Monthly Archives: February 2012
National Science Foundation adds Science of NHL Hockey and Olympic Winter Games
The National Science Foundation resource series has added two new special video reports. The Science of NHL Hockey® and the Science of Olympic Winter Games joins the other two video collections already available ( NFL Football® and the Science of Speed (NASCAR)®). These video series explores the science behind some of America’s most popular sporting events.
Summary: The National Science Foundation, in partnership with NBC Learn and NBC Sports and the National Hockey League, explore the science and math behind professional hockey in this 9 part video series.
Accessibility: Closed Captioned
Summary: NBC Learn has teamed up with the National Science Foundation to produce Science of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, a 16-part video series that explores the science behind individual Olympic events.
Accessibility: Closed Captioned
The NCCCS courses that could be enhanced by using these resources are: PHY080, PHY090, PHY101, PHY102, PHY0110
To access the series you can do any of the following:
- Log into the NCLOR and click on “Browse by Resource Series” and then the National Science Foundation series.
- If you are NCCCS faculty, you can add the links to the resources directly to your LMS based course. (learn how)
- Simply, click here to view the series as a guest.
NC School of Science and Math Adds New Calculus Videos to NCLOR
NCSSM Calculus Video Example
The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics has added 46 new math videos to their resource series. The additions cover a range of topics in Calculus. Some of the topics covered in this series are: Modeling, Functions, Applications of Derivatives and Sequences & Series…and more.
This series is available to everyone in the NCLOR including guests.
The NCCCS courses that could be enhanced by using these resources are: MAT172, MAT271, MAT272, and MAT273.
To access this series, you can do any of the following:
- Log into the NCLOR and click on “Browse by Resource Series” and then the NC School of Science and Mathematics series.
Free and Open eTextbooks added to the NCLOR
Today, 58 eTextbooks from Flat World Knowledge were added to the NCLOR. Flat World Knowledge (FWK) is a college textbook publishing company with a mission to use technology and innovative business models to lower costs, increase access and personalize learning worldwide. They work with successful textbook authors and well-known scholars to create great free textbooks. This open textbook model gives faculty complete control over their content. Students have a choice of low-cost print and digital formats, including a free online reader. 
With the FWK online reader you can search or jump to any part of the book using the table of contents. Click on any chapter title or section and head directly there.
Subjects included in this resource series are: Business & Economics, Science, Humanities & Social Sciences, Professional & Applied Sciences, and Mathematics.
The NCCCS courses that could be enhanced by using these resources are: ACA111, ACC120, AIB222, AIB246, BAF110, BUS110, BUS115, BUS125, BUS151, BUS153, BUS240, BUS255, BUS259, CHM081, CHM082, CHM092, CJC111, COE110, COM250, COM3711, CTS115, CTS240, ECO101, ECO251, ECO252, ENG080, ENG111, ETR210, GEO110, INS105, INT210, MAT050, MAT060, MKT120, MKT220, OMT222, POL110, PSY150, and SOC100
To access the series you can do any of the following:
New Math Resources from Khan Academy & SAS Added to NCLOR
Over 450 math resources have been added to the Khan Academy and SAS Curriculum Pathways resource series. The complete developmental math collection of Khan Academy is now available in the NCLOR. Resources on Algebra, Geometry, Numbers and Operations, Statistics and Probability, and Trigonometry have been added to the SAS Curriculum Pathways series.
The NCCCS courses that could be enhanced by using these resources are: MAT120, MAT121, and MAT151. The new developmental math redesign courses will also be tagged to this content.
To access the series you can do any of the following:
- Log into the NCLOR and click on “Browse by Resource Series” and then the Khan Academy or SAS Curriculum Pathways series.
- If you are NCCCS faculty, you can add the links to the resources directly to your LMS based course. (learn how)
- Simply, click here to view the Khan series as a guest. *The SAS series is not available to guests.
History Animated Resource Series updated in NCLOR
The History Animated resource series was updated with 6 new animations. This collection is a series of depictions of the key naval and land battles using animation technology. The new animations include 4 on The War of 1812 , 1 on The Mexican American War, and 1 animation about the road to the Civil War.
The NCCCS courses that could be enhanced by using these resources are: HIS131, HIS132, HIS145, HIS216,HIS228.
To access the series you can do any of the following:
- Log into the NCLOR and click on “Browse by Resource Series” and then the History Animated (Military History) series.
- If you are NCCCS faculty, you can add the links to the resources directly to your LMS based course. (learn how)
- Simply, click here to view the series as a guest.
Skulls added to NCLOR from NC School of Science and Math
The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics now has a dedicated resource series within the NCLOR. The Distance Education and Extended Programs (DEEP) division serves as the outreach arm of the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (NCSSM). It is a leader in distance education providing a full range of educational opportunities and high quality resources to teachers and K-12 students across North Carolina.
This series of resources will grow but for now it includes graphics and interactive animations. Videos, lesson plans, and professional development materials are planned for the future. The first content made available is a group of 67 resources dedicated to the study of hominid skulls in biology.
Hominid skull (Example)
The Hominid Skulls have been rendered in 360 degree animation as well as life-size images of the skulls in PDF format. The animations can be viewed with flash player from any web browser.
This series is available to everyone in the NCLOR including guests.
The NCCCS courses that could be enhanced by using these resources are: ANT210, ANT220, ANT230, and ANT245.
To access this series, you can do any of the following:
- Log into the NCLOR and click on “Browse by Resource Series” and then the NC School of Science and Mathematics series.
