Free Tutorials & Classes Online
A selected few of the many resources available for free online learning
LearningExpress Library provides a completely interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help patrons, students, and adult learners succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass. You'll get immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results. This is a subscription service purchased for you by the Daniel Boone Regional Library. For free access you must enter the site through the DBRL's database page. http://www.dbrl.org/reference/databases.html
Goodtyping.com: a free online typing course
This is a web-based course - no downloads required. There are 27 guided lessons to learn typing step-by-step. Learn how to type correctly using all your fingers. Increase your typing speed.
Microsoft Office programs are a staple in every office. This site has hundreds of tutorials on how to use Word, Access, Excel, Publisher, Powerpoint, Outlook, Frontpage and more. http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/default.aspx
Bean Counter Accounting
sequential online bookkeeping lessons, covering bookkeeping language and terminology and definitions, bookkeeping systems, debits and credits, double entry bookkeeping, financial statements, how business transactions are properly analyzed, recorded and summarized, property & property rights, the accounting equation, the cash and accrual basis of accounting, the general ledger and journals, types of business activities, types of business organizations and more. http://www.dwmbeancounter.com/tutorial/Tutorial.html
- Simple - a complete online accounting course for beginners with sample problems and their solutions, covering what accounting is and its role, accrual accounting, costs vs. expenses, credit purchases, debit and credit, deferrals, depreciation methods, double-entry accounting system, financial statements preparation, general journal records, historical cost of assets, intangible assets and amortization, inventory cost flows methods (FIFO, LIFO, etc.), perpetual and periodic inventory methods, product vs. selling and administrative costs, revenue and expenses, service vs. merchandising companies, single- and multistep income statements, tangible vs. intangible assets, the elements of financial reporting and more. http://www.simplestudies.com/
Small Business Administration
The Small Business Training Network, sponsored by the Office of Entrepreneurial Development, is a virtual campus housing free training courses, workshops and knowledge resources designed to assist entrepreneurs and other students of enterprise.
The Training Network makes SBA's business management resources available anytime and anywhere.It is a dynamic learning center designed to help small businesses compete in a constantly changing, global environment. http://www.sba.gov/training/courses.html
The Emergency Management Institute (EMI) offers more than fifty independent study courses. These are self-paced courses designed for people who have emergency management responsibilities and the general public. For most courses you will need to download and print the materials. Others are interactive courses that you can take directly over the internet. All are offered free-of-charge to those who qualify for enrollment. Each Independent Study Course includes lessons with practice exercises and a final examination. Students who score 75 percent or better are issued a certificate of achievement from EMI. http://training.fema.gov/IS/
http://www.free-ed.net/free-ed/
Complete courses and tutorials for more than 120 different vocational and
academic disciplines. Study programs for homeschooling, advanced college prep,
GED, technical careers, lifelong learning, and much, much more.
Lessons to help you learn different computer software programs, including
word processing and web site building programs.
www.trainingtools.com
MIT OCW is a large-scale, Web-based electronic publishing initiative funded jointly by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation , MIT, and generous support for the Ab Initio software company.
OCW provides a free and open educational resource for faculty, students, and self-learners around the world. OCW supports MIT's mission to advance knowledge and education, and serve the world in the 21st century. It is true to MIT's values of excellence, innovation, and leadership.
MIT OCW's goals are to:
Provide free, searchable, access to MIT's course materials for educators,
students, and self-learners around the world.
Extend the reach and impact of MIT OCW and the "opencourseware"
concept. There were 1,400 courses online as of May 31, 2006.
MIT also links to other OpenCourseWare programs around the world. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/AboutOCW/otherocws.htm
Barnes & Noble University® is home to some of the best and most varied educational content on the Internet. Dozens of courses are offered every month, each taught by an expert in the field, often a bestselling author. http://university.barnesandnoble.com/
This site aims to promote the understanding of the many various aspects of
biology
http://www.biology-online.org/tutorials/home.htm
ANTHROPOLOGY TUTORIALS from Palomar College: http://anthro.palomar.edu/tutorials/
The Physics Classroom
http://www.physicsclassroom.com/
The Physics Classroom includes a comprehensive and extensive online physics tutorial written for high school physics students.
Tutorial on the Linnaean system of classification used in the biological sciences to describe and categorize all living things. Using a human-centered approach, the site offers a wealth of information including discussions on the principles of classification, glossary of terms and a table of the five kingdoms. Also provides links to other anthropology tutorials.
(Glenbrook South High School)
http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/phys/Class/BBoard.html
The Physics Classroom at Glenbrook includes a comprehensive and extensive online physics tutorial written for high school physics student.
ChemTeam:
A Tutorial For High School Chemistry
http://dbhs.wvusd.k12.ca.us/webdocs/ChemTeamIndex.html
The ChemTeam offers several resources suitable for the Regular Chemistry students. ChemTeam was developed by a group of high school chemistry teachers and delivers its content in an understandable and well-organized format. Just some of the topics covered include: Acid Base, Bonding & Isomerism, Equilibrium, The Mole, Radioactivity, Reduction Oxidation, and Thermochemistry.
