38 useful resources for learning new things

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Foreign languages

UPD. Text updated on August 11, 2019.

1. Duolingo

Learning in Duolingo takes place in a playful way: you need to correctly guess words, make sentences and complete tasks with a timer. The service tracks how you assimilate information, and with the help of this data it creates a personal program. The site is free, but you can remove ads from it for money.

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2. Memrise

A portal that allows you to learn dozens of languages through interactive assignments and hundreds of courses on various topics (arts, sciences, careers, entertainment, and so on). Among other things, Memrise uses video dialogues in which you need to choose the correct answer options. If you want, you can even create a training course yourself for others to use.

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3. Busuu

Busuu excels in that it uses neural networks to create an individual training plan for each user. You can not only complete lessons, but also receive feedback on them from native speakers.

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4. LinguaLeo

Domestic service for learning English. Provides not only interactive tasks, but also materials to help memorize words and expressions: films, podcasts, articles. Some of them have interactive subtitles: when you hover over a word, you can find out its translation.

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5. Babbel

A site that allows you to learn a language using interactive dialogues and speech recognition systems. Babbel simulates a language situation and then determines if you are speaking correctly. Learned words can then be reinforced with additional lessons, where they are placed in a new context.

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6. FluentU

FluentU puts the user in a language environment with thousands of videos in their chosen language. Each video has subtitles that you can click on to find out the translation. The first two weeks you can study for free, and then - for $ 30 per month.

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7. MosaLingua

MosaLingua's main purpose is to help you learn words and phrases. The site uses a special method for this, based on scientific research. New units of the language are memorized quickly, but for a long time. Also, a special system is built into the service that calculates how often you need to repeat what you have learned and to what extent.

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8. The Mixxer

A platform for searching interlocutors, developed by the American College of Dickinson. Talking to a native speaker is a very effective way to improve your skills. Thousands of people are registered on the social network, speaking dozens of different languages. The site also has free lessons from universities and consulates.

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9. Italki

Italki allows you to find a teacher for personal foreign language lessons or become one yourself. There are thousands of tutors on the site - of any level and value. Tuition is paid per lesson and requires only a microphone and a webcam.

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10. Speaky

A social network for finding native speakers and communicating with them. You can either write in a text chat or call up via audio or video communication. The site is very simple: it only has a list of profiles and a messenger.

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Music

11. Learning Music

An interactive tutorial from Ableton, a company that manufactures programs, plugins and hardware for creating and playing music. Suitable for those who want to learn how to make music on a computer, but do not know where to start. The site explains the basics of building melodies and rhythms and structuring tracks.

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12. Lightnote

A site that allows you to learn the basics of music theory. Thanks to him, you will learn how the sound works, what harmony is, what chords are, how to play them, how to build the major and minor scales.

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13. MusicTheory

A large-scale project that includes not only dozens of lessons on music theory and reading notes, but also exercises to train your ear and consolidate knowledge, as well as useful tools like a calculator of notes in key.

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Programming

Russian speaking

14. GeekBrains

This portal has almost everything a novice programmer might need. Online lessons, courses, webinars, forums, knowledge tests and even a list of vacancies. The site covers topics such as web development, creating mobile applications and games, programming in Python, Java and other languages.

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15. Hexlet

Site with courses for learning different programming languages. For free you get access to 13 of them and the community, and for the money you can get 50 more courses and mentor support. Hexlet lets you learn how to program in Ruby, Python, PHP, JavaScript, Java, Shell (Utils), HTML & CSS, and Racket.

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16. Yandex. Practicum

Online school from Yandex, where you can master the professions of front-end and back-end developer, Data Science specialist, web developer and data analyst. Students receive applied skills and mentoring support, and practice building programs and websites. The first 20 hours can be studied for free, and the full course costs from 60 to 90 thousand rubles.

