The Khan Academy provides hundreds of free videos and online lessons.
Connexions is an open-source (free!) repository of modules in a range of disciplines, from elementary to college levels. Here’s their self-description: Connexions is a dynamic digital educational ecosystem consisting of an educational content repository and a content management system optimized for the delivery of educational content. Connexions is one of the most popular open education sites in the world. Its more than 17,000 learning objects or modules in its repository and over 1000 collections (textbooks, journal articles, etc.) are used by over 2 million people per month. Its content services the educational needs of learners of all ages, in nearly every discipline, from math and science to history and English to psychology and sociology. Connexions delivers content for free over the Internet for schools, educators, students, and parents to access 24/7/365. Materials are easily downloadable to almost any mobile device for use anywhere, anytime. Schools can also order low cost hard copy sets of the materials (textbooks). Here’s the link: http://cnx.org/ and the founder explaining his project.
TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) has videotaped hundreds of fascinating talks on myriad topics, from Wael Ghonim explaining how the Egyptian revolution worked like a wiki to Chimamanda Adichie describing the danger of telling only a single story: you can use them free!
The Center has an extensive collection of books on learning and teaching. Please feel free browse and borrow. We have a current subscription to the Chronicle of Higher Education, so please stop by to read, chat, and sip coffee.
Other Teaching Centers:
The University of Kansas’s Center for Teaching Excellence provides links to ALL of the teaching center websites in the country, and many international centers. Here are a few of the most useful ones.