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Coursera
Perhaps the best-known provider of online MOOCs, Coursera describes itself as providing “universal access to the world s best education, partnering with top universities and organizations to offer courses online.” While courses are mostly free or low-cost, students must pay to secure a certificate of completion. Students can even complete degrees online via Coursera and…
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Udacity
Udacity’s tagline reads: “where lifelong learners come to learn the skills they need, to land the jobs they want, to build the lives they deserve.” While Udacity offers many university-style MOOCs, this for-profit site is now oriented towards vocational education, offering courses and nanodegrees in technological fields. Udacity Keywords: Open Educational Resources (OER) &…
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Canvas Network
Canvas Network provides an open platform where “teachers, students, and institutions worldwide can connect and plan their own course for personal growth, professional development and academic inquiry.” Learners can choose between enrolling in a MOOC or courses that have enrollment caps. Canvas does not award certificates or degrees although many partnering institutions do. The Canvas…
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Edorble Academy
Edorble helps teachers, trainers, and students create, publish, and use collaborative 3D + Virtual Reality worlds. Edorble is a virtual world for education and a learning community for those interested in 3D/VR technology, online learning, education technology, gamification, and more. Edorble Keywords: Flipped Learning, Presentations
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Open SUNY Textbooks
A publishing model to support faculty adoption, remixing, and creation of open educational resources. Open SUNY Textbooks Information for Faculty – Information page for faculty who wish to implement OERs into their courses. Learn to navigate the Open SUNY Textbooks page and catalog. Keywords: Open Educational Resources (OER) & Open Access
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SUNY OER Course Development Support
SUNY OER Services is a well-organized collection of resources for courses in many disciplines with several subjects specialized within each. Each link provides a section for SUNY resources, where available, and another for Additional Offerings. The site is growing with resources being added regularly. Select your topic of interest to reach the individual support page for…
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MERLOT II (including Merlot OER & Content Builder)
A program of the California State University System partnering with education institutions, professional societies, and industry to bring together a curated collection of free and open online teaching, learning, and faculty development services contributed and used by an international education community. Each resource has been reviewed by faculty familiar with the discipline and rated by…
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OER Commons
OER Commons provides a single point of access from which users can search, browse, and evaluate resources in OER Commons growing collection of over 50,000 high-quality OER. They include game-based learning objects, videos, full courses, and adult education materials. Some of the disciplines covered are communication, history, career training, anthropology, and economics. The site is a…
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OpenStax College
Publishes a collection of peer-reviewed, freely available online textbooks. It is an initiative of Rice University. They have a limited number of disciplines covered, but there is a gold mine of supplemental resources linked under each. OpenStax OpenStax Support – Resource page to get started in using the platform or find help from…
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Open Textbook Library
A repository hosted by the University of Minnesota to provide access to complete textbooks licensed so teachers and students can freely use, adapt, and distribute the material. They cover a variety of disciplines including law, business, mathematics, and the natural sciences. Open Textbook Library Frequently Asked Questions – There are many ways you…
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Open-NYS
Open-NYS is the collaboration of the State University of New York (SUNY) and the City University of New York (CUNY) to provide support for the implementation of Open Educational Resources (OER) across both systems. Open NYS Getting Started with Open Resources – Guide to help educators adopt, adapt and build open resources for…
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Pinterest
Pinterest is a web and mobile application startup that operates a software system designed to discover information on the World Wide Web, mainly utilizing images and on a shorter scale, GIFs and videos. Pinterest The Atlantic – What is Pinterest? – A magazine article that defines what Pinterest is and how it has…
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Pipl
Pipl identifies itself as the world’s largest people search engine currently with over 3 billion people in its database. It is the place to find the person behind the email address, social username or phone number. Pipl This Tool Will Help You Clean Up After Your Online Footprints – A recent article discussing…
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7 Things You Should Know About Creative Commons – EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI)
This concise and well-organized document by Educause explains Creative Commons and its relationship to copyright. Creative Commons allows copyright owners to release some of those rights while retaining others, with the goal of increasing access to and sharing of intellectual property. It further discusses who’s using it and how; and the implications for teaching and…
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Google Search Advanced Feature
Google can be helpful in finding reusable resources. It explains how to use their advanced search features and explains various types of usage rights. Google Search Advanced Feature Google Guide making searching even easier – More information about how to use this tool – with examples. Keywords: Audio, Copyright, Creative Commons, Digital…
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Interesting Ways to find Creative Commons Resources
This slideshow is rich with resources that are about Creative Commons (CC) or that are a source of CC-licensed resources including music, videos, images, and more. There are also resources to explain copyright and information about other resources for finding Open Educational Resources. Interesting Ways* to find Creative Commons resources Your Digital Footprint…
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Evernote
A cross-platform app designed for note taking, organizing, and archiving. The app allows users to create a “note” which can be a piece of formatted text, a full webpage or webpage excerpt, a photograph, a voice memo, or a handwritten “ink” note. Notes can be tagged or placed into Notebooks for organizational purposes. Evernote Evernote…
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11 Myths of Digital Literacy, Debunked
Designed primarily for educators but relevant for students as well, “11 Digital Literacy Myths, Debunked” provides a definition of “digital literacy.” The authors then explore why being digitally literate matters, focusing particularly on common misconceptions. 11 Myths of Digital Literacy, Debunked Keywords: Digital Literacy
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Google Alerts
You can get emails when new results for a topic show up in Google Search. For example, you can get info about news, products, or mentions of your name. This Google support page below provides clear instructions. Google Alerts Five Creative Uses for Google Alerts – Discussion of the power of Google Alerts…
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Strikingly
Create a beautiful website for you & your business, in minutes. Zero code or design skills required. You can also convert a LinkedIn profile to a personal website in just a few clicks. Add a Blog section to any of your sites to start blogging right away. A separate page is created for each blog post. Strikingly Discover Strikingly…