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
Introduction to Office 2010 (Demo) – Jeffery Goldman (Johns Hopkins HealthCare)
Laptop Ports – Suddenly Smart
LinkedIn Power Tips – MinuteBio
LinkedIn Tutorials and Webinars – LinkedIn
Make Documents Look Great in Word 2007 – Microsoft
OnGuard Online – OnGuardOnline.gov
Smarter Worker: Why Social Networks Matter – Sacha Chua
Social Media in Plain English – CommonCraft
ToolBook Tutorials – SumTotal Systems
Twitter Search – CommonCraft
Two Minute Moodles – Tomaz Lasic
WebWise – BBC
Finance and Economics
Financial & Economic Literacy – Alison (registration required)
Financial Education Games – Practical Money Skills for Life
Foundational Economic Principles – BYU
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 – MedlinePlus
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
Partnering To Heal – U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Playnormous Health Games (K-12)
SnacktownSmackdown – Kaiser Permanente (K-12)
History
Abraham Lincoln’s Crossroads – National Constitution Center
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
Constitutional Timeline - National Constitution Center
Flash Flood: Hurricane Katrina’s Inundation of New Orleans – The Times-Picayune
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
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.org
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
FEMA Ready Kids – FEMA
Health & Safety & Compliance – Alison (registration required)
Hurricane Preparedness – Propane Exceptional Energy
Science
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
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
Mission: Turfgrass – Kevin Thorn
Protecting Intellectual and Industrial Property (EU) – OHIM
Zombies in Plain English – CommonCraft
