Chapter 15 – Useful Websites

Learning Resources

Khan Academy is one of the major learning resources websites, the motto is #YouCanLearnAnything. Explore video lessons and resources in maths, science, history at https://www.khanacademy.org/. These free resources are supported with advice for learners, parents, and teachers.

TED-Ed complements TED Talks with lessons using the talks. These are available at http://ed.ted.com/. Lessons can be created using the TED Talks and shared via TED-Ed.

Top Tools for Learning, the annual report published by Jane Hart each September, is the place to scan the horizon and explore tools for learning. https://www.toptools4learning.com/.

YouTube, the video hosting and sharing platform is an amazing resource for all learning.

https://www.youtube.com/.

Learning Online and Learning Theories

Stephen Downes is always thoughtful and provocative on eLearning. You can read his work at http://www.downes.ca/.

The National Institute for Digital Learning (NIDL) at Dublin City University https://www.dcu.ie/nidl  is an excellent resource on digital learning. It has a useful blog https://nidl.blog/ and a great list of resources https://www.dcu.ie/nidl/teaching-online-resource-bank. Teresa MacKinnon has curated a collection of webpages on learning theories that are well worth exploring at http://www.pearltrees.com/teresamac/theory-education/id4627225.  The links can be variable, but it is well worth seeing what she has selected.