Nope, I have no vested interest in this site, other than I find it fascinating and am pretty much sharing it everywhere I can.
https://www.coursera.org/
They offer free online courses on a huge variety of topics - economics, biology, geo-sciences, etc, etc, etc. Most of them also use free online textbooks or no textbooks at all, just provided class notes. So it really is free-free.
You will not get college credit for these courses, although some offer certificates proving you took the course.
Participating universities include Duke, Princeton, U of Michigan, and many other well known colleges and universities.
Some courses are more advanced than others and require background education on subject matter, but there are a LOT that are entry level learning.
My only problem so far is picking something. So many sound interesting to me - Sustainability, Human Physiology, Science of Social Networking, and so on. Several courses are starting in September so now is a good time to sign up!
Hope it helps someone!
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Free Online Courses from Top Universities (no kidding!)
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Posted 24 August 2012 - 09:24 AM
Suffice to say, I have the crazy. I belong here.
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Posted 24 August 2012 - 09:52 AM
Thanks for posting. There's some interesting classes in there.
DX: Atypical major depression, GAD, panic, social anxiety, migraines
RX: Nortriptyline (150mg); buspirone (45mg); lithium (300mg); clonazepam (.5 mg PRN)
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Posted 24 August 2012 - 12:03 PM
Harvard and MIT [I thihnk it's mit] are now starting an actual certificate program that you can participate in for free online. If you go to their sites you can find the info.
I am not a health care pro.
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Posted 24 August 2012 - 12:21 PM
Love that site.
Diagnoses: Schizoaffective Bipolar Type ("Significant, Severe, Chronic, and Clear Cut"), Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Anorexia (in remission; dx in early teen years), OCD (dx in early teen years)
Current Meds: 600mg Seroquel, 30mg Abilify, 100mg Trazodone, 200mg Lamictal, 300mg Effexor XR, 3mg Klonopin.
Some days are better than others, but I do what I can.
How I'm doing now: I am down and am suicidal. I want to stay in bed forever. I never want to leave the apartment. The voices have been really bothering me. They also put thoughts in my head that aren't mine. They do this to torture me constantly. It is never silent.
Current Meds: 600mg Seroquel, 30mg Abilify, 100mg Trazodone, 200mg Lamictal, 300mg Effexor XR, 3mg Klonopin.
Some days are better than others, but I do what I can.
How I'm doing now: I am down and am suicidal. I want to stay in bed forever. I never want to leave the apartment. The voices have been really bothering me. They also put thoughts in my head that aren't mine. They do this to torture me constantly. It is never silent.
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Posted 24 August 2012 - 03:58 PM
Thank you for the link! I like the idea of real courses with no pressure since you don't get a credit.
I used to use the openware courses from MIT to help supplement my understanding of certain subjects (in school or just for my own personal knowledge.)
It's http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm but you probably have already found the site before!
I used to use the openware courses from MIT to help supplement my understanding of certain subjects (in school or just for my own personal knowledge.)
It's http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm but you probably have already found the site before!
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Posted 26 August 2012 - 01:51 PM
http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm
MIT has great humanities departments, much to people's surprise. And one of the best business schools in the country (Sloane).
http://www.extension...ning-initiative
The heroic myth course by Prof. Nagy is awesome, and not that hard. We called it "Heroes for Zeroes," the entire football team took it. But it is a GREAT course.
Prof. Garber is a really renowned Shakespeare expert, and I really loved her course, but I wouldn't watch every lecture again. "Measure for Measure" I've bookmarked, because it is my favorite.
http://www.opencultu...eeonlinecourses
I'm not that familiar with this site, but there are free Hitchcock movies!
http://www.youtube.com/stanford
There are lectures on neuroscience. David Sapolsky, whose lecture is pinned to Depression, has a course online here.
MIT has great humanities departments, much to people's surprise. And one of the best business schools in the country (Sloane).
http://www.extension...ning-initiative
The heroic myth course by Prof. Nagy is awesome, and not that hard. We called it "Heroes for Zeroes," the entire football team took it. But it is a GREAT course.
Prof. Garber is a really renowned Shakespeare expert, and I really loved her course, but I wouldn't watch every lecture again. "Measure for Measure" I've bookmarked, because it is my favorite.
http://www.opencultu...eeonlinecourses
I'm not that familiar with this site, but there are free Hitchcock movies!
http://www.youtube.com/stanford
There are lectures on neuroscience. David Sapolsky, whose lecture is pinned to Depression, has a course online here.
Dx: Bipolar NOS; GAD; Migraine w/ Aura; Migraine w/o Aura;
Rx: Alprazolam; Botox; Buproprion; Dihydroergotomine via IV Infusion; Imitrex Tablets with Metoclopramide; Lamotrigine; Lithium; Migranal; Prilosec; Promethazine; Propranalol; Sumatriptan injectables
Currently Shelved: Abilify; Amerge; Anaprox; Atenolol; Buspar; Cafergot; Cymbalta; Depakote; Di-Hydro-ergotamine; injected; Gabapentin; Geodon; Klonopin; Maxalt; Namenda; Nortriptyline; Norvasc; Prozac; Risperdone; Relpax; Sansert; Tegretol; Trazadone; Verapamil; Zoloft; Zolpidem; Zomig; Zonegran
Affectations can be dangerous. -Gertrude Stein
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Posted 26 August 2012 - 03:24 PM
Thank you so much for sharing additional resources. The internet is truly amazing.
