contents. Take a look to see what's available. ___JH
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    "CLARe (Contextualised Learning Activity Repository) is a repository for online learning and teaching materials. It contains complete interactive, multimedia activities (learning objects) and individual resources, such [...]

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    Posted: May 25, 2008, 11:58pm EDT

  • The Harvey Project on Human Physiology

    I've followed the Harvey Project for many years; they continue to improve and expand the resources that the site provides for the teaching of human physiology. Even if you've visited the Project before, it's worth a new look just to see what has been added. ___JH

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    "An international collaboration of educators, researchers, [...]
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    Posted: May 16, 2008, 12:44pm EDT

  • Introduction to Open Educational Resources

    This introduction to OERs is available at Connexions. It was prepared by Dr. Judy Baker of Foothill College to assist instructors in using open textbooks and other online educational resources. I highly recommend this tutorial for teachers new to OERs and as a review for professionals who are already familiar [...]

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    Posted: May 11, 2008, 10:51am EDT

  • Open Access Directory

    The aims of the Open Access movement, the Open Software movement, and the Open Educational Resources movement overlap, with each movement influencing the others. This new Open Access Directory wiki should be a valuable asset for professionals in all three fields. ___JH(Thanks to Carolina Rossini for this reference.)

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    "Welcome to the Open Access [...]

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    Posted: May 05, 2008, 10:21am EDT

  • Web Tools 4 U 2 Use

     This is a very BIG collection of categorized web tools. ____JH (Thanks to David Warlick's  2 Cents Worth  for the reference.)

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    "This wiki was created for school library media specialists by Dr. Donna Baumbach and Dr. Judy Lee, University of Central Florida. The purpose is to provide information about some [...]

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    Posted: April 28, 2008, 11:03am EDT

  • Using E-Maps to Organize and Navigate Online Content

    I report about concept mapping techniques and software every now and then in this weblog because I believe that concept or topic maps are critically important for learning in general and that computer-generated maps provide a special advantage for electronic learning over ordinary textbooks and classrooms. This pdf article by [...]
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    Posted: April 27, 2008, 9:00pm EDT

  • MIT OpenCourseWare Update, April 2008

    The latest posting from MIT's OpenCourseWare about new and updated offerings shows an enticing variety of courses from Polymer Physics to Principles of Microeconomics to Forms of Western Narrative to Engineering of Nuclear Reactors. The newsletter also includes comments from teachers and students around the globe (World Impact). ___JH

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    Posted: April 24, 2008, 10:15am EDT
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