Mission to Learn » Uncategorized http://blog.missiontolearn.com Learning. Technology. Change. Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:20:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 en Learning Monitor Update http://blog.missiontolearn.com/2008/09/learning-monitor-update/ http://blog.missiontolearn.com/2008/09/learning-monitor-update/#comments Tue, 23 Sep 2008 07:15:55 +0000 jtcobb http://blog.missiontolearn.com/2008/09/learning-monitor-update/ Learning Monitor LogoI have been publishing the Free Learning Monitor for a few months now, but unfortunately life demands got the better of me last month and I did not get an issue out. Apologies to the fast-growing list of subscribers for that omission. A new edition will come out this Thursday, however, and it will be a bit more packed than usual to make up for August.

If you have not yet subscribed to the Monitor, I highly recommend it. Each month I sift through hundreds of potential learning destinations (and a lot of junk!) on the Web and offer up an eclectic collection of a couple dozen or so links that may be of interest. Not all of them will be your cup of tea, but you may just find a gem or two in the list. Think of it as going to a monthly learning flea market.

Just use the simple form below to sign up (and if you are concerned about submitting your e-mail, please see the Mission to Learn privacy policy - I take it seriously):

If you are not sure what you are getting into and want to know more, here are some examples of past Learning Monitor items:

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Business
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The Free Nonprofit Micro-eMBA
Free Management Library’s Free, Online Nonprofit Organization and Management Development Program

Financial Management Training Center
“Fast Free Learning in Business Finance”

The Word of Mouth Manual: Volume II (eBook)
The creator of BzzAgent, co-founder of WOMMA (Word of Mouth Marketing Association) and author of THE GRAPEVINE, Dave has a new book out. It is entitled THE WORD OF MOUTH MANUAL: VOLUME II, and in a rather unorthodox move, he has decided to self-publish it. The physical edition costs $45.00, but he is offering a digital edition to you free of charge.

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Science & Math
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Physics for Future Presidents (YouTube - UC Berkeley)
The most interesting and important topics in physics, stressing onceptual understanding rather than math, with applications to urrent events.

MetEd - Meteorology Education & Training
A range of free course related to meteorology

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Computers
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Introduction to Microsoft Excel 2007
In this free online course, you’ll explore the Microsoft Excel interface and learn to enter, edit, and format data, and use Excel formulas and functions to calculate and analyze numeric data.  You’ll also get tips for using Excel to simplify many tasks.

LearnOpenOffice.org
This site provides comprehensive, web based training for OpenOffice. These OpenOffice tutorials will teach you everything you need to know to become an OpenOffice guru in just an hour or two.

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Language
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Free ESL Learning Resources-English as a Second Language
Find free English language learning materials and tools. Choose reading and writing lessons, word of the day, ESL books, story room, forums.

Learn Spanish
Learn Spanish with our free online tutorial with audio, cultural notes, grammar, vocabulary, verbs drills, and links to helpful sites.

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Games
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Gamequarium
A portal to thousands of free, online learning games and activities
for Pre-School through Grade 6 students.

Online games - maps, health, animals, history and more
Online games. Play map games, health games, health quizzes, animal
games, history games, history quizzes, learn SAT vocabulary words,
fitness games, chemistry games, and more.

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Odds & Ends
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Pure Tilth (Podcasts)
Podcasts from three farmers about the “latest from the world of farming and Food.”

Preserving Food at Home
A free, self-paced, online course for those wanting to learn more about home canning and preservation.

  • Introduction to Food Preservation
  • General Canning
  • Canning Acid Foods
  • Canning Low-Acid Foods

History of Flight Simulation
A brief look at the history of flight simulation.

The Learning Monitor also features a list of upcoming free, live Webinars each month. So, what are you waiting for? Use the simple form below to sign up today.

Jeff Cobb
Mission to Learn

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JTC

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