Suffice to say, I have the crazy. I belong here.
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Posted 27 August 2012 - 12:20 PM
thanks, you guys, for posting these resources. my boyfriend was telling me about colleges offering free online courses a couple of weeks ago. i was interested but did not do any follow-up research on my own. so again, thank you for posting!
smiling despair. no solution, but constantly exercising an authority over myself that i know is useless. the essential thing is not to lose oneself, and not to lose that part of oneself that lies sleeping in the world. -albert camus
dx: bipolar I [w/ psychosis], anorexia nervosa, borderline traits, some flavor of anxiety disorder
current rx: lithium carbonate 900 [level 1.0], lamotrigine 200, olanzapine 10, clonazepam 1.5
past rx: divalproex sodium, topiramate, levetiracetam, paroxetine, trazodone, doxepin, quetiapine, paliperidone, ziprasidone, risperidone, trifluoperazine, methylphenidate, phenobarbital, lorazepam, temazepam, buspirone, hydroxyzine, zolpidem, ramelteon
dx: bipolar I [w/ psychosis], anorexia nervosa, borderline traits, some flavor of anxiety disorder
current rx: lithium carbonate 900 [level 1.0], lamotrigine 200, olanzapine 10, clonazepam 1.5
past rx: divalproex sodium, topiramate, levetiracetam, paroxetine, trazodone, doxepin, quetiapine, paliperidone, ziprasidone, risperidone, trifluoperazine, methylphenidate, phenobarbital, lorazepam, temazepam, buspirone, hydroxyzine, zolpidem, ramelteon
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Posted 27 August 2012 - 09:05 PM
Thanks for the additional links! I am trying one to test the waters so to speak!
wish me luck!
wish me luck!
Diagnoses: Schizoaffective Bipolar Type ("Significant, Severe, Chronic, and Clear Cut"), Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Anorexia (in remission; dx in early teen years), OCD (dx in early teen years)
Current Meds: 600mg Seroquel, 30mg Abilify, 100mg Trazodone, 200mg Lamictal, 300mg Effexor XR, 3mg Klonopin.
Some days are better than others, but I do what I can.
How I'm doing now: I am down and am suicidal. I want to stay in bed forever. I never want to leave the apartment. The voices have been really bothering me. They also put thoughts in my head that aren't mine. They do this to torture me constantly. It is never silent.
Current Meds: 600mg Seroquel, 30mg Abilify, 100mg Trazodone, 200mg Lamictal, 300mg Effexor XR, 3mg Klonopin.
Some days are better than others, but I do what I can.
How I'm doing now: I am down and am suicidal. I want to stay in bed forever. I never want to leave the apartment. The voices have been really bothering me. They also put thoughts in my head that aren't mine. They do this to torture me constantly. It is never silent.
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Posted 23 September 2012 - 12:34 PM
http://webcast.berkeley.edu/
loads of things on iTunes under the heading "itunesU" almost all of it is free.
loads of things on iTunes under the heading "itunesU" almost all of it is free.
An antecedent is a word, phrase, or clause referred to endophorically by another expression which precedes or follows it.
As far as I know that means "An antecedent is a bit of a sentence."
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As far as I know that means "An antecedent is a bit of a sentence."
The picture in my avatar is from a wonderful artist who can be found here: http://www.joannaall.../paintings.html
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Posted 02 November 2012 - 02:29 PM
There's also this website - Academic Earth, where Harvard, Yale, Berkeley and others post lectures from select courses.
Dx - Borderline Personality Disorder, Depression, Anxiety
On - Sertraline, Xanax, Seroquel
On - Sertraline, Xanax, Seroquel
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Posted 04 November 2012 - 12:06 PM
If you have an Apple device there is a free app called ITunes U that has free courses from many disciplines.
Dx: Schizoaffective disorder-bipolar type, PTSD, social anxiety disorder, ADHD inattentive, trichotillomania, physical stuff
Meds: Seroquel IR (300 mg), Topamax (200 mg), Cymbalta (90 mg), Vitamin D (50,000 IU), Effexor XR (300 mg), Ativan (1 mg prn), levothyroxine (0.100 mg), copper IUD
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Posted 12 November 2012 - 12:50 AM
So cool! I just signed up for 2 courses to take 
Really quite very sure I'm on the spectrum. Awaiting report back from assessment.
Recently quit Wellbutrin XL 150, taking Dexedrine spansules when I can afford it.
A little slow with social interaction- if I offend you do not hesitate to let me know, chances are I really didn't mean it.
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Posted 11 February 2013 - 03:36 AM
If you have an Apple device there is a free app called ITunes U that has free courses from many disciplines.
I've "taken" two Yale courses through iTunes U and the problem with it (or maybe just the ones I chose, I dunno) is that they don't choose free textbooks, articles, journal volumes. They do link to places where you can purchase them, but it kind of, I don't know, is really limiting since people are doing this for personal knowledge/pleasure or to supplement their other courses and I already have a hard enough time paying for the classes I take for academic credits, so. Again, maybe it was just the two I looked into, or maybe just the courses Yale offers through iTunes U. It's cool nonetheless. I used to listen to the lectures while commuting to decompress and relax before my "real" classes.
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