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Free University Video Lectures

Friday, June 22, 2007 - by CFertig - 1686 Views - 1 Comments - Category: Parents and Educators, Free Activities and Lessons, Gifted Education

Do you have a high school student who is ready for more challenging material or has a strong interest in a particular subject? More and more of the nation’s best universities are posting free videos of selected lectures on the Internet. While Apple recently created iTunes U, with course lectures, language lessons, lab demonstrations, sports highlights, and campus tours provided by top US colleges and universities, still other avenues are available for viewing. Here is a sampling.

Caltech

Click on “Science and Technology” or “Society and Culture” for a list of video lectures.

Duke University

This site contains all recorded video lectures produced in the Duke University Mathematics Department Multimedia Classroom.

Law School Video Lectures

Webcasts of major law school lectures, conferences, panels, debates and special events.

MIT

A wide variety of lectures from the many departments at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Princeton University Lectures

Includes lectures from the Princeton Environmental Institute, Public Lecture Series, the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions, and others. Sample titles are “Exploration of the Great Rivers of Africa,” “Escher and the Droste Effect,” and “The Legacy of John Adams.”

University of California at Berkeley

Videos include course lectures, readings, and symposiums in a variety of subjects.

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By scorpio88 @ Thursday, July 19, 2007 4:25 AM

very good collection. Check http://freevideolectures.com also. you have great collection

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