@theartofmadeline
Stranger Things
PR's Tumblrdome
Show & Tell
#extradirty
sheepfilms
Aqua Utopia｜海の底で記憶を紡ぐ
izzy's playlists!
Cosimo Galluzzi
occasionally subtle
2025 on Tumblr: Trends That Defined the Year
DEAR READER
Not today Justin
oozey mess
Peter Solarz
taylor price
Sweet Seals For You, Always
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trying on a metaphor
Alisa U Zemlji Chuda
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@lapinarrot
龚贤 - 金碧山水
by Gong Xian (Qing dynasty)
*There’s a special style in Chinese landscape painting called 青绿山水Qinglu shanshui which uses mineral dyes to complete the artwork. Those artworks have major green and blue colors. During Song Dynasty, artists and scholars added 泥金 (made of glue and powdered gold or other metals) to the dyeing materials. These landscape paintings are 金碧山水 Jinbi shanshui.
( ᐛ )و
I just learned that to understand in thai is khao-jai (เข้าใจ). Khao means to enter, and jai means heart. So by understanding something, it enters your heart :’) I thought that was pretty cute
Theory of Love recreating all the famous romcom posters but making them gay.
Wortschatz 3 (31.07.2020)
1. auflösen: hòa tan
2. nirgendwo: nowhere. Ich kann nicht das Schlüssel nirgendwo finden
3. abfahren: khởi hành
4. mehrere: several
5. eilig: đói
6. ordnen: arrange
7. s Gespräch e: conservation
8. abhängen von: abhängig sein von
9. e Nadel cây kim
10.e Abbildung: Illustration
11. eintreten in: teilnehmen an
12. heimlich: secretly
13. abbiegen: rẽ (trái,phải,..)
14. besorgen: purchase, get, deal with
15. r Strand: beach
16. abheben: rút (tiền)
17. e Decke n: celling, blanket
18. quer: ngang ( I have to go to my work accross the city)
19. e Therapie: trị liệu
20. verpflichtet sein: yêu cầu
Wortschatz 2 (31.07.2020)
1. sich isolieren: cách ly
2. wesentlich: cơ bản, chủ yếu, thiết yếu
3. beitragen zu Dat: góp phần
4. gewohnt sein zu + Inf: quen với
5. r Kommilitone n: bạn cùng khóa
6. auf partnerschaftlicher Basis: trên cơ sở hợp tác
7. r Teamgeist: team spirit
8. sich einfügen in Akk: add sth to sth
9. gut gemeinte Kritik: phê bình có thiện chí
10. existieren: tồn tại
11. diesbezüglich: về vấn đề này
12. eminent wichtig: vô cùng quan trọng
13. r Individualist en: ng theo chủ nghĩa cá nhân
14. e Anstrengung en: sự vật lộn
15. Anstrengung unternehmen für: bỏ hết nỗ lực để làm gì
16. treffend (a): thích hợp
17. weltoffen: khắp TG
18. s Klischee s: định kiến
19. garantiert (a): bảo đảm
20. r Informationsgesellschaft: XH thông tin
Read More, Read Better
Many of us are looking for more ways to enjoy our time at home in these stressful circumstances. Some of us have turned to books. But how can we make sure we get the most out of them?
Keep reading
Wortschatz 1 (29.07)
1. zusammenhängen mit: to be connected [or have to do] with sth, liên quan
2. e Chefsekretär (in): secretary
3. ausgiebig: khá lớn
4. sich verlassen auf: abhängig von
5. herrichten: arrange, prepare
6. ausführen: exportieren
7. r Egoist en: người ích kỉ
8. durchweg: nhất quán
9. opfern: hy sinh
10. im Alleingang machen: tự mình làm
Redemittel B2 neu (Modul Schreiben)
Teil 2 (E-Mail)
Grund für das Schreiben nennen
Sehr geehrter Herr… / Sehr geehrte Frau …
Ich schreibe Ihnen wegen …. /weil…
Hiermit muss ich Ihnen mitteilen, dass…
Um Verständnis bitten
Ich hoffe auf Ihr Verständnis, was die Situation betrifft.
Ich hoffe, dass Sie Verständnis für meine Situation haben.
Verständnis zeigen
Mir ist klar/bewusst, dass…
Ich verstehe natürlich, dass die Situation für… schwierig ist.
