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Meta Indexes of Online Education


Academic Info. An annotated educational subject directory. Go to: Sciences > Biology > Evolution, and
Sciences > Biological Sciences > Botany.

American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG):
Gateways. Helpful links to sites about career, cool spots, data, societies, international and related organizations, education, government and other resources. Go to:
Education.
These expired links are now available through the Internet Archive´s Wayback Machine.

American Geological Institute´s: Best in Earth Science Education. Go to:
Resources. A link directory.

American Museum of Natural History, New York.
Resources for Learning. Resources for anyone interested in teaching or learning about science.

American Museum of Natural History, New York: Resources for Learning (currently 1182 resources). This is a collection of activities, articles, evidence and analysis and more for anyone interested in teaching or learning about science.

American Society of Plant Biologists:
The Plant Cell Online: Teaching Tools in Plant Biology. Links to lecture notes (PowerPoint slide presentations, slide handouts, PDF files).
See also: Education. Video resources, radio programs and websites for students and teachers, classroom-ready teaching materials, testable questions etc.

The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS), Washington, DC. Advancing biological knowledge for science and society. AIBS was federally chartered as a non-profit scientific organization to advance research and education in the biological sciences. Worth checking out: Eye on Education.

Awesome Library: Earth Sciences. Awesome Library organizes the Web with 19,000 carefully reviewed resources. See also: Botany.

BBC Education Web Guide The BBC Education Web Guide contains a choice of the best reviewed websites for education.

University of California Museum of Paleontology, Berkeley: Explorations Through Time. A series of interactive modules (curriculum and classroom resources) that explore the history of life on Earth, while focusing on the processes of science. Each module contains suggested lesson plans and an extensive teacher’s guide.

! British Geological Survey, Nottingham, UK: Educational resources.

Susan Brooks and Bill Byles, Internet4Classrooms, and
Several large collections of links for K-12 teachers. Go to: Biology.

BSA Teaching Section, The Botanical Society of America: Links to Educational Organizations. Excellent!

John C. Butler, "The Virtual Geosciences Professor", Department of Geosciences, University of Houston, Texas: Good Practices. This page include lists of course resources (primarily course notes and sylabii) arranged by topic and by university which can be helpful in becoming familiar with the variety of resources available for instructors and students in the geosciences. See also: The Virtual Geosciences Professor. Excellent links!

! The Science Education Resource Center (SERC), Carleton College, Northfield, MN: On the Cutting Edge, Professional Development for Geoscience Faculty (supported by the National Science Foundation): Teaching Paleontology in the 21st Century. Links to a collection of activities and assignments, internet and computer resources.

Deutscher Bildungsserver (in German), or likewise Eduserver - Education in Germany.
The Deutscher Bildungsserver (German Education Server) provides access to documents and background information regarding the German education system and its international context. Note:
Onlineressourcen.
See e.g. ERIC Database / Educational Resources Information Center.

! Digital Library for Earth System Education (DLESE, funded by the National Science Foundation): DLESE is a geoscience community resource that supports teaching and learning about the Earth system. It is being built by a community of educators, students, and scientists to support Earth system education at all levels. You can easy navigate from here. Go to: Paleontology.

EarthComm (developed by the American Geological Institute (AGI) and supported by the National Science Foundation and donors of the American Geological Institute Foundation). Actually a link directory.

Earth Learning Idea (James Devon, London). Free PDF downloads for Earth-related teaching ideas. See also:
Useful Web Sites.

Earth Science Teachers´ Association (ESTA).
The aim of the Association is to advance education by encouraging and supporting the teaching of Earth sciences at all levels, whether as a single subject such as Geology, or as part of Science or Geography or other courses. See for instance:
Resources. A wide range of resources available to help support the teaching of Earth Sciences.

edHelper.com. edHelper.com is dedicated to providing teachers a single shop for educational resources.

EducationCorner, Saratoga Springs, Utah. This is an annotated link directory to best education sites, resources and articles on the Web.

Education Index (by CollegeView Partners): Botany Resources. An annotated guide to education-related sites on the Web.

EduStartPage.com. The start page to education on the web.

The Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education (ENC), located at The Ohio State University (funded by the U.S. Department of Education).

