{"id":1463,"date":"2009-06-13T06:03:49","date_gmt":"2009-06-13T11:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.webliminal.com\/webliminalblog\/?p=1463"},"modified":"2010-08-15T20:21:32","modified_gmt":"2010-08-16T01:21:32","slug":"links-for-2009-06-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.webliminal.com\/webliminalblog\/interesting-web-sites\/links-for-2009-06-13","title":{"rendered":"Open courseware, academic podcasts, iPod for learning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/webliminal.com\/images\/sidepics\/sp153.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin-left: 22px; margin-right: 22px;\" src=\"http:\/\/webliminal.com\/images\/sidepics\/cwdata\/sp153.jpg\" alt=\"Locarno, Switzerland\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a>While doing some research for an upcoming book I took a look at some resources dealing with open courseware and multimedia sites that can be used for learning. I admit that I was impressed with the richness of the resources available. The &#8216;free U&#8217; is available. This is so much better than educational TV I knew in the past as both a learner and a teacher.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"delicious\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"delicious-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cnx.org\/content\/m14467\/latest\/\">OER Open Courseware<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-tags\">(tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/opencontent\">opencontent<\/a>)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"delicious-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/diyscholar.wordpress.com\/best-webcasts-podcasts\/\">Best free courses &amp; lectures \u00c2\u00ab The Do It Yourself Scholar<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-extended\">This list of the best academic podcasts and webcasts is a work-in-progress. As I discover new courses and lectures,<\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-tags\">(tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/lectures\">lectures<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/podcast\">podcast<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/learning\">learning<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/education\">education<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/video\">video<\/a>)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"delicious-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/iberry.com\/cms\/\">iBerry | The Academic Porthole<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-extended\">Free access to Higher Education (HE) resources and Open Courseware (OCW)<\/p>\n<p>from the Universities and Colleges of the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-tags\">(tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/courseware\">courseware<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/elearning\">elearning<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/open\">open<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/opencourseware\">opencourseware<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/education\">education<\/a>)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"delicious-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.openculture.com\/2007\/12\/10_ways_to_make_your_ipod_a_better_learning_gadget.html\">10 Ways to Make Your iPod a Better Learning Gadget | Open Culture<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-extended\">The iPod can supercharge your learning. But it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s often a matter of finding the right software and content. Below, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve listed several new pieces of software that will let you suck more educational media (DVDs, web videos, audio files, etc.) into your iPod.<\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-tags\">(tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/ipod\">ipod<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/learning\">learning<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/tips\">tips<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/elearning\">elearning<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/mp3\">mp3<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/video\">video<\/a>)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"delicious-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/labnol.blogspot.com\/2006\/08\/ipod-notes-reader-display-websites-pdf.html\">iPod Notes Reader: Display Websites, PDF files or Office Documents on iPods [text format] &#8211; Digital Inspiration<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-extended\">You can use the secret iPod Note reader (Extras &gt; Notes on iPod) like any other PDA or an ebook reader for reading PDF, Word documents, CHM or HLP help files, driving directions, offline Webpages, blogs, email conversations, song lyrics or any other file format that can be converted to plain text.<\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-tags\">(tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/guide\">guide<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/tips\">tips<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/howto\">howto<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/ipod\">ipod<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/reader\">reader<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/notes\">notes<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/reading\">reading<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/ipodnotes\">ipodnotes<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/howtoipodnotes\">howtoipodnotes<\/a>)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While doing some research for an upcoming book I took a look at some resources dealing with open courseware and multimedia sites that can be used for learning. 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