So etwas kann immer mal vorkommen.
Etwas vorschlagen
Es bestände vielleicht die Möglichkeit
Ich möchte Ihnen vorschlagen
Aus diesem Grund würde ich vorschlagen, dass…
Es wäre möglich, ….
Um etwas bitten
Ich habe eine Bitte an Sie
Ich benötige Ihre Hilfe.
Ich wende mich an Sie mit der Bitte, ….
Ich möchte Sie bitten, …
Sich entschuldigen
Ich bedauere sehr, dass…
Es tut mir äußerst leid, dass…
Ich möchte mich (bei Ihnen) für… entschuldigen.
Die E-Mail schließen
Vielen Dank im Voraus
Ich bedanke mich herzlich bei Ihnen.
Ich bitte Sie um Ihr Verständnis.
Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Quelle: https://gfarmak.wordpress.com/2019/07/10/redemittel-b2-neu-modul-schreiben/
German TV series/shows
Hello, hello! Since you all seemed to like my posts about German movies, I wanted to share a few German TV series with you (based on series I like and/or I know) so you can improve your German by watching them. Have fun!
Doctor’s Diary (funny and cute, about doctors and nurses, almost all the characters are just GREAT, you’ll ship people so damn hard)
Türkisch für Anfänger (iconic!!!)
You are wanted (cyber crime)
Schloss Einstein (actually a show for teenagers, boarding school, I was obsessed with it when I was younger and I think it’s a good show to improve your German)
K11 - Kommissare im Einsatz (pseudo-documentary about crime stuff)
Niedrig und Kuhnt - Kommissare ermitteln (like K11 but with so many people that you’ll ship with each other)
Wege zum Glück (telenovela, 4 seasons, stuff that your grandma would watch but it is fucking addictive!!! also the villain is SO fucking good and cruel!!!)
Hinter Gittern - Der Frauenknast (basically Orange is the new black of the 90ies in Germany lmao)
KRIMI.DE (a crime show for kids/teens but it’s very nice!)
Simsala Grimm (animated, about fairytales, it’s so cute!!)
Verliebt in Berlin (romance, drama)
German Words & Phrases for Essays
Random
Es wird davon ausgegangen, dass / Man nimmt an, dass - it is assumed that
glücklicherweise, zum Glück - fortunately
leider, unglücklicherweise, bedauerlicherweise - unfortunately
falls - if
im Falle(,) dass - in case
in diesem Fall - in this case
wenn man bedenkt, dass - bearing in mind that
was … betrifft - as far as … is concerned
mit anderen Worten - in other words
das heißt - that is to say
sofern - provided that
angesichts [+Genitive] - in view of
insbesondere - notably
Time & Sequence
zuerst - first of all
erstens - firstly
zweitens - secondly
nachdem - after
daraufhin - subsequently, consequently
sobald - as soon as
solange - as long as
heutzutage - nowadays, these days
nun - now
bevor - before
später - later, afterwards
anschließend - subsequently, following this …
plötzlich / auf einmal - suddenly
endlich - eventually
früher oder später - sooner or later
Addition
sowie - as well as
Ein weiterer Aspekt ist - Another aspect is
Ich möchte noch hinzufügen, dass - I would like to add that …
hinzu kommt / hinzu kommen - furthermore, in addition
nebenbei - besides
nicht nur … sondern auch - not only … but also
ergänzend - in addition
außerdem / darüberhinaus - furthermore, moreover
ganz zu schweigen von - not to mention
abgesehen davon - having said that
Comparison
Dies lässt sich mit … vergleichen - This is comparable to …
ebenso wichtig - equally important
ähnlich - similarly
auf dieselbe Weise - in the same way
dagegen - by contrast
Opinion
Ich möchte erwähnen, dass - I would like to mention
Ich denke, dass - I think that
Ich glaube, dass - I believe that
mir scheint, dass - it seems to me that
meiner Meinung nach - in my opinion
meines Erachtens - in my opinion
Ich bin davon überzeugt, dass - I am convinced that
was mich betrifft / angeht - as far as I am concerned
Ich möchte auf … aufmerksam machen - I would like to draw attention to
Disagreeing
Einerseits … , andererseits - on the one hand … on the other hand
Ich bin teilweise anderer Meinung - I partly disagree
Es wäre falsch zu behaupten, dass - it would be wrong to claim …
während - while
aber - but
trotzdem - in spite of this
obwohl - although
