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This is a professional development course for high school biology teachers but has much to recommend it to TAFE students and lecturers. It is composed of 13 units on various topics and contains videos, an online textbook, case studies, interviews with scientists, an image & animation archive, and a glossary.

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).

...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.

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Laboratory Operations Toolbox

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

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UK portal to a "comprehensive collection of information and resources, networks and development opportunities, brought together specifically for the further education and skills sector."

"In this interactive activity adapted from the Wisconsin Online Resource Center, explore how data are transmitted in computer systems. Animated diagrams illustrate how data are transferred in parallel form inside a computer, and then converted to serial form for transmission over long distances. Learn about bandwidth capacity techniques, including how modems convert the binary data into analog signals" - from the Teachers Domain Media Resources for Higher Education

Amazing - a tutorial offered by one of the major referencing styles (normally they just want you to buy the book!)

News service for the sciences

These tutorials are great!

Must use on-campus computer at Central Institute of Technology to access Australian Standards database.

"'In Pictures' online tutorials are based on pictures, not words. They're the easiest way to learn computer subjects. There's no complicated multimedia, just pictures that show exactly what to do. They're free!' In Pictures 'online tutorials are free for anyone to use. There's nothing to buy or download."

Free ebookthat 'explores the interior design of cells and vividly describes the processes that take place within its organelles and structures. Each chapter includes a few review questions.'

Business case studies

This add-on for Firefox, Chrome, and Opera browsers automatically detects Creative Commons material on a website and formats a rough attribution. Definitely worth downloading!

Outstanding website from the University of Sydney that guides students through the process of writing scientific reports. Steps you through the introduction to the report, methods, results, discussion, and references. Throughout the module you can hear mini-podcasts on various parts of the writing process. Highly recommended.