Smart List: 30 Ways to Learn Almost Anything

Getting Smart is acknowledging people and organizations making a difference with a series of back to school top 10 lists. During August we are running about 40 ‘best of’ lists–not in order, not exhaustive, just people we appreciate.

Today we are recognizing 30 open resources for K-12, postsecondary, and anytime learning.

Open Education Resources K-12

CK-12: flexbooks, FlexMath, and more
Curriki: big community around big library
Gooru: search engine for education
OpenEd Institute: biggest Core-aligned catalog
Khan Academy: 4000 videos on math & more
OER Commons: dedicated to innovation in open education content & practices
PowerMyLearning: grade level collections
NROC: high school science & math
California Learning Resources Network: Free Digital Textbook Initiative
iCivics: open resources for learning civics

Postsecondary OER

Academic Earth: free online courses from the world’s top universities
iTunes U: view a course, make a course
Saylor: 250 college courses across 13 subject areas
Writing Commons: Freshman English from USF
Connexions: open library from Rice
MIT OpenCourseWare
Wikipedia & WikiEducator
African Virtual University
PhET Interactive Simulations
Washington State’s Open Course Library Project: resources for 42 courses

Anytime Learning

Coursera: the world’s best courses for free
General Assembly: learn from experts on business, tech & design
Udemy: online courses from expert teachers
LearnZillion: great instructional resources for teachers
edX: non-profit created by Harvard and MIT
Udacity: bringing quality courses to the world
Canvas: open online courses
MentorMob: education search engine
Skillshare: project-based classes, anytime, anywhere
TED-Ed: create customized lessons around TED videos

We appreciate the open resources leadership of the Hewlett Foundation and Creative Commons.

What did we miss? What would you add?

Coursera, General Assembly, Udemy, Learn Zillion are Learn Capital portfolio companies where Tom Vander Ark is a partner.

	Beginning	Piloting	Implementing
From Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery	BeginningFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Beginning	PilotingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Piloting	ImplementingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Implementing
From One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning	BeginningFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Implementing
From Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry	BeginningFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Beginning	PilotingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Piloting	ImplementingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Implementing
From Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning	BeginningFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Implementing
From Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities	BeginningFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Beginning	PilotingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Piloting	ImplementingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Implementing
From Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment	BeginningFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Beginning	PilotingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Piloting	ImplementingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Implementing
From Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets	BeginningFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Beginning	PilotingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Piloting	ImplementingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Implementing

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