jedoch - however
trotz - despite
dennoch - nevertheless
Facts
Zum Beispiel - for example
Es ist eine Tatsache, dass - it is a matter of fact that
Dies lässt sich am Beispiel … belegen - this can be demonstrated by
Es ist offensichtlich, dass - it is obvious that
Es liegt auf der Hand, dass - It is obvious that
In solchen Fällen - in such cases
besonders, vor allem - especially, particularly
tatsächlich - in fact
Reasons
Dies lässt sich durch … begründen - this can be explained by
Der Grund dafür ist, dass - the reason for this is that
Dies ist darauf zurückzuführen, dass - This is due to the fact that
da - as, since, because
denn - because
weil - because
Result
deshalb - because of that
daraus folgt, dass - consequently, as a result
Das hatte zur Folge, dass - As a result
Das bedeutet, dass - this means that
damit - so that, in order that
Conclusion
Zusammenfassend lässt sich sagen, dass - to summarize …
Es ist wichtig zu erwähnen, dass - it is important to mention that
Ich möchte noch einmal wiederholen, dass - I would like to repeat once again that …
Ich möchte betonen, dass - I would like to emphasise that …
im Allgemeinen - in general
Ich komme ich zu dem Schluss, dass … - I come to the conclusion that …
abschließend - in conclusion
schließlich - finally
Wie bereits erwähnt - as mentioned above
alles in allem - all things considered
Presentation in German
So you have a presentation in German? Then you’re probably going to need some of these phrases!
Einleitung - Introduction
Das Thema meines Vortrags/Referats/meiner Präsentation lautet / ist … - The topic of my talk/essay/presentation is …
Ich spreche heute zu dem Thema … / zu Ihnen über … - Today I’ll talk about … / to you about …
Ich möchte heute etwas über … erzählen. - Today I’d like to say something about …
Ich möchte Ihnen heute neue Forschungsergebnisse zum Thema … vorstellen. - Today I’d like to present to you the new research results about the topic …
Strukturierung - Structure
Mein Vortrag besteht aus drei Teilen … - My talk consists of three parts …
Mein Vortrag ist in drei Teile gegliedert … - My talk is divided to three parts …
Zuerst möchte ich über … sprechen und dann etwas zum Thema … sagen. Im dritten Teil geht es dann um … und zum Schluss möchte ich noch auf … eingehen. - Firstly, I’d like to talk about … and after that a little bit about the topic … The third part is about … and lastly I’d like to touch …
Ich möchte auf vier wesentliche Punkte/ Punkte, die mir wesentlich erscheinen, eingehen. - I’d like to mention four essential points / four points that seem essential to me.
Übergänge - Transitions
Soweit der erste Teil. - That’s for the first part.
Nun möchte ich mich dem zweiten Teil zuwenden. - Now I’d like to go to the second part.
Nun spreche ich über … - Now I’ll talk about …
Ich komme jetzt zum zweiten/nächsten Teil. - Now I’ll go to the second/next part.
auf Folien verweisen - refering to the slides
Ich habe einige Folien/Power-Point-Folien zum Thema vorbereitet. - I’ve prepared a couple of slides/Power Point slides about this topic.
Auf dieser Folie sehen Sie … - On this slide you can see …
Auf dieser Folie habe ich … für Sie .. dargestellt/zusammengefasst. - On this slide I’ve described/summarized … for you.
Hier erkennt man deutlich, dass … - Here you can clearly see that …
Wie Sie hier sehen können … - As you can see here …
Schluss - Conclusion
Ich komme jetzt zum Schluss. - I’m coming to the end now.
Zusammenfassend möchte ich sagen … - To summarize I’d like to say …
Abschließend möchte ich noch erwähnen … - Lastly, I’d like to mention …
Ich hoffe, Sie haben einen Überblick über … erhalten. - I hope you have gained an overview about …
Lassen Sie mich zum Schluss noch sagen / noch einmal darauf hinweisen, dass … - Lastly, let me tell / point out that …
Das wären die wichtigsten Informationen zum Thema .., gewesen. Gibt es noch Fragen? - That were the most important information about the topic … Do you have any questions?
Vielen Dank für Ihre Aufmerksamkeit. - Thank you for your attention.
