Free e-Learning
The following are links to free online courses. Links to courses are added as I come across them. If you have any course that allows open access, please let me me know and I will add it to the list.
Archaeology, Anthropology and Paleontology
Archaeology Games - BBC
Becoming Human Learning Center
Caveman Challenge - BBC
Stages of Stonehenge - National Geographic
Neanderthal Quiz - National Geographic
Virtual Dinosaur Dig - Smithsonian Natural History Museum
Saibai Island Canoe - National Museum of Australia Canberra
Secrets of the Pharaohs - PBS
Theban Mapping Project - American University in Cairo
Art
Color, Contrast & Dimensio in News Design - Poynter.org
FAUXTOGRAM - Red Studio (MoMa) If you are a fan of Man Ray you will enjoy this
Myths and Legends - The Wallace Collection
Van Gogh and the Colors of the Night - Museum of Modern Art (MoMa)
What is Printing - Museum of Modern Art (MoMa)
Compliance
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act - Kineo
Computer
AdobeTV - “How to” videos for Adobe products
Computer Tutor - BBC
How to Create a “My Map” Using Google Maps - Google
Laptop Ports - Suddenly Smart
LinkedIn Power Tips - MinuteBio
LinkedIn Tutorials and Webinars - LinkedIn
Make Documents Look Great in Word 2007 - Microsoft
Smarter Worker: Why Social Networks Matter - Sacha Chua
Social Bookmarking - CommonCraft
Social Media in Plain English - CommonCraft
ToolBook Tutorials - SumTotal Systems
Twitter Search - CommonCraft
Two Minute Moodles - Tomaz Lasic
WebWise - BBC
Finance
Money Smart - FDIC
Fundamentals of Personal Financial Planning - University of CA - Irvine
Link & Learn Taxes - Internal Revenue Service
Maryland Budget Map Game - Information Arts & Technologies
Flash (Adobe Flash tutorials)
Creating Accessible Sites in Flash - Adobe
Developing With Flash Lite Video Series
Introducing to Flash Catalyst - AdobeTV
Introduction to Flash Lite - Forum.Nokia.com
History
An Overview of American History (video) - Digital History
Ancient History - BBC
Arirang*An Interactive Classroom on the Korean American Experience
British History - BBC
British History Timeline - BBC
Native Words, Native Warriors (Codetalkers) - NMAI
The First Thanksgiving - Plimoth.org
The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization - PBS
The Roman Empire in the First Century - PBS
U.S. History Timeline - Digital History
Instructional Design
23 Interesting Ways to Use Twitter in the Classroom - Tom Barrett
Access eLearning - Georgia Tech Research on Accessible Distance Education (GRADE)
ADDIE Model - C. Pappas
Aligning Instructional Design and Technical Standards - Eduworks
Dump the Drone: Livelier e-Learning - Cathy Moore
eLearning Sucks - Red Magma
Five Tips for Better Webinars - Skill Casting
Gagne’s 9 Events of Instruction - C. Pappas
How Games Can Help - Frontline
Objective Builder - RadioJames
Periodic Table of Agile Learning - Donald Clark
Social Learning - Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies
Theories of Instructional Design - J. Carswell
K-12 (fun for adults too)
Brain and Nervous System - BrainRule.com
Build a Panda Habitat - National Zoo
Cargo Bridge - Limex Games
Census in Schools Quiz - DoodleDoo (example of accessibility)
Design a Cell Phone - EdHeads
Electoral College - Disney Education
Electricity and Circuits - Museum of Science, Boston (MOS Boston)
Edheads (numerous educational games and activities)
Factoring - HumbleComics
Hurricanes - KidsKnowIt Network
Math (video tutorials) - Brightstorm
National Postal Museum Activity Zone
Newsmania (news trivia game) - Newseum
SnacktownSmackdown - Kaiser Permanente
Structures and Forces - MOS Boston
TeacherTube - online community for sharing instructional videos
Technical Drawing - MOS Boston
A Virtual Journey into the Universe - Thinkquest
Public Health and Safety
Be Red Cross Ready - American Red Cross
Cardio-Pulmonary Resucitation (CPR) - e-Mersion
Hurricane Preparedness - Propane Exceptional Energy
Interactive Health Tutorials - MedicinePlus
Science
Anatomy of a Black Hole - Think Technologies
Birth of a Tornado - MSNBC
Blood Typing- NobelPrize.org
Deep Brain Stimulation - Edheads.org
Explore the Apollo 11 Landing Site - NASA
Forces of Nature - National Geographic
Geology - Webgeolog
How Your Brain Understands What Your Ear Hears - NIH
Hurricane Motion Gizmo - ExploreLearning
Interactive Body - BBC
International Space Station - NASA
Learn.Genetics ™ - Genetic Science Learning Center
One Small Step - NASA
NASA 50 Years - NASA
NOVA - Interactives Archive - PBS
Rocket Science 101 - NASA
A Sense of Scale - The Elegant Universe
Trace Space Back to You - NASA
Trailblazing: Three and a Half Centuries of Royal Society Publishing
Sports
Guide to the Basics of American Football - BBC
How to Kickflip - YouTube (Kevin Hagans)
Padres Uniform Through the Years
Skateboarding Kickflip - YouTube
Train Like a Soccer Star - EA Sports & U.S. Soccer
Wacom (graphics tablet)
40+ Tutorials for Working WIth Wacom Tablets
How to Create an Animated Walk Cycle in Flash (Using Flash and a Wacom)
How to Work With a Wacom Tablet in Photoshop
Adobe Photoshop Tips and Tricks (Wacom)
Misc.
Airport Security Screening - MSNBC
Beer Brewing Process - Chris Kelly
How to Tell a Story -NPR’s Scott Simon
How to Open a Banana Like a Monkey
Zombies in Plain English - CommonCraft