Funded by the National Science Foundation and hosted by Indiana University: ENSIWEB - Evolution and Nature of Science. ENSIWEB is a collection of classroom lessons to help biology teachers more effectively teach basic concepts in the areas of evolution and the nature of science. Three topics were covered in detail: Nature of Science, Evolution, and Origin of Life.

The Exploratorium, San Francisco, The Learning Studio: Life Sciences, The Ten Cool Sites, Natural History, and K-12 Resources. An annotated index.

! Forensic Science Technician: Online Schools Guide, 100 Best Websites for Science Teachers.

The Geological Society of America:
Geoscience Education Division.
Education & Careers.

Geological Survey of Canada (Atlantic): EarthNet. EarthNet is a virtual resource centre (predominantly Canadian material) of earth science resource information and contacts for teachers, home educators and students of all levels.

Geology.com (published by Hobart King). News and information about geology and earth science. Go to:
! Teaching Earth Science. A collection of classroom activities and lesson plans.

Terry Gordon, University of Calgary: Teaching Resources, some web links to teaching development and resources sites, and Learning Resources, about science, writing, and problem solving skills.

Gyanendra Gurung, Central Department of Geology, Tribhuvan University, Nepal: Geology of Nepal, Lecture links.

! Life Sciences Outreach Program, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA:
Teacher Materials.

Anna Heinrich, Rasmussen College:
! 15 Educational Search Engines College Students Should Know About.

! hhmi BioInteractive (The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)).
BioInteractive is a leading provider of free classroom resources and professional development for high school and undergraduate biology educators.
! EarthViewer. This interactive module allows to explore the science of Earth's deep history, from its formation 4.5 billion years ago to modern times. Excellent!

! J. Hill, UK: Geology Rocks. A geological meta directory, including tutorials and photographs. Go to: Geology Tutorials. Tutorials and essays ranging from the most basic of geological concepts to postgraduate degree level on all aspects of Earth sciences; palaeontology, sedimentology, igneous and metamorphic petrology and geophysics. The difficulty of the topic is indicated by the number of volcanoes next to the title. See also: Palaeontology Tutorials.

iberry.com (a non-profit making, private website, serving the international academic community): Open Courseware Directory. Annotated links to publicily-available courseware. Go to: Earth Sciences. See especially:
! Links to Listings of Open Textbooks (all subject areas).

E.J. Inglis-Arkell: ABCentral. A huge index of education and teaching links.

Institute of Education Sciences (IES).
Within the U.S. Department of Education.

International Geoscience Education Organisation (IGEO).
The aims of the International Geoscience Education Organisation are to promote geoscience education internationally at all levels. Worth checking out:
How does the ERIC search work?

The JASON Foundation: The JASON project. The Mission of the JASON Foundation for Education is to excite and engage students in science and technology, and to motivate and provide professional development for their teachers through the use of advanced interactive telecommunications.

John Dewey High School, Brooklyn, NY: Links Page. See especially: Earth Science and Geology.

LEARN NC (a program of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Education).
This website provides lesson plans, professional development, and innovative web resources to support teachers, build community, and improve K-12 education in North Carolina. Go to:
Search results "paleontology".

McREL, (The Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning), Aurora CO: Educator Resources, Science.

MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching): MERLOT is a free and open resource designed primarily for faculty and students in higher education.

Blanche Meeson & Thomas L. Hood, NASA: The Earth Science Educator. This is the educational portal site of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center's Earth Sciences Directorate. It contains hundreds of teaching and learning resources available from within the Earth Sciences Directorate and provides teachers and students with quick access to a set of rich and scientifically-oriented educational resources on a wide range of Earth Science research activities. Go to: Links.

Mineral Information Institute (MII), Denver, Colorado: MII is a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to educating youth about the science of minerals and other natural resources, and about their importance in our every day lives. Visit the State Mineral Production Summaries, and For Teachers Only, the Source for FREE Teaching Materials.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Open Courseware. No registration required. This is a free and open educational resource for faculty, students, and self-learners around the world. Go to: Biology.