Wenn Sie noch Fragen haben, bin ich gerne für Sie da. - If you have any more questions, I’m here for you.
Good luck with your lecture or presentation!
M.
GERMAN YOUTUBERS MEGAPOST
Hey German Study Buddies,
I think watching German youtube for the past year or so has allowed my German to improve so much. Adopting the German colloquialisms and listening to the fluency and grammar structures in the videos has really helped me so so much! For anybody learning a language: youtube is the best!
Not only is it fun to watch the many funny videos or hauls (yes…I have obsession with clothing hauls), but also you can learn so much by just continually listening to the German. Anyway, it took me a while to find these German youtubers so I thought I would share them in one big master post here:
PS: if you know any other good German youtubers let me know and I’ll add to the list! :) PPS: I put a little heart next to my favourite ones x
Funny Videos: ♡ Luca Con-Crafter: https://www.youtube.com/user/ConCrafter Lifestyle : ♡ Anika Teller: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUyjVrHZ5lpKSOEkXASdt7w Anne Welt : https://www.youtube.com/user/annewelt ♡ Hannah : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr7AU8iyxuCcedAwy4vJQHQ Taimi: https://www.youtube.com/user/MyLittlePinkMuffin ♡ Ema Louise: https://www.youtube.com/user/xXTheMakeUpGuruXx Diana zur Löwen: https://www.youtube.com/user/dfashion100germany Laren Joelle: https://www.youtube.com/user/LaurenCocoXO/videos Bibis Beauty Palace: https://www.youtube.com/user/BibisBeautyPalace Rebekah Wing: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKVTtxg9yRJ_5KDMZFCkCw/videos ♡ Shanti Tan: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheMsMania ♡ Ischtar Isik: https://www.youtube.com/user/isipisi5 ♡ Katharine Damm: https://www.youtube.com/user/katharinadamm/videos Laura Lareeva: https://www.youtube.com/user/youshouldalwaysfeel/videos xLaeta: https://www.youtube.com/user/xLaeta/videos Bonny Trash: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1FUmelOA9Tc8VFmoeexIkw/videos ViktoriaSarina: https://www.youtube.com/user/ViktoriaSarina/videos Lisa-Marie Schiffner: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrVsCGkgj5Yz6d5l7etndkg Tina Neumann: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU1scWF4_I3SgoO9px3K-1g/videos Barbara Sofie: https://www.youtube.com/user/Barbieloveslipsticks/videos Douniaslimani: https://www.youtube.com/user/douniaslimani/videos
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this post is meant to be a directory of every resource I come across for Japanese. It will be a continuous work in progress so thank you for your patience! if you have any issues or things to add, please reply to this post!
apps
hiragana hero
book recommendations
read real japanese fiction - michael emmerich
courses
bliubliu
book2
colloquial (2nd edition) [pdf]
japanesepod101
making sense of japanese: what the textbooks don’t tell you - jay rubin [pdf]
mangolanguages [english loanwords] [mimetic words]
memrise
mondly
pimsleur 1 (3rd edition) [pdf]
renshuu
dictionaries
jisho
wwwjdic
figures of speech
figure of speech index
proverbs
flashcards
quizlet
tinycards
forums
stackexchange
unilang
grammar
100 bite-sized grammar points
adjectives
an elementary grammar of the japanese language: with easy progressive exercises - tatui baba [pdf]
a dictionary of intermediate japanese grammar - seiichi makino & michio tsutsui [pdf]
expressing state-of-being
japanese grammar guide - tae kim [pdf]
japanese: verbs & essentials of grammar - rita l. lampkin [pdf]
making sense of japanese grammar: a clear guide through common problems [pdf]
particles: basics
particles: cheatsheet [pdf]
particles: wa, mo, ga, wo, na, no [pdf]
prefixes and suffixes
pronouns
honorific language
honorifics
honorifics for phone calls
japanese respect language - p. f. o’neill [pdf]
politeness guide
wikipedia article on honorifics
kana
comparison between hiragana and katana
english to katakana converter
hiragana chart [another chart with pronunciation]
hiragana hero [app]
hiragana poster printables
hiragana stroke chart [pdf]
hiragana writing practice sheets [pdf]
kana index
katakana chart with pronunciation
remembering the kana: a guide to reading and writing the japanese syllabaries in 3 hours each [pdf]
teaching yourself: beginner’s japanese script [pdf]
kanji
2000 most frequent kanji
elements [graphic]
guide to kanji radicals