Math for Morons Like
Us
http://library.thinkquest.org/20991/home.html
"A math tutorial/reference covering Pre-Algebra, Algebra, Geometry and Calculus."
Professor Freedman's Math Help
http://www.mathpower.com/
"A mixture of sound, humor, color, animation and graphics with lots of help for the 'math anxious' student. Its aim is to give students a self-directed and entertaining way to learn basic math and algebra. The site includes tutorial lessons authored by students, math assignments, study skills tips, links to free tutors and learning style information -- all with really 'cool' animation and music."
Statistics
Every Writer Should Know
http://www.robertniles.com/stats/
"A quick tutorial in mathematics and statistics for even the most math-phobic information professional." Written with journalists in mind, but also of interest to the general public.
MATH-abundance
http://home.scarlet.be/~ping1339/
This is a set of rather in-depth mathematics tutorials, written at the upper-college level. You can go through the tutorials in order, or use the supplied index to find a specific tutorial of interest. Also includes links to other tutorials on the Web.
Beginning Algebra
http://www.wtamu.edu/academic/anns/mps/math/mathlab/beg_algebra
West Texas A&M University created this tutorial for students and "anyone
who needs help".
College Algebra
http://www.wtamu.edu/academic/anns/mps/math/mathlab/col_algebra
A more advanced algebra tutorial from West Texas A&M University.
Learn
Spanish
http://www.studyspanish.com/tutorial.htm
This comprehensive and easy to understand tutorial covers what you need to know -- nouns, verbs, adjectives, pronouns, expressions, and so much more.
Directory of Online Language Courses from Word2Word
Word2Word provides these links in the hope of all people developing a better understanding of others through the use of language. They have attempted to place as many online courses in the directory as possible. These sites contain lessons to help learn one language from another. The courses vary in quality and the quantity of material presented. http://www.word2word.com/coursead.html
HISTORY & GENEALOGY
Preservation 101
http://www.nedcc.org/p101cs/p101wel.htm
An online tutorial for the preservation of paper-based materials, which covers archiving; environmental, biological, and mechanical causes of deterioration; cleaning and tools of the trade; planning for emergencies; specifics on storage and care of photographic images; and organizing a preservation program. Includes an annotated bibliography and a glossary.
Brigham Young University
http://ce.byu.edu/is/site/courses/freecourses.cfm
Independent non-credit courses in Family History and Genealogy, including very detailed classes in the records of France, Germany, and Scandinavia.
Peopling
North America: Population Movements & Migration
http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/migrations/
This site is "An historical overview of migratory movements, this tutorial focuses on diasporas to and within Canada, the United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean from Europe, Asia, and Africa."
Health
Interactive Health
Tutorials
These tutorials are interactive health education resources from the Patient
Education Institute. Using animated graphics each tutorial explains a procedure
or condition in easy-to-read language. You can also listen to the tutorial.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html
Cerebral
Palsy
http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/pediatrics/pat...
This resource, found within the University of Virginia's Children's Medical Center, is a multimedia tutorial for children and parents. It provides information about what cerebral palsy (CP) is, what the causes of CP are, different types of CP, problems people with CP may encounter, equipment used by people with CP, and therapy techniques. You can also read a first hand account of what it's like to grow up with CP. Photographs and a Quick Time movie had a nice element to the site.
Get
Body Smart: An Online Examination of Human Anatomy and Physiology
http://www.getbodysmart.com/
A collection of images of and quizzes on human anatomy. Allows the user to, "visually learn about the human body using… interactive ‘Flash’ animations."
Hobbies - Miscellaneous
Level
2 Horsemanship Tutorial
http://www.deannesweb.com/horses/index.html
This site helps you learn a lot of terms about horses: riding, training, and general horse knowledge. The information is based on the CHA (Certified Horsemanship Association)Composite Horsemanship Manual.
Crochet Lessons from the Crochet Guild of America : http://www.crochet.org/teach/toc.html
Knitting Lessons from the Yarn Company: http://www.theyarnco.com/instruction.php
How to play guitar from About.Com: http://guitar.about.com/library/weekly/aa071200a.htm
Piano Lessons from MyPianoWorld: http://users.wireweb.net/green/pianolessons.htm
Everything you ever wanted to know about taking pictures using film or digital cameras from the oldest name in the business. Includes detailed tutorials on printing, emailing, making online photo albums, and more. Taking Great Pictures from Kodak.
Digital
Photography Class fromJudy Howle. She created this site as a supplement to
the digital photography classes she teaches. You'll find many great resources
for digital photography: how to buy and use a digital camera, general photography
tips and techniques for taking better photos and tutorial resources for editing,
retouching and restoring photos with Adobe Photoshop and Photoshop Elements.
Includes camera reviews and other information to help you buy a digital camera.
http://www.dixielanddesigns.com/photoclass/
Compiled by Carolyn Branch cbranch@dbrl.org
Callaway County Public Library
June 14, 2006
Links checked and updated 26 July 2007