Antoine Morin and Jon Houseman, BIODIDAC, University of Ottawa: Resources. A bank of digital diagrams and photographs for teaching biology. Go to: Plants. Copying the material, modifying and adapting the material and the subsequent distribution is permitted with the condition that this is noncommercial and that the supplier (BIODIDAC) of the material is acknowledged. To download files, you must let BIODIDAC set a couple of cookies.

NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration): Education Resources Page for NASA´s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Presently, you can search our resources in two ways, using the "index" or using the "browse" section.

National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII). The NBII is an electronic gateway to biological data and information maintained by federal, state, and local government agencies; private sector organizations; and other partners around the nation and the world. Check out the Biological Education Materials - College/Adult Level.

National Center for Science Education (NCSE), Oakland, CA: Defending the Teaching of Evolution in the Public Schools. NCSE is a US-nationally-recognized clearinghouse for information and advice to keep evolution in the science classroom and "scientific creationism" out. This website provides reviews of current anti-evolution activity in the United States and around the world and detailed information on the Creation/Evolution controversy from 1859 to the present.

The National Science Foundation (NSF). NSF is an independent agency of the U.S. Government. NSF's mission is to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; and to secure the national defense. Go to: Geoscience, and Biology.

Online RMIT, RMIT University, Melbourne. Online RMIT is a facility offered by RMIT University that provides access to course and program material and e-learning workspaces via the Internet.

Open courseware projects (OCDB), Chicago: Open courseware projects provide a head rush for many autodidactics because those projects often offer lecture notes, chapters or entire textbooks online, illustrations, charts, and other tools that help the reader learn a given subject. Go to: Top 100 Open Courseware Projects, e.g. Paleontology, and Botany.

! The Paleontology Portal. A resource for anyone interested in paleontology, produced by the University of California Museum of Paleontology, the Paleontological Society, the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, the United States Geological Survey, and funded by the National Science Foundation. Go to: Resources.

! The Paleontological Society: Educational Resources.

Student Life, Post University, Waterbury, Connecticut, USA:
! 7 Great Educational Search Engines for Students.

Quizlet.com study tools:
! Search for Paleobotany.

Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands: Virtual Classroom Biology. This website is an educational site, especially meant for secondary school students who like to have a first glance on teaching items of the Bio-science programs. One can find custom-made teaching material for courses from the biology training. Navigate from here. See especially:
The Microworld of Leaves.
Light microscopy techniques.
Electron microscopy (EM).

University of California San Diego: TREES. Teaching Resources for Education in Earth Science.

National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) Smithsonian Institution: Resources for Teachers & Classrooms.

Quertime (a source for info and news in technology, social media, mobile, design and more):
! Top 25 Educational Search Engines for Students and Academic Researchers.

Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE). This is a project of the Education and Human Resources Committee of the Ecological Society of America.

Tracy Trimpe, The Science Spot, Havana Junior High, Havana, IL: Biology Lesson Plans, and Earth Science Lesson Plan Links. Link directories. See also: Science Sites for Educators.

USC Center for Excellence in Teaching (CET). CET is a university-wide fellow-driven organization dedicated to fostering and enhancing deep lifelong learning. Go to:
Improving Learning in Science.
Earth Sciences.
Biology.

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS): Education Resources.
! Education Resources for Paleontology.
! Paleontology Selected Online Resources.
! Paleontology at the U.S. Geological Survey.

! Van Pelt and John and Ruanne Opie Library, Michigan Technological University:
Open Educational Resources (OERs).

Virtual Library, University of Geneva: Natural Sciences and Mathematics.

Wikiversity: This is a Wikimedia Foundation project devoted to learning resources, learning projects, and research for use in all levels, types, and styles of education from pre-school to university. Go to:
Paleontology/External Resources.
Courses and Degrees.
! Paleontology resources.

! Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia:
Category:Academic publishing.
Category:Scholarly databases.
Category:Scholarly search services.
! List of academic databases and search engines.
List of online encyclopedias.

! The World of Teaching.
Over 1000 powerpoint presentations made by teachers are available for download.
Free Biology powerpoints. See e.g.:
Botany, Photomicrographs, Plant Tissues Lecture notes, Powerpoint presentation.

The World-Wide Web Virtual Library: Education.

Yale University: Open Yale Courses. This website provides free and open access to a selection of introductory courses. The aim of the project is to expand access to educational materials for all who wish to learn.










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