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| By creation dateAcademic Advising:Resources from the Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications (WCET) Web Site | |
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Economics Lesson Plans:Lesson plans and other activities divided into thematic areas, such as economic decision-making, goods and services, savings, along with 15 other headings. The resources are culled from a variety of sources, including the National Council of Economic Education, community college professors, and the National Center for Supercomputing Applications. First-time visitors should take a look at the “Money Math: Lessons for Life” section created by the Bureau of Public Debt and “Climbing the Savings Mountain,” created by the National Council on Economic Education. [The Scout Report] Web site | |
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Justice Talking:This weekly hour-long program produced by the Annenberg Public Policy Center, invites the nation’s top advocates to discuss “the tough, provocative legal issues that capture the headlines, from stem cell research to prayer in school, gay marriage to Guantanamo Bay.” Hosted by veteran National Public Radio correspondent Margot Adler. Includes commentaries, book reviews and roundtable discussions on current legal issues. Web site | |
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Legal Education at a Distance:(October 2007) by Scott Jaschik for Inside Higher Ed. “As online education has become more and more popular, law schools have largely been on the sidelines. The American Bar Association will not accredit distance programs, and has strict limits on the use of distance education in traditional programs.” Web site | |
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Interactive Chemistry Tutorials:This is the entry point to a set of 92 pages aimed at aiding individuals in the study of chemistry. The pages generate unique problems and also provide detailed solutions. This material has been created at California State University, Dominguez Hills, and is the sole copyright of George Wiger. Web site | |
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Introduction to Chest Imaging: | |
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Johns Hopkins Podcasts:Johns Hopkins Medicine offers a free, five to seven-minute, health and medicine podcast, a lively discussion of the week’s medical news and how it may affect you, hosted by Rick Lange, M.D., chief of clinical cardiology, and Elizabeth Tracey, director of the Hopkins Health NewsFeed, a radio news service program. Web site | |
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Neurons: Animated Cellular and Molecular Concepts: | |
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The Complete Work of Charles Darwin:Includes more than 50,000 searchable text pages and 40,000 images, the largest Darwin bibliography, the largest manuscript catalogue ever published, more than 150 ancillary texts -ranging from reference works to reviews, obituaries, descriptions of the Beagle specimens and related works for understanding Darwin's context. Free audio mp3 versions of his works are also available. Web site | |
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Virtual Pig Dissection:This site allows users go inside the pig to learn about its various systems, via a set of high-quality color photographs, which can be viewed at different angles and perspectives. Includes study guides and quizzes on anatomical references, sexing your pig, with information on the digestive, excretory, circulatory, reproductive, respiratory, and nervous systems. Web site | |
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Accessibility in Distance Education:A resource for faculty teaching online that is divided into the sections: what is accessibility, legal issues, understanding disabilities, how-to, and best practices. From the University of Maryland University College. Web Site | |
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Academic Advising Resources on the Internet:From the NACADA Technology in Advising Commission. Web Site | |
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National Academic Advising Association (NACADA):An association of professional advisors, counselors, faculty, administrators and students working to enhance the educational development of students. Web Site Standards for Advising Distance Learners (1999) | |
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Technology in Advising Survey: Preliminary Report:A survey of members of the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA). Looks at technologies used, services available online, and communication methods. Web Site | |
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The Mentor: An Academic Advising Journal:An online publication on academic advising in higher education from Penn State University's Center for Excellence in Academic Advising. Web Site | |
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Virtual Advising: Delivering Student Services:An examination of best practices in online academic advising. (2001) by Linda Wagner. Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration. Web Site | |
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WCET Guide to Developing Online Student Services:See the section, "Good Practice Recommendations for Academic Advising." Web Site | |
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Small Business Video Seminar:A collection of 11 “how-to” seminars and podcasts on starting a business from the New York Public Library and the Partnership for New York City. The sessions relate to doing business in New York City, most of the material and suggestions could apply to nearly anywhere. Titles include, “Credit Management and Credit Repair for Entrepreneurs,” “Market Research: Information Sources for Small Business,” and “Retail Essentials: How to Open and Run a Successful Retail Store.” Web site | |
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Gangster Confidential: | |
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KU Writing Center:This support center from the University of Kansas offers an assignment planner, e-consulting, online appointment scheduling, writing guides and tutorials, a writing support group for graduate students writing dissertations and thesis papers, frequently asked questions, tips on evaluating Web sites, and instructor guides. The site opens to a series of video clips with student testimonials, and includes an online photo gallery and a short film, “A Week in the Life of the KU Writing Center.” Web site | |
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Online Conservatory:The Boston Symphony Orchestra and Northeastern University created the Online Conservatory to provide an insider’s look at the orchestra. Includes four interactive programs based on a series of concerts given by the orchestra, “Beethoven Schoenberg Project – Year 1 and Year 2;” “Harbison, Stravinsky, Wurbinen, Brahms;” and, “Carter and Beethoven.” Visitors can hear excerpts from the score, and learn about the musical structure and compositional style of each work. Web site | |
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Poem a Day: | |
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The Visual Dictionary:A site with labeled diagrams for all sorts of objects divided into the categories: biology vegetal, biology animal, human body, music, transport, and clothing. Includes some animations. Could be useful to biology, anatomy, music instructors. Web site | |
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College Math Resources:Free interactive web-based resources that help with the learning of college-level mathematics. Resources include tools, tutors, online courses, general catalogues, organizations and institutions. Web site | |
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Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education:The “Resources” area is divided into sections that bring together datasets, analysis tools, lecture examples, and for a moment of inferential humor, a number of cartoons, jokes, and songs, all informed by the world of statistics. The “Teaching Methods” brings together 35 resources, such as a set of tips of teaching statistics to large classes and how to discuss causality in introductory statistics courses. Web site | |
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Mathematics Tutorials and Problems (with applets):Free tutorials to help explore and gain a deep understanding of math topics. The site includes java applets to investigate graphs of functions, equations, and algebra; calculus tutorials and problems; trigonometry tutorials and problems for self tests. Includes math problems for self tests, analytical tutorials with examples and detailed solutions. Web site | |
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Online Math Center at Whatcom Community College:The Scout Report writes that this site includes a “nice collection of math links that include helpful test-taking hints, online exercises, and resources for teachers looking to find new ways of exploring everything from geometry to measurement.” . . . “Some of the topics covered within this site include fractals, developmental math skills, pre-algebra, and applied math. After looking over these sites, visitors can also go to the "Teaching Math" section, which is designed specifically for teachers.” Web site | |
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Probability Tutorials:created and maintained by Dr. Noel Vaillant. This site contains twenty detailed tutorials that cover almost every aspect of the field of probability. Some of the topics covered within these tutorials include metric topology and Gaussian measures. These tutorials are complemented by an introductory essay, a set of clear definitions of various terms, and a discussion board. [The Scout Report] Web site | |
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