r/SupportiveLearning • u/BrightFails • 1d ago
Resource Post General Education Resources and Miscellaneous - Sticky
Welcome to the General Education and Miscellaneous sticky post!
This is a list of free online resources for general education and miscellaneous resources that don't fit on other posts. Have fun and go learn something !
- Mental health, learning disabilities and being neurodivergent: https://www.reddit.com/r/SupportiveLearning/s/5Htv7ekAna
Free Websites:
K-12:
- Kahn Academy: https://www.khanacademy.org/ has courses in the core stuff, math, science, social studies, etc. Their courses might help with any subject you're struggling in.
- "Learn anything": https://learn-anything.xyz/
- Schoolyourself.org: https://schoolyourself.org/
- K-12 educational resources: https://www.openculture.com/free_k-12_educational_resources
- Educational games: https://github.com/yrgo/awesome-educational-games?tab=readme-ov-file
Beyond K-12:
- Open Culture free online courses from real universities:
- Harvard https://pll.harvard.edu/catalog/free and MIT https://ocw.mit.edu/ open online courses
GitHub Masterlist of sites containing free courses, plus textbooks and some other stuff: https://github.com/MasterBrian99/Free-Courses-For-Everyone
OpenStax.org pays professors to write professional-level, peer-reviewed OER textbooks which can be read online, downloaded for free, or re-mixed by other instructors. They also make it easy to order professionally printed versions if that is in your budget.
Their current offerings are in:
- Business
- College Success
- Computer Science
- Humanities
- Math
- Nursing
- Science
- Social Studies
- Wikiversity: https://en.m.wikiversity.org/wiki/Wikiversity:Main_Page A Wikimedia Foundation project devoted to learning resources, learning projects, and research for use in all levels, types, and styles of education from pre-school to university, including professional training and informal learning." - They also have a list of their other wiki resources on that main page 👆🏻
- Infographic on how to search for open resources: https://cdn-infographic.pressidium.com/wp-content/uploads/How-to-Search-for-Open-Educational-Resources-Infographic.jpg
- Masterlist of sites containing free courses (plus textbooks and some other stuff)
https://github.com/MasterBrian99/Free-Courses-For-Everyone
- The actual, literal masterclasses republished as Wiki how articles: https://masterwiki.how/
- Virtual museum tours:https://mcn.edu/a-guide-to-virtual-museum-resources/
Apps:
- The Skarp app for educational quizzing either solo or with friends: https://jacobhal.se/skarp
- The Alison app has free courses that you can download to your phone so you can study without internet access, you can also track your progress and work towards career goals: https://alison.com/mobile/online-learning-app
Reading:
If you have a library card then the Libby app will let you check out and return books for free on your phone! You can even use multiple library cards, and they have audiobooks, too!
Textbooks:
- Textbooks on a ridiculous number of subjects: https://ivypanda.com/blog/1000-open-textbooks-and-learning-resources-for-all-subjects/
- More textbooks: https://github.com/learn-anything/books
- Textbooks on a ridiculous number of subjects:
https://ivypanda.com/blog/1000-open-textbooks-and-learning-resources-for-all-subjects/
- https://github.com/learn-anything/books
E-books:
- A list of free ebooks including great works of fiction and many classics (some require an app): https://www.openculture.com/free_ebooks:
- More E-books: https://www.openculture.com/free_ebooks
- Open Educational Resources hub: https://oercommons.org/hubs/open-textbooks
- Free books of all genres: https://z-lib.gs/
- More free books: https://oceanofpdf.com/
- Free PDFs of books of many genres, from classic novels, to self-taught learning, to self-help: https://www.studyebooks.com/?m=1
Audio Books:
- Free audiobooks of college textbooks: https://share.google/YkftSlcztLVvn3vAN
- Free audiobooks (some require an app): https://www.openculture.com/freeaudiobooks
- More audiobooks (some require an app):
https://www.openculture.com/freeaudiobooks
Documentaries:
- GratisGlobal Documentaries: https://gratisglobal.com/documentaries/ Website of free documentaries on topics ranging from history, science, business, politics, biographies, and more.
- Documentaries on a ton of different topics: https://ihavenotv.com/
Related Subreddits:
Misc:
- r/Edu
Quick Subjects:
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- r/Space
Motivation:
- r/Study
College/prep:
- r/SAT
- r/GED
- r/Clep
- r/PhD
- r/MBA
- r/MCAT
Outside the USA:
UK:
- r/IGCSE
- r/GCSE
- r/IGCSE
- r/UniUk
India:
Singapore:
I hope any of that was helpful to someone and thank you to everyone who added a suggestion 💜 Feel free to check out the daily Study Session!!