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Finnish Learning Resources
Idk who needs it but I thought I might share some free online resources that I found helpful for other broke overwhelmed learners.
Best resource for grammar:
The course is good but only the first week is free premium, without premium it's basically useless.
This is just a demo but still useful:
https://materiaalit-koosto.otava.fi/web/state-jurdmmbvgaydeirmj4yq/649acb7ce5b1d718f439f971
Nice course on grammar with test tasks at the end:
Very good series of basic videos for immigrants:
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I was just asked to share a favorite writing tip, and as I wrote, it sort of organically expanded from the realm of writing tips I have received and into the realm of writing tips I’ve worked out for myself. I cut most of that from the original response because it wasn’t really what was being asked, but for anyone who might find it helpful - here are six notes on writing from someone who’s been doing it for twenty-something years and has no Agenda, financial or academic, to steer me much astray from confession of my actual practices:
Tip #1: my favorite writing tip I ever got from an outside source is (paraphrasing) “if you want to write like Tolkien, the key isn’t to stick a bunch of dwarves and elves in a low-medieval setting. The key is to write about subjects that you love as much as Professor Tolkien loved Northern European languages and mythology and the pre-Industrial English countryside and Catholic theology and etc.” It isn’t the details of what creatures you have in there that gives something that particular engaging quality that will carry it through and overrule a lot of its inevitable flaws - it is, instead, a subtle, difficult-to-define sort of energy the work will have that, as far as I can tell (and I’ve tried, many times, with concepts and projects that just didn’t work out), cannot be faked.
Tip #2: Based on my own experience as it applies to Tip #1, start trying to figure out what your interests are as early as possible and never stop looking even once you think you’ve found them. There’s a plethora of low-to-no-cost, low-to-no-commitment ways to pick up at least the basics of topics you know nothing about***, so give something a try every now and then, you might surprise yourself. For another personal anecdote, I grew up with the firm belief that physics was something I would a) find really boring and b) not be smart enough to get even the vaguest grasp on no matter how hard I worked, and that even trying was therefore probably a waste of time. I still can’t do the math and would probably flunk any real exams, but physics writing, obtained from the public library’s New Arrivals section, has ended up being one of the richest sources for my writing that I’ve ever encountered.
Tip #3: if you truly can’t find a subject in the world you find yourself especially interested in, that’s probably either the depression or the after effects of bad educational experiences talking. Or both - both is always an option. Start addressing that stuff and the world will most likely become a much more interesting place and you will most likely become a much more interesting writer.
Tip #4: if you find yourself with a sort of author crush, with someone (including other fan authors!) whose work you really, really admire, and you desperately want to be like them when you grow up - find out what they read and read it, too. This doesn’t work 100% of the time, but it is often a productive exercise; the reason I tend to include so many footnotes in my fics is because I’ve benefited so much from other people who left footnotes with reading recommendations or trivia explanations on their fics.
Tip #5, the Big One: Combine multiple things you are geeking out about into one story. The best writing I probably ever did began with how certain characters were represented in three different fanfics in two different fandoms. The presentation of Character A from Franchise 1 in two fics reminded me, in ways she normally wouldn’t, of the presentation of Character B from one fic from Franchise 2. I also just really liked Character C and thought it might be fun to introduce some elements of Character D to him and then see what happened, so I isolated some of the things I liked about those characterizations and combined a character trait or two from each in order to form two ‘new’ basic characters who would form the ‘center’ of the story. I then ran them both through additional filters: the first filter was some specific other interests (ornithology and tea culture) I happened to have, and then the second was the general impressions I’d gotten of family lives and dynamics from reading a couple of blogs for several years****. And then I topped this concoction off by dusting it lightly with references to and elements from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and an old Cage the Elephant song. Yeah. Other sources of musical inspiration have included, but are far, far from limited to, songs from Breaking Benjamin, Foster the People, Hozier, Lana del Rey, The Mountain Goats, The Offspring, and The Smashing Pumpkins. Even I kind of roll my eyes at that list, but hey, if it works, it works.
Tip #6: Don’t get the wrong idea from Tip #5 - I don’t recommend approaching stories or subjects with the aim of finding something to combine with something else in mind. The example I gave coalesced in my head over the course of several years before I ever put any of it into writing. The ideas will form in their own time, and I think the best thing to do is to just absorb as much enjoyable media and neat information as you can and then let your brain gradually do its own thing in its own time. It’s frustrating, but trying to think of things to jam together for a story or character idea on purpose doesn’t work nearly as well in my experience - maybe it can be pulled off for a one-off, preferably one that is a direct homage to or parody of the original, but when it comes to longer-term and more nuanced stuff, it’s rare for a deliberately sought out mash-up to ever quite get that Certain Something that I talked about back in Tip #1.
