Resources for higher education

This is an animated video from a talk by an author and journalist. It's fascinating as much for its content as by the production method. If you like this one, check out some of the others on the website. You may have to scroll down a bit to find it. - From the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce in the UK.

Although pitted with ads from Google, this is a good layman's article on asphalt. Related articles cover bituminous concrete, asphalt sealant, etc.

Free use images promoting construction safety and health from the Electronic Library of Construction Occupational Safety & Health. Topics include Hazards, Injury & Illness prevention, Job Site, Trade, etc.

Good site for explaining new technologies and social media to the technologically-challenged among your acquaintances!

"A Free Public Resource - Providing Teachers with the tools needed to enhance their instruction using Google Earth®, the free program that brings the world to the classroom! A Website By and For Teachers"

If you need to oil those creaky punctuation skills, try this series of tutorials from University of Bristol. Good value!

Simulation for training in the mining industry.

These course materials... [based on U.S. copyright law] are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license. "Librarians and the public at large are encouraged to use, distribute, translate, modify, and build upon these materials, provided that they give eIFL and the Berkman Center appropriate credit." While aimed at librarians who do copyright training, these modules are accessible to the general public.

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

The ICHEG collection is the largest and most comprehensive public collection of electronic games and game-related historical materials in the United States and one of the largest in the world. For each object shown online there appears a documentary photograph and basic factual information including the maker, material, title, place of origin, and date. For many items, in-depth information may also be provided, such as historical context or specific significance.

Titles include: Hydrographer Video Indigenous Australians in the water industry Operations & Maintenance Officer Video Waiting for an Opportunity to Surface? Wastewater Treatment Operator Video Water Distribution Operator Video Water Treatment Technician Video Women in Water

"A new study by the World Bank Group's infoDev program shows that virtual online currencies and digital work now provide real income opportunities to poor and unskilled workers in developing countries...The new study finds that more than 100,000 people in countries such as China and India earn a living through online games and websites disseminating micro-tasks."

"... a useful package of information about a particular topic related to applied math and science by combining freely available articles from popular journals with curriculum, learning objects, and web sites from the AMSER portal. "

Another amazing website from Wolfram - must have a look

Conceived by Mathematica creator and scientist Stephen Wolfram as a way to bring computational exploration to the widest possible audience, the Wolfram Demonstrations Project is an open-code resource that uses dynamic computation to illuminate concepts in science, technology, mathematics, art, finance, and a remarkable range of other fields.

CCAA publishes technical guides, handbooks, datasheets, and briefing notes written specifically for architects, engineers, builders and tradespeople who design and work with cement, concrete and aggregates.