intermediate kanji book - kano shieko & shimizu yuri [pdf]
kanji by frequency
kanji by grade
kanji by topic
kanji stroke order diagrams
memrise courses
remembering the kanji: a complete course on how not to forget the meaning and writing of japanese characters [pdf]
remembering the kanji: a systematic guide to reading japanese characters [pdf]
remembering the kanji: writing and reading japanese characters for upper-level proficiency [pdf]
smart kanji book [pdf]
literature
reading and translation practice
read real japanese: short stories by contemporary writers [pdf]
movie recommendations
like father, like son (2013)
rashomon (1950)
throne of blood (1957)
tokyo story (1953)
yojimbo (1961)
news
newspaper list
phrasebooks & travel guides
a handbook of common japanese phrases - sanseido & john brennan [pdf]
berlitz: phrase, dictionary and study guide [pdf]
essential phrases [pdf]
everyday japanese phrases - wikiversity
in-flight japanese: learn before you land [pdf]
japanese core words and phrases - kazuko shoji [pdf]
japanese phrasebook [pdf]
the rough guide phrasebook: japanese [pdf]
wikivoyage
pronunciation
forvo - pronunciation dictionary
pronunciation guide
sound symbolism
quizzes & exercises
an integrated course in elementary japanese: workbook - eri banno & yutaka ohno [pdf]
berlitz: basic japanese workbook - lynne strugnell [pdf]
hiragana quiz - easyjapanese
kana invaders [flash game]
kana quizzes masterpost
kanji quizzes masterpost
katakana quiz - easyjapanese
proficiency test - manythings
proficiency test - transparent
quizzes - iteslj
sign-reading exercises
vocabulary games - babadum
radio
music radio stations list
social media
blog - transparent language
twitter - japanlanguage
wikipedia
tumblrs
@easy-japan
@japanese-revision
@learnjp
@nihongogogo
@nihongotime
verbs
conjugations cheatsheet
conjugator - verbix
japanese verbs at a glance - naoko chino [pdf]
japanese: verbs & essentials of grammar - rita l. lampkin [pdf]
vocabulary
300 basic words
apologizing
asking for help
bullying
clothing [video]
common adjectives
english loanwords [mangolanguages]
greetings
halloween [more]
happy birthday
hobbies
let’s learn japanese picture dictionary [pdf]
mimetic words/sound symbolism [mangolanguages]
months
numbers
swadesh list
weather & seasons
what did you eat today?
word frequency lists
word of the day tool
writing tips
writing e-mails in japanese [pdf]
youtube
japanesepod101
let’s learn japanese basic 1 [playlist]
50 Top Online Learning Sites
Rejoice fellow uni students looking for some studyspo, we urge you to take a few free lessons, as well as academic lessons provided from actual universities on several topics. Have a look at the 50 top learning sites you can find online to help you save some time.
Art and Music
Dave Conservatoire — Dave Conservatoire is an entirely free online music school offering a self-proclaimed “world-class music education for everyone,” and providing video lessons and practice tests.
Drawspace — If you want to learn to draw or improve your technique, Drawspace has free and paid self-study as well as interactive, instructor-led lessons.
Justin Guitar — The Justin Guitar site boasts over 800 free guitar lessons which cover transcribing, scales, arpeggios, ear training, chords, recording tech and guitar gear, and also offers a variety of premium paid mobile apps and content (books/ ebooks, DVDs, downloads).
Math, Data Science and Engineering
Codecademy — Codecademy offers data science and software programming (mostly Web-related) courses for various ages groups, with an in-browser coding console for some offerings.
Stanford Engineering Everywhere — SEE/ Stanford Engineering Everywhere houses engineering (software and otherwise) classes that are free to students and educators, with materials that include course syllabi, lecture videos, homework, exams and more.
Big Data University — Big Data University covers Big Data analysis and data science via free and paid courses developed by teachers and professionals.
Better Explained — BetterExplained offers a big-picture-first approach to learning mathematics — often with visual explanations — whether for high school algebra or college-level calculus, statistics and other related topics.
Design, Web Design/ Development
HOW Design University — How Design University (How U) offers free and paid online lessons on graphic and interactive design, and has opportunities for those who would like to teach.