*** I can only really speak for the U.S. here, but with that caveat - I cannot overstate the utility of public library resources like inter-library loan and Friends of the Library bag sales, along with the contents of the library itself and particularly the New Arrivals sections if one is fortunate enough to be within reasonable driving distance of an even moderately well-stocked public library. If they’ve got a subscription to something like JSTOR or another academic database, so much the better, though you can find a surprising amount of information just through free articles and excerpts on JSTOR at least. The website and app Coursera also has a modest but useful collection of free courses, some of which are designed to be completed in as little as two days, and the similar website/app edX has quite a few classes where you can access the materials freely enough and just won’t get credit toward any professional certificates unless you pay them. I’ve done some studies also through Modern States, which is completely free as far as I remember and aimed at preparing people for exams that could, in theory, allow someone to test out of their freshman year of college or university. I have the very vague impression that Khan Academy sometimes gets mixed reviews, but I’ve found it a useful resource before. I’m sure this list also only just scratches the surface of what’s out there, too, since these are just resources I’ve personally used.
**** One of these was a LiveJournal, to give you some idea of how long ago this was…The other, in the category of “less obvious places to look,” was a collection of tea-tasting logs from a website called steepster; some users use/at least used to use their logs as a sort of journal/social media as well as a place to review teas, and some of those people are really good writers. Haven’t been to steepster in a while, though, should probably peek in sometime to see if it and/or any of my favorite loggers are still around….
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Note Cards (January 2024)
1/3 Down Femoral Shaft Diagram
1st Cuneiform Anatomical Siding
3-Phosphoglycerate Derivatives
3rd Class Lever Diagram
55 Cancri c
A. floridanum
Amplification of Enzymes Diagram
Archaeologist
Arginine
Bedsore
Cardiac Valve Sounds
Carnitine Acyltransferase Reaction
Cranial Nerve 8 Dysfunctions
D2700 Skull
Diagnosing Leishmaniasis
DNA Polymerase
Enzyme Catalysis
Features of Genus Homo
Guide RNA
Human Lifespan
Locations of Preganglionic Soma
Longissimus Regions
Methanogenesis
Middle Proteins
Morphology of Pelvis
Multiple Displacement Amplification
NADPH and Glucose 6-P
NH3 and Glycine Synthase Reaction
Occipital Belly of Occipitofrontalis OIA
Penicillinases
Peptide Bond Torsion Angles
Pulp Development Zones
Rectus Abdominis OIA
RM3 Tooth - Buccal View
Roles of Actin Filaments
Safkhet
Schwann Cells vs Oligodendrocytes
Siding Distal Tibia
SOS Response
Southern Sugar Maple
spino-
TH17 Cells
Tibial Groove for Flexor Hallucis Longus
Upper Midshaft of Humerus Diagram
Vena Jugularis
Y. faxoniana
Zygomaticus
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Language Study Resource Recommendation: Internet Archive’s Open Library website!
They offer thousands of books in many different languages. To find books in languages other than English; First click browse, and then click Subjects. Scroll all the way to the last subject and you’ll see a title that says “Books by Language,” and under this you will see choices for all kinds of languages, with a ‘see more’ tab for even more languages.
I don’t know much else about this website however because I just found out about it today.
#language#language learning#learn languages#language lessons#foreign languages#language learning resources#language study#language resources#study resources#learning resources
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Free tactical medicine learning resources
If you want to learn first aid, emergency care or tactical medical care for real, you will need to practice these skills. A lot. Regularly. There’s no way to learn them just from books. But if you’re looking to supplement your training, can’t access hands on training, are a layperson doing research for your writing or otherwise just curious, here are some free resources (some may need a free account to access them).
TCCC
The current gold standard in the field is Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC), developed by the US army but used by militaries around the world. There is also a civilian version of the system called Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC). Training materials, Standards of Care, instructional videos, etc. can be accessed at deployedmedicine.com. You’ll need a free account. This should be your first and possibly only stop.
There’s also an app and a podcast if those are more your thing, although I haven’t personally tried them.
