03 December 2006
What to do!: Everything You Need to Teach and Learn Online
a good explanation of free tools, tested by user
01 December 2006
Infoplease: Encyclopedia, Almanac, Atlas, Biographies, Dictionary, Thesaurus. Free online reference, research & homework help.
by 3 othersa look-up source for information
28 November 2006
HHMI's BioInteractive
by 1 otherexcellent science site with explanations and many visuals; interesting site design
A Virtual Library of Useful URLs - Subject Headings Arranged by Dewey
some of the best education Web sites in a Virtual Library arranged by the Dewey Decimal Classification System
26 November 2006
activelearning strategies
a philosophy of education that relies on simulations, role plays, real world activities; practical tips and bibliography
24 November 2006
H2O Playlist: UDL and Web 2.0: Confronting the Drunk Librarian
considering Web 2.0 in the context of Internet useability for people with disabilities
20 November 2006
iberry.com -- The academic porthole
publicly available courseware (lecture notes, handouts, slides, tutorial material, exam questions, quizzes, videos, demonstrations etc) from the world's universities, colleges and other educational institutes; other educational resources
American Studies Electronic Crossroads
large American Studies web portal, organized into Communities | Curriculum | Technology & Learning | Reference & Research
Design Observer: writings about design & culture
by 1 othervery well written blog; as I have commented before, knowing about space and place is crucial for thoughtful mediamakers
16 November 2006
13 November 2006
Research Beyond Google: 119 Authoritative, Invisible, and Comprehensive Resources | OEDb
by 7 othersThe invisible web, or deep web, is estimated to be 500 times bigger than the searchable web and comprises databases and results of specialty search engines that the popular search engines can't index.
11 November 2006
Women's Studies Resources
various areas, see "art" and "feminist theory"
LibrarySpot.com: Encyclopedias, maps, online libraries, quotations, dictionaries & more.
by 7 othersfrom "start spot" which has other such categorized listing pages for movies, shopping, museums, etc.
Librarian Chick - tools for learning
by 4 otherslinks to resources like Books/Audio books, Calculators, Collaboration, Student Loans, Foreign Language, Graphs/Presentation, Lectures, Notes/Writing, Online Learning, Poetry, Reference, Science/Space, Test Taking/Prep
Fifty Ways to Take Notes
by 31 othersboth online and offline, include clippings or your own musings or both
06 November 2006
Pandia Powersearch, all-in-one list of search engines and directories
by 1 othernew search engine that also has useful tutorial on how to search and explanations of all the major search engines; good for college students to learn how to use Internet most effectively
02 November 2006
essays by Grant Kester
links to Kester's full text essays on art and culture
01 November 2006
Continental Drift a seminar with Brian Holmes
"articulating the immense geopolitical and economic shifts which took place between 1989-2001, the effects of those changes on bodies of governance and in turn the effects on subjectivity today"; links to political and social readings
U B U W E B
by 28 others"independent resource dedicated to all strains of the avant-garde, ethnopoetics, and outsider arts"; lots on experimental film
23 October 2006
Self Publishing Blog: 101 Resources for Self Published Writers
tips for creative folks looking for story ideas, fiction or non fiction; links to many sites that stimulate writing
18 October 2006
Jahn: Homepage
major figure in narrative theory has much work available online
Martin Ryder
extensive links in and coverage of topics around the sociology of knowledge
16 October 2006
Technophilia: Get a free college education online - Lifehacker
by 1 othertells how to use free courses for self-edification
15 October 2006
CiteULike: A free online service to organise your academic papers
by 46 othersCiteULike is a free service to help academics to share, store, and organise the academic papers they are reading. When you see a paper on the web that interests you, you can click one button and have it added to your personal library.
