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Blended Learning Resources


Interactive chemistry, biology and physics simulations developed by the University of Colorado at Boulder for use in high school and college courses.

Open source simulator to that allows you to virtually recreate/demonstrate a range of mechanical events in 2-D (from particle to macro level). Includes built-in tutorials. Designed for university-level teaching.

Science education has become a major focus for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and they have sponsored the development of open, computer-based educational resources for a range of audiences. This collection covers a range of biological topics and includes lectures, animations and video, interactive tutorials and a series of virtual labs.



The Authentic Assessment Toolbox was developed by a proponent of authentic assessment (i.e. using rubrics to evaluate projects, creating portfolios, or assigning papers as a means of assessing learning). However, creator Jon Mueller recognizes that there are times when one is limited to multiple choice tests -- most forms of online assessments among them. He offers advice for creating questions that assess higher-order thinking and minimize the chance that students can simply...


Professor of Art History and award-winning educator, Michelle Pacansky-Brock's blog on best practices for incorporating emerging technologies of all kinds into the classroom. She is a great resource for VoiceThread in particular. Some of her projects include "The Human Touch," a Google site which teachers about the importance of creating a social presence in...

Link with Love promotes the idea that the best place to create, teach, and promote respectful and ethical practicing for dealing with intellectual property online is through internet communities. Towards that end, they provide links to resources and information about sharing intellectual property and communities discussing these issues. Link with Love also provides a very basic glossary of terms relating to copyright and...

One of the strengths of blended learning is that computer-based technologies are able to provide quick and easy ways of visualizing data and processes. While these tools can be useful for anyone, they are particularly helpful to visual learners working to grasp complex mathematical and abstract concepts that often feel abstract in a traditional classroom.

What makes Java-based tools like Demos for Probability and Statistics,...


A series of college-level math lessons, tutorials and drills developed by the math department at Temple University. Despite the name, it covers not only calculus, but also some algebra, number theory, and pre-calculus. Students can set up a free account to record their own progress, and there is a basic Reporting function which can, if set up, allow instructors to monitor progress.


A neat little series of applied math tutorials. These are aimed mostly at a developmental math level. Instructors cannot track student progress, however.

Concord Consortium is a STEM educational research and development organization based in Massachusetts. The site has links to research on education involving many different types of technology from iPads to probes, as well as open-source interactive simulations that they have developed and Molecular Workbench, open-source interactive software that allows you to create your own simulations.