More TCCC (video) resources
STOP THE BLEED® Interactive Course
TCCC-MP Guidelines and Curriculum presentations and training videos
EURMED’s Medical Beginner's Resource List has suggested list of video materials (disclaimer: I haven’t watched the playlists, but I have been trained by nearly all of the linked systems/organisations and can vouch for them)
Tactical Medical Solutions training resource page (requires registration; some of the courses are free)
North American Rescue video downloads
Emergency medicine
WHO-ICRC Basic Emergency Care: approach to the acutely ill and injured — an open-access course workbook for basic emergency care with limited resources
Global Health Emergency Medicine — open-access, evidence-based, peer-reviewed emergency medicine modules designed for teachers and learners in low-resource health setting
AFEM Resources — curricula, lecture bank, reviews, etc.
Global Emergency Medicine Academy Resources (links to more resources)
OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology textbook
Open-access anatomy and physiology learning resources
OpenStax Pharmacology for nurses textbook
Principles of Pharmacology – Study Guide
Multiple Casualty Incidents
Management of Multiple Casualty Incidents lecture
Bombings: Injury Patterns and Care blast injuries course (scroll down on the page)
Borden Institute has medical textbooks about biological, chemical and nuclear threats
Psychological first aid: Guide for field workers
Prolonged field care
When the evac isn’t coming anytime soon.
Prolonged Field Care Basics lecture (requires registration)
Aerie 14th Edition Wilderness Medicine Manual (textbook)
Austere Emergency Medical Support (AEMS) Field Guide (textbook)
Prolonged Casualty Care (PCC) Guidelines
Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines
Austere Medicine Resources: Practice Guidelines — a great resource of WMS, PFC, TCCC, etc. clinical practice guidelines in one place
The Wilderness and Environmental Medicine Journal (you can read past issues without a membership)
Prolonged Field Care Collective: Resources
National Park Services Emergency Medical Services Resources
Guerilla Medicine: An Introduction to the Concepts of Austere Medicine in Asymmetric Conflicts (article)
Mental health & PTSD
National Center for PTSD
Psychological first aid: Guide for field workers
Combat and Operational Behavioral Health (medical textbook)
Resources for doctors and medical students
Or you know, other curious people who aren’t afraid of medical jargon.
Borden Institute Military Medical Textbooks and Resources — suggestions: start with Fundamentals of Military Medicine; mechanism of injury of conventional weapons; these two volumes on medical aspects of operating in extreme environments; psychosocial aspects of military medicine; or Combat Anesthesia
Emergency War Surgery textbook and lectures
Disaster Health Core Curriculum — online course for health professionals
Médecins Sans Frontières Clinical guidelines
Pocket book of hospital care for children: Second edition — guidelines for the management of common childhood illnesses in low resource settings
Grey’s Quick Reference: Basic Protocols in Paediatrics and Internal Medicine For Resource Limited Settings
The Department of Defense Center of Excellence for Trauma: Trauma Care Resources (links to more resources)
#feel free to share and add more#tactical medicine#tactical combat casualty care#prolonged field care#austere medicine#military medicine#tccc#tecc#disaster medicine#wilderness medicine#emergency medicine#emergency medical services#learning resources#writing resources#mandalorian medics#paramedicine#medicine
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Coding Study Plan!
I've enjoyed learning coding at a casual pace, but I'm ready to really buckle in and focus on moving forward to build my skills. SO, here is my plan:
Routine
Learn/practice coding at least 45 minutes per week day, alternating between FreeCodeCamp, web accessibility lessons, and personal projects. I aim to post about my progress at least once per week.
I plan to solidify my HTML/CSS, move onto JavaScript soon, and then decide where to go after that :)
Details and resources under the jump!
Coding Lessons
FreeCodeCamp: Great, project-based way to learn coding!
I'm almost done with the Responsive Web Design course, which covers HTML/CSS. I have enjoyed this way more than other tutorial methods I have tried before. Instead of providing a lesson with a separate activity afterwards, the project is the lesson, and you immediately use the coding and see the direct results. Learning by doing!
I'm excited to start on the JavaScript course soon!
Web Accessibility
Here are some free resources I'll use to study web accessibility:
Wix's Web Accessibility Course (thanks to @xiacodes for posting about this!)
Altogether, the videos for the lesson total about 1hr 15 mins.
This will prepare me to take the Accessibility Specialist Certification Exam which provides a fun certificate for passing~
Accessibility Resource List from @accessibleaesthetics
Includes accessibility info that is relevant for everyone, as well as more specific knowledge for programmers, bloggers, writers, artists, and roleplayers.
I'm always learning from @accessibleaesthetics's posts! please give them a follow to learn accessibility during your casual Tumblring :)
Web Accessibility Twitch Stream with Africa Kenyah, hosted by @kitkatcodes
1hr 30 mins, can't wait to watch!