HTML Dog — HTML Dog is specifically focused on Web development tutorials for HTML, CSS and JavaScript coding skills.
Skillcrush — Skillcrush offers professional web design and development courses aimed at one who is interested in the field, regardless of their background — with short, easy-to-consume modules and a 3-month Career Blueprints to help students focus on their career priorities.
Hack Design — Hack Design, with the help of several dozen designers around the world, has put together a lesson plan of 50 units (each with one or more articles and/or videos) on design for Web, mobile apps and more by curating multiple valuable sources (blogs, books, games, videos, and tutorials) — all free of charge.
General – Children and Adults
Scratch – Imagine, Program, Share — Scratch from MIT is a causal creative learning site for children, which has projects that range from the solar system to paper planes to music synths and more.
Udemy — Udemy hosts mostly paid video tutorials in a wide range of general topics including personal development, design, marketing, lifestyle, photography, software, health, music, language, and more.
E-learning for kids — E-learning for Kids offers elementary school courses for children ages 5-12 that cover curriculum topic including math, science, computer, environment, health, language, life skills and others.
Ed2go — Ed2go aims their “affordable” online learning courses at adults, and partners with over 2,100 colleges and universities to offer this virtual but instructor-led training in multiple categories — with options for instructors who would like to participate.
GCF Learn Free — GCFLearnFree.org is a project of Goodwill Community Foundation and Goodwill Industries, targeting anyone look for modern skills, offering over 1,000 lessons and 125 tutorials available online at anytime, covering technology, computer software, reading, math, work and career and more.
Stack Exchange — StackExchange is one of several dozen Q+A sites covering multiple topics, including Stack Overflow, which is related to computer technology. Ask a targeted question, get answers from professional and enthusiast peers to improve what you already know about a topic.
HippoCampus — HippoCampus combines free video collections on 13 middle school through college subjects from NROC Project, STEMbite, Khan Academy, NM State Learning Games Lab and more, with free accounts for teachers.
Howcast — Howcast hosts casual video tutorials covering general topics on lifestyle, crafts, cooking, entertainment and more.
Memrise — Lessons on the Memrise (sounds like “memorize”) site include languages and other topics, and are presented on the principle that knowledge can be learned with gamification techniques, which reinforce concepts.
SchoolTube — SchoolTube is a video sharing platform for K-12 students and their educators, with registered users representing over 50,000 schools and a site offering of over half a million videos.
Instructables — Instructables is a hybrid learning site, offering free online text and video how-to instructions for mostly physical DIY (do-it-yourself) projects that cover various hands-on crafts, technology, recipes, game play accessories and more. (Costs lie in project materials only.)
creativeLIVE — CreativeLive has an interesting approach to workshops on creative and lifestyle topics (photography, art, music, design, people skills, entreprenurship, etc.), with live access typically offered free and on-demand access requiring purchase.
Do It Yourself — Do It Yourself (DIY) focuses on how-tos primarily for home improvement, with the occasional tips on lifestyle and crafts topics.
Adafruit Learning System — If you’re hooked by the Maker movement and want to learn how to make Arduino-based electronic gadgets, check out the free tutorials at Adafruit Learn site — and buy the necessary electronics kits and supplies from the main site.
Grovo — If you need to learn how to efficiently use a variety of Web applications for work, Grovo has paid (subscription, with free intros) video tutorials on best practices for hundreds of Web sites.
General College and University
edX — The edX site offers free subject matter from top universities, colleges and schools from around the world, including MIT and Harvard, and many courses are “verified,” offering a certificate of completion for a nominal minimum fee.
Cousera — Coursera is a learning site offering courses (free for audit) from over 100 partners — top universities from over 20 countries, as well as non-university partners — with verified certificates as a paid option, plus specializations, which group related courses together in a recommended sequence.
MIT Open Courseware — MIT OpenCourseWare is the project that started the OCW / Open Education Consortium [http://www.oeconsortium.org], launching in 2002 with the full content of 50 real MIT courses available online, and later including most of the MIT course curriculum — all for free — with hundreds of higher ed institutions joining in with their own OCW course materials later.
Open Yale Courses — Open Yale Courses (OYC) are free, open access, non-credit introductory courses recorded in Yale College’s classroom and available online in a number of digital formats.
