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Platform for online degree level courses from leading universities - free access (pay for certification)

Free online courses from the UK Open University

Free video lessons on a wide variety of topics (based around US K12 curriculum)

Collaboration between Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology to provide free online course materials

A commercial company providing free video-based online courses (pay for certification)

Web based tool for managing polls and audience/class feedback via SMS, Twitter or Web with real-time updating of results (Commercial)

A commercial web-based tool to enable class interaction via any kind of computing device - Polls, discussions, quizzes etc.

Quick background on learning theories useful in designing courses

Useful resource for writing learning outcomes

AMC Ltd are specialists in e-learning for the aquatic sciences. Their multi-lingual glossaries, dictionaries, bibliographies and ESP language learning modules are targeted towards users of all ages and needs in the aquatic sciences domain. This is an out-of-the-ordinary marine science website, rich in multi-lingual resources in 10 European languages

Online dictionary for aquaculture from Pisces Engineering

This site provides free self-paced tutorials on a variety of work-related topics. Some lead to certificates or diplomas as a paid option. Third party organisations can also use the platform to provide specific courses. General access is supported through on-site advertising.

The gateway to European Innovative Learning, provided by the European Commission

Portal maintained by the EU Central Library to promote and support open access to research. It includes many links to open access repositories and search engines and has RSS feeds from journals in various topic areas including economics and education (via separate link)

Guide to using twitter as a social learning tool

UK Special Interest Group on engaging students through in-class technology

Interesting and relatively new group on using new technology tools more effectively in the lecture room or classroom

A bog site providing a guide to free online courses and other learning resources

Thanks to Lionel Dabbadie for this link - it illustrates very well the potential for the Internet to profoundly affect the standard models of education - something I refered to at the aqua-tnet conference in Vilamoura last week.

Short guide to "Using Twitter in university research, teaching and impact activities" By Amy Mollett, Danielle Moran, and Patrick Dunleavy, (2011), LSE Public Policy Group, London School of Economics and Political Science., London, UK.

Thanks for passing this on, John. A really nice guide from LSE.

EU networking project to help enhance digital teaching and learning skills 

This site is a joint initiative of the European Commission, the Council of Europe and UNESCO. It aims to help interested organisations and individuals easily find information on current issues in international academic and professional mobility, and on procedures for the recognition of foreign qualifications.