Africa Kenyah is a software engineer, accessibility specialist, and yoga teacher. Visit her website here!
#codeblr#learning resources#neocities#html css#html#css#coding#web accessibility#indie web#open web#meow squeak
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Learn ASL
These are some online resources, but ASL is a three dimensional language. The best way to learn is in person with a Deaf teacher. Check your local Deaf center for more resources and events. These resources provide a good place to start and build your vocabulary
Lessons, Quizzes, Dictionaries
ASLDeafined.com (Lessons in ASL, Deaf Culture/History, Interpreter information, and Dictionary) This one is $36/year. It's my favorite because it's structured well and asl includes lessons on Deaf culture and historical figures. When I took ASL classes from my local Center of the Deaf, they used this resource to structure the classes.
SigningSavvy.com (ASL Dictionary and beginner's info)
Lifeprint.com (Dictionary and beginner’s info)
aslpro.com (ASL dictionaries; and quizzes)
Videos, News, Vlogs, Podcasts
Watching native signers sign, even if it's above your current level, will help you learn much faster and more naturally
aslized.org (stories, jokes, poems and speeches in ASL)
Sign1News (News stories in ASL. They also have a YouTube channel and app)
The ASL Lab (YouTube channel; goes into depth about specific signs and grammatical structures)
What the Deaf?(podcast by two Deaf women explores different perspectives and challenges. Season 2 focuses on the film industry. You can listen in English and/or watch in ASL)
#american sign language#asl#resources#learning#learning resources#new years#new years resolution#do it#do it i dare you#asl resources
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Just found some old pictures of the wands my mum and I made for a Fantastic Beasts event at the college LRC (library) where I used to work.
We made them out of newspaper, toilet roll, PVA glue, acrylic paint, beads and plastic gems, and a glue gun.
These were hidden around the LRC and students would hunt for them every day for about two weeks until they found them all. Those that found them got to take them home and we also had some other activities to promote some of our Harry Potter audiobooks, ebooks and physical books and movies.
Bonus points to whoever spots the atrocious spelling mistake I made on the promotional material. Had to remember where we hid them all so I could break out the tipex
Edit: I Would like to mention as an afterthought, I am in no way in support of She Who Must Not Be Named (aka JK Rowling's) personal opinions regarding trans people. In my opinion she has turned into a vial and loathsome individual who has thoroughly tarnished my love of the fictional world she created. Her actions are pointlessly decisive, and harmful to cis and trans women alike.
Though the fanfic + fanart and the diverse community which created it and enriched that world is still incredibly dear to me. Even though I was never an active member (beyond, reading, giving kudos where it was due and occasionally commenting) I still felt like I was part of a friendly welcoming community full of talented (& not so talented), inspiring individuals.
If you are trans then please know that I support you. What is going down at the moment is utter bull. It might not feel like it sometimes, but people are on your side.
#harry potter#fantastic beats and where to find them#fantastic beasts#wizardposting#wizarding world#hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry#wizard#wizards#wand#wands#magic#magical#fancy#library#libraries#witchcraft#witches#witch#witchcore#witch community#learning resources#bad spelling#dyslexia#cosplay#diy craft#hand made
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this is a website of resources created by intermediate southern michif language champions and knowledge keepers, including recordings made with a first speaker who has since passed on.
#michif#southern michif#métis#otipemisiwak#indigenous languages#indigenous language revitalization#language resources#learning resources#pikishkweetaak aañ michif!
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Hi! I'm learning euskera by myself, and I want to thank you for the amazing list of resources, but I would like to ask you, are there some youtube channels that you would recommend where euskera is the main language? I couldn't find any but maybe it is because I don't know enough to properly search. Thank you so much for your posts, it is amazing to follow this blog and see your posts here and there. As a catalan, it makes my heart smile :)
Kaixo!!
Wow, teaching yourself Euskara must be challenging, so thank YOU for your hard work and interest in our language!!!
I'm not much into YouTube, but I've found these channels. Hopefully some reader can give more suggestions.
Gaztea
Eitb Podkast
Berriatb
ZuZeu
Hamaikatb
GedarTb
Naiz
Nostalgikuak
Thanks a lot for your message and effort. That makes our heart smile ^_^. Hope these channels help!
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What Kinds of Content Do People Want?
Since I'm trying to get back into posting more regularly, I thought I'd go directly to the people who'd be seeing my posts and ask: What sorts of things are you looking for?