Open Learning Initiative — Carnegie Mellon University’s (CMU’s) Open Learning Initiative (OLI) is course content (many open and free) intended for both students who want to learn and teachers/ institutions requiring teaching materials.
Khan Academy — Khan Academy is one of the early online learning sites, offering free learning resources for all ages on many subjects, and free tools for teachers and parents to monitor progress and coach students.
MIT Video — MITVideo offers over 12,000 talks/ lecture videos in over 100 channels that include math, architecture and planning, arts, chemistry, biological engineering, robotics, humanities and social sciences, physics and more.
Stanford Online — Stanford Online is a collection of free courses billed as “for anyone, anywhere, anytime” and which includes a wide array of topics that include human rights, language, writing, economics, statistics, physics, engineering, software, chemistry, and more.
Harvard Extension School: Open Learning Initiative — Harvard’s OLI (Open Learning Initiative) offers a selection of free video courses (taken from the edX selection) for the general public that covers a range of typical college topics, includings, Arts, History, Math, Statistics, Computer Science, and more.
Canvas Network — Canvas Network offers mostly free online courses source from numerous colleges and universities, with instructor-led video and text content and certificate options for select programs.
Quantum Physics Made Relatively Simple — Quantum Physics Made Relatively Simple” is, as the name implies, a set of just three lectures (plus intro) very specifically about Quantum Physics, form three presentations given by theoretical physicist Hans Bethe.
Open UW — Open UW is the umbrella initiative of several free online learning projects from the University of Washington, offered by their UW Online division, and including Coursera, edX and other channels.
UC San Diego Podcast Lectures — Podcast USCD, from UC San Diego, is a collection of audio and/or video podcasts of multi-subject university course lectures — some freely available, other only accessible by registered students.
University of the People — University of the People offers tuition-free online courses, with relatively small fees required only for certified degree programs (exam and processing fees).
NovoEd — NovoEd claims a range of mostly free “courses from thought leaders and distinguished professors from top universities,” and makes it possible for today’s participants to be tomorrow’s mentors in future courses.
IT and Software Development
Udacity — Udacity offers courses with paid certification and nanodegrees — with emphasis on skills desired by tech companies in Silicon Valley — mostly based on a monthly subscription, with access to course materials (print, videos) available for free.
Apple Developer Site — Apple Developer Center may be very specific in topics for lessons, but it’s a free source of documentation and tutorials for software developers who want to develop apps for iOS Mobile, Mac OS X desktop, and Safari Web apps.
Google Code — As with Apple Developer Center, Google Code is topic-narrow but a good source of documentation and tutorials for Android app development.
Code.org — Code.org is the home of the “Hour of Code” campaign, which is aimed at teachers and educators as well as students of all ages (4-104) who want to teach or learn, respectively, computer programming and do not know where to start.
Mozilla Developer Network — MDN (Mozilla Developer Network) offers learning resources — including links to offsite guides — and tutorials for Web development in HTML, CSS and JavaScript — whether you’re a beginner or an expert, and even if you’re not using Mozilla’s Firefox Web browser.
Learnable — Learnable by Sitepoint offers paid subscription access to an ebook library of content for computers and tablets, and nearly 5,000 videos lessons (and associated code samples) covering software-related topics – with quizzes and certification available.
Pluralsight — Pluralsight (previously PeepCode) offers paid tech and creative training content (over 3,700 courses and 130K video clips) for individuals, businesses and institutions that covers IT admin, programming, Web development, data visualization — as well as game design, 3D animation, and video editing through a partnership with Digital-Tutors.com, and additional software coding lessons through Codeschool.com.
CodeHS — CodeSchool offers software coding lessons (by subscription) for individuals who want to learn at home, or for students learning in a high school teacher-led class.
Aquent Gymnasium — Gymnasium offers a small but thorough set of free Web-related lesson plans for coding, design and user experience, but filters access by assessing the current knowledge of an enrollee and allows those with scores of at least 70% to continue.
Suggested by @sei-starchild.
Random German Vocabulary
All the words are from this video. Der Zusammenhalt - solidarity Der Rückzugsort - safe haven Der Rückhalt - backing, support Der Bestandteil - component, element Die Geliebte - female lover, romantic partner Die Unterstützung - support Die Geborgenheit - feeling of security Geborgen - safe (free from care, without anxiety) Ansiedeln - to cause to live or be based in a place, to settle (down), to locate
