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edna is a large repository referencing thousands of online resources for education, training and research. You can search, browse and even contribute your own education news, events and resources to the education community. edna is not a Google or Yahoo! style search engine. These use computer programs to automate finding data for their databases. Everything available through edna has been quality reviewed and described by an authorised information officer at either education.au or at an affiliated education organisation. Therefore you can be confident in the quality of your search results. edna does not actually create or store education and training resources; it describes and points to where resources can be found - providing you with a single place to find them all.

...Australia's only dedicated higher education publication written for the sector by an independent voice. As the only newspaper in Australia dedicated to reporting higher education and vocational education and training issues, Campus Review's news and analysis is unrivalled.

Click on the 'Teaching Resources' tab at the top of the screen to view the materials.

The Education for Sustainability Professional Learning Hub (the Hub) is an interactive online learning network that supports sustainability professionals who use Education for Sustainability (EfS) to create change. The Hub is a platform for learning and exchange, working to connect, equip and motivate people who work in EfS.

Very readable and concise introductions to new tools, equipment, and applications. A good way to stay on top of innovations in education. You can sort by ranking, # of views, or chronologically (pub date descending).

Professional development kit for sustainability and education

from Victorian Careers Curriculum Framework - Department of Education and Early Childhood Development

These manuals are used in the Stem Cell course at City College of San Francisco. This course is about general mammalian cell culture techniques but includes a laboratory exercise using stem cells (takes 3 weeks to complete). Laboratory exercises provide instruction in basic techniques of routine cell culture using common cell lines before progressing to differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cells. [Website discovered in AMSER - Applied Math & Science Education Repository]

"We are building a user-friendly educational ecosystem that will give internet users around the world the ability to easily find, interact with, and learn from full video courses and lectures from the world's leading scholars."

Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE) is a peer-reviewed web-based collection of ecological educational materials.

Created by Work-Ready Electronics, a project of the Advanced Technological Education program, this module introduces students to troubleshooting principles, including troubleshooting electronic circuits, techniques, and digital troubleshooting -- (Discovered in the fabulous AMSER (Applied Math and Science Education Repository).

This page from the Science Education Resource Center (SERC) shows how GIS can be taught in various modes ranging from the lecture hall to a lab. Click on "Online Resources" for helpful (American) links to data sources.

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3 minute videos to help introduce complex topics

Great source of short, explanatory videos relating to education and work.

Educational materials on a wide range of topics: from epigentics to stem cells to bioethics. See also the companion website - Teach Genetics - for classroom activity ideas.