I know having to pick a top choice is kinda difficult, so if people want to rank several of them or add further comments in the notes please do! I just want to see what people are looking for more of, I (and I'm sure others!) want to make posts that people feel like they aren't seeing enough of
Also, I'm not including challenges on the poll (I feel like even the number of options on it now is a little bit too many, haha) but I know those are always fun as well!
Tagging a few people I chatted with about this! (Aka tagging the people I couldn't find tracked tags for, lol)
@tokidokitokyo @chouhatsumimi @kanpeki-bekki @languagesandfrens
#original post#studyblr#langblr#language learning#japanese langblr#korean langblr#onigiristudies#look toki#vocab#vocabulary#grammar#learning resources#take your pick of your fave!#i wish i could allow multiple answers
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I tried out SQL Murder Mystery !
Someone in my post about sql resources recommended it thank you so much!
It’s a short little web game that helps you get familiar with SQL. You have to search through the database for clues and investigate a murder basically.
I found it really fun ☜(˚▽˚)☞
Cute game. Would recommend.
#codeblr#coding#studyblr#sql#sql queries#sqlprogramming#sql tutorial#learning resources#self study#study blog#programming#productivity#studyblr blog#100daysofcode#code
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#Advanced Mathematics#Education Platform#ExtremeMath#Learning Resources#Math Education#Math Enthusiasts#Math Skills#Mathematical Concepts#Mathematics#Problem Solving
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Note Cards (February 2024)
2nd Law and Acceleration
3' Untranslated Region
3rd Cuneiform Facet Shape
4th Rib and Age
18-Aldocorticosterone
30S Initiation Factors
Actions of Adductor Magnus
Age and Cranial Sutures
Ancylostoma duodenale Pathogenesis
Anthropological Linguistics
Brachialis OIA
Breeding Isolates
Causes of Negative Nitrogen Balance
Chemokines
Components of Hill Plots
Derivatives of Oxaloacetate
Echinococcosis
Endocrinology
Femoral Popliteal Surface
Fibularis Brevis
Flexor Digiti Minimi Brevis OIA
H. erectus at Ceprano Site
IgE
Ilex verticillata Names
Intermediate Filament
LCL vs MCL
Malate Dehydrogenase 1
Nail Matrix
Neanderthal Metabolism
Obturator Nerve Muscles
Parts of Epiphyses
Peptide Bond Structure
Primary vs Secondary Metabolites
sanguino-
Selective Pressures
Siding Metacarpal 3
Skull of Arago 21
Steps of Whole-Genome Shotgun Sequencing
Strongyloides stercoralis
Structure of α-Helix
T. Dale Stewart
T. trichiuria Appearance
Talus - Plantar View
Taphonomy
Teres Minor
Transcriptional Fusion
Trichuris trichiuria Pathogenesis
Vena Cava Inferior
venulo-
Zygomatic - Lateral View
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Language Learning Resource! (Video)
I feel like this video is a PERFECT outline of what you should be actively doing to learn another language.
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Here’s the main takeaways with some of my own ideas thrown in:
1. Don’t learn a language with the intent to enjoy fun things in your target language LATER after you gotten to whatever your target level of fluency is: Just go ahead and start now! Watch the TV show you want to watch even if you don’t understand any of it yet, you’ll get there eventually.
2. You do not need to be speaking all the time with others to get good at speaking. It helps, but it should not be solely relied on. OP gives a good example of what he did wrong in the video.
3. Speaking a language isn’t due to knowledge like learning math is, it’s more like a muscle that is always working for the sake of function.
4. You can’t just do 30 minutes days and expect to be fluent eventually. You need to be using your target language as much as possible (aka immerse yourself). Immersion takes much more than 30 specific minutes out of your day. I actually do this all the time, talk to yourself in your target language, read your target language (I follow a lot of social media accounts in my target language so I constantly see it), text others in your target language, watch videos/movies, voice shadowing etc etc. You may even be able to feel when your brain is in (insert language here) mode. Me personally I can tell, and I notice that if I’m in Japanese mode it’s hard to absorb things in Mandarin or other language
5. Mindset is everything. If you think constantly about how hard something is, you will always feel like the task is hard. If you are learning a notoriously hard language, and ruminate about this, it will only hurt you in the long run. When I started learning Mandarin as a kid no one ever told me it was hard before, and I picked it up fast, and I only slowed down when I got frustrated about how hard the language is but sped back up when I reminded myself that input and immersion will get me the results I’m looking for eventually no matter which language.
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OER by Discipline Guide: University of Calgary
These are free textbooks and educational resources on a broad range of topics from languages to medicine, history, nursing, business, law, etc.
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