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
Human Evolutionary Highway - National Geographic
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
Digital Literacy and IT Skills - Alison (registration required)
Google Code University - (HTML, CSS, Javascript)
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
Financial & Economic Literacy - Alison (registration required)
Financial Education Games - Practical Money Skills for Life
Fundamentals of Personal Financial Planning - University of CA - Irvine
Maryland Budget Map Game - Information Arts & Technologies
Money Smart - FDIC
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
Health Sciences
Adventures in Sex City - ML Health Unit
Blood Typing- NobelPrize.org
Cardio-Pulmonary Resucitation (CPR) - e-Mersion
Deep Brain Stimulation - Edheads.org
The Diabetic Dog Game (Diabetes and Insulin) - Nobelprize.org
Escape From Diab - NIH
Interactive Health Tutorials - MedicinePlus
Health Literacy - Alison (registration required)
How the Brain Works - New Scientist
How Your Brain Understands What Your Ear Hears - NIH
Learn.Genetics ™ - Genetic Science Learning Center
Nanoswarm: Invasion From Inner Space - NIH
Nerve Signaling - Nobelprize.org
Playnormous Health Games (K-12)
SnacktownSmackdown - Kaiser Permanente (K-12)
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
Flash Flood: Hurricane Katrina’s Inundation of New Orleans - The Times-Picayune
Native Words, Native Warriors (Codetalkers) - NMAI
Pennsylvania Civil War Trails (Google Earth)
The First Thanksgiving - Plimoth.org
The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization - PBS
The Roman Empire in the First Century - PBS
The Supreme Court - CSPAN
U.S. History Timeline - Digital History
WASP: Women With Wings in WWII - NPR
Which Founder Are You? - National Constitution Center
The White House - CSPAN
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
British Parliament - Parliament.uk (games)
Build a Panda Habitat - National Zoo
Cargo Bridge - Limex Games
Census in Schools Quiz - DoodleDoo (example of accessibility)
Design a Cell Phone - EdHeads
Earthquakes for Kids - USGS
Electoral College - Disney Education
Electricity and Circuits - Museum of Science, Boston (MOS Boston)
Edheads (numerous educational games and activities)
Factoring - HumbleComics
Find the Flags - NCFL
Hot Shot Business - Disney
How would you feel? (civil rights) - NCFL
Hurricanes - KidsKnowIt Network
Math (video tutorials) - Brightstorm
Name That Founding Father - Colonial Williamsburg
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Educational Games
National Postal Museum Activity Zone
Newsmania (news trivia game) - Newseum
Structures and Forces - MOS Boston
TeacherTube - online community for sharing instructional videos
Technical Drawing - MOS Boston
A Virtual Journey into the Universe - Thinkquest
Public Safety
Are You Prepared? - 72hours.org
Be Red Cross Ready - American Red Cross
Health & Safety & Compliance - Alison (registration required)
Hurricane Preparedness - Propane Exceptional Energy
Science
Anatomy of a Black Hole - Think Technologies
Climate Challenge - BBC
Explore the Apollo 11 Landing Site - NASA
Forces of Nature - National Geographic
Geology - Webgeolog
Hurricane Motion Gizmo - ExploreLearning
Interactive Body - BBC
International Space Station - NASA
One Small Step - NASA
NASA 50 Years - NASA
NOVA - Interactives Archive - PBS
Rocket Science 101 - NASA
A Sense of Scale - The Elegant Universe
Seismology Animations - IRIS
State of the Salmon - Periscope.com
Trace Space Back to You - NASA
The Tsunami Disaster Explained - BBC (2004)
Trailblazing: Three and a Half Centuries of Royal Society Publishing
When You Were Just a Twinkle in a Cro-Magnon’s Eye - NPR
Sports
Ancient Greeks: The Olympic Games - BBC
A Collection of Olympic Torches - NYTimes.com
Guide to the Basics of American Football - BBC
How to Kickflip - YouTube (Kevin Hagans)
Olympic History - Musarium
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.
Beer Brewing Process - Chris Kelly
Congress Speaks - Periscope.com
Explore the Literacy House - NCFL
How to Tell a Story -NPR’s Scott Simon
How to Open a Banana Like a Monkey
Protecting Intellectual and Industrial Property (EU) - OHIM
Zombies in Plain English - CommonCraft
