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		<title>LearnHub: Free Online Lessons, Learning Communities, and Other Goodies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The new teaching/learning website, LearnHub.com, looks like it&#8217;s shaping up to be an excellent resource for self-educators. There isn&#8217;t a ton of users now, but there are several learning communities worth taking a look at.
Here&#8217;s how it works: Anyone can create a learning community. The creator of the community posts lessons which are freely available [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://selfmadescholar.com/b/2008/03/10/learnhub-free-online-lessons-learning-communities-and-other-goodies/</link>
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		<title>Free Ruby on Rails Tutorials</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Computer programming is one of the most popular topics in the database of free online classes. This week, I&#8217;ve been adding to the collection of free Ruby on Rails courses and tutorials.
One of the more interesting finds I&#8217;ve come across is a no-cost,  instructor-led Ruby programming course from RubyLearning.org. Here&#8217;s a brief bio of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://selfmadescholar.com/b/2008/02/11/free-ruby-on-rails-tutorials/</link>
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		<title>Online How-To Videos at HowCast.com</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Want to learn how to make a sling, set a dinner table, or dress for a job interview? The new video &#8220;how-to&#8221; site HowCast.com offers video instruction on all these, plus hundred of other topics.
Online video instruction has been a growing niche over the past year or so. But, HowCast has the best production quality [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://selfmadescholar.com/b/2008/02/08/online-how-to-videos-at-howcastcom/</link>
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		<title>Travel the World Through Books</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A new site has found an interesting use for Google Maps. GoogleLitTrips.com offers downloadable presentations that explore Google Earth based on novels. Journey with your favorite characters in books like The Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, The Aeneid, Macbeth, or Grapes of Wrath.
Be careful though - it can get addictive.
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		<link>http://selfmadescholar.com/b/2008/01/29/travel-the-world-through-books/</link>
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		<title>Want Health, Wealth, and Happiness? Hit up the Library!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Reading is the keystone to self education.
This morning, I came across a quote that  really demonstrates what a difference reading can make in a person&#8217;s life. Check it out:

All of the books that we will ever need to make us as rich, as healthy, as happy, as powerful, as sophisticated and as successful as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://selfmadescholar.com/b/2008/01/28/want-health-wealth-and-happiness-hit-up-the-library/</link>
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		<title>Creating a Personal University</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Scott Young from PickTheBrain.com recently published an interesting article about setting up a personal university. He gives several thoughtful suggestions for how to start learning on your own. The article may not be for experienced independent learners, but if you&#8217;re just starting out it&#8217;s worth a look. Here&#8217;s a blurb:
&#8220;Forming your personal university isn’t just [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://selfmadescholar.com/b/2008/01/24/creating-a-personal-university/</link>
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		<title>Employers: &#8220;Grades and Tests Don&#8217;t Cut It!&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New research shows that today&#8217;s employers want more than a diploma from prospective employees. A recent USA Today article explains:

&#8220;Forget transcripts, multiple-choice tests or institutional scores. The surveyed business leaders want faculty assessment of internships, senior projects or community-based work. 
&#8220;Too many policymakers and educational leaders are focused on the tests rather than on what [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://selfmadescholar.com/b/2008/01/24/employers-grades-and-tests-dont-cut-it/</link>
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		<title>Free Online Video Courses</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In preparing the database of free online classes, I&#8217;ve sorted through thousands of courses on the net. While text-based courses are the most common, there are some very well-made video classes out there.
You can find an online video course for just about every introductory-level topic. Consider these: basic cooking, Algebra, world history, Spanish, music, weight [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://selfmadescholar.com/b/2008/01/18/free-online-video-courses/</link>
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		<title>The Importance of Finding an Intellectual “Study Buddy”</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I read Ayn Rand’s lengthy novel The Fountain Head in only a few days. When I was finished I just sat there, staring into space. “What the…?” I thought. The book had some unusual ideas that I’d never considered before. I was confused and I really needed to talk about it with someone. Soon.
It’s true: [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://selfmadescholar.com/b/2008/01/17/the-importance-of-finding-an-intellectual-%e2%80%9cstudy-buddy%e2%80%9d/</link>
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		<title>1000+ Free Online Computer Science Books</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Did you know that you can access thousands of computer science books over the internet, for free? You may not be able to read the latest title on the nonfiction bestsellers list. But, you can read a lot of classic computer sci books without paying a dime.
Why would anyone post the full-text of computer books, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://selfmadescholar.com/b/2008/01/16/1000-free-online-computer-science-books/</link>
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