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English speaking

17. The Odin Project

Website for learning web programming. Here you will find several courses - from beginner to advanced - and a strong community ready to help newbies. You can master Ruby on Rails, Node.js, HTML and CSS, Javascript, databases, and learn how to properly look for an IT job.

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18. SoloLearn

This portal has hundreds of lessons for learning different languages (Ruby, Python, C ++, Java, Javascript, PHP, Swift and others), as well as a special forum where participants share their programs.

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19. Thinkful

Thinkful focuses on data training and software engineering. Each user has a personal teacher - a recognized professional in their field. For some courses, you don't have to pay until you find a job.

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20. Pluralsight

Portal with courses on various topics: software development, system administration, information security, design, web development, databases. Pluralsight allows you to identify your weaknesses and tighten them up, and then examine your progress using an advanced achievement system.

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21. Udacity

Udacity offers a variety of training programs, all of which are taught by an industry professional. The directions here are very promising: cloud technologies, machine learning and data analysis. You will study with a mentor one-on-one, and at the end of the course, they will also help you find a job.

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22. Codecademy

This service contains interactive courses on dozens of topics: web programming, neural networks, game development, computer science, computer modeling, blockchain. You can write code directly in the application, and it will be checked on remote servers.

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23. FreeCodeCamp

A resource for learning CSS, HTML, Javascript and programs that are useful for creating websites. After graduation, certificates are issued.

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24. Treehouse

Treehouse allows you to choose a course in dozens of areas: PHP, UX, Javascript, interface design, and so on. For $ 199 a month, the student will also be helped to build a portfolio and get a job.

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Broadening your horizons

Russian speaking

25. Theory & Practice

Hundreds of self-study resources are collected here. Skills and knowledge courses, helpful videos, grants, articles and events like lectures and seminars. The topics range from philosophy and art history to programming and entrepreneurship.

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26. Universarium

An e-learning system that allows you to study for free with the best teachers in the country. Courses consist of video lectures, homework assignments and tests. You can learn, for example, how search engine optimization works, how to make your first film, how to manage personal finances, what psycholinguistics is, and hundreds of other things.

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27. Stepik

The portal offers many courses in Russian and English on various topics: from technology to art. Here you can either learn a new skill or just learn something interesting, for example, from the field of history or philosophy.

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28. Open education

Hundreds of free courses from leading universities in Russia. Physics, psychology, high technology, art history, cultural studies, philology and many other subjects. Among the universities offering courses are Moscow State University, St. Petersburg State University, ITMO, MEPhI, Ural Federal University, HSE.

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29. Lecture hall

A portal that collects courses and lectures from universities in the country. There are programs for both schoolchildren and adults. For example, you can learn how to create your own hobby group, prepare for a math Olympiad, or learn the concepts of cryptocurrency and blockchain.

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English speaking

30. Udemy

A site with tens of thousands of courses from users. There are also Russian-speaking ones, but there are few of them - most of the training programs are in English. The areas covered are very diverse, from music and design to robotics and accounting. The duration of the courses is on average from two to eight hours.

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31.edX

Here you can find thousands of online courses from universities around the world. A great way to feel like a Harvard or MIT student. You can study any sciences: philosophy, logistics, programming, political science, art history and many others.

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32. Coursera

One of the largest portals with courses on a variety of topics. Here you can study anything, and if you wish, you can also get a degree from some foreign university without leaving your home.

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33. Highbrow

Highbrow offers dozens of courses related to improving productivity and mindset change. You choose a direction, and every morning they send you a lesson by mail, which can be read in a few minutes. Gradually, you become familiar with a topic that interests you or improve your skills.

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34. Skillshare

Tens of thousands of video tutorials on various topics: photography, SEO, marketing, idea generation, and so on. Very useful for those who make money by creating content.

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35. Curious

Online lessons service with an unusual concept. You indicate which areas are of interest to you, and the system selects the most useful lessons for you. Their number varies depending on how much time you are willing to devote to training each day.

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36. TedEd

A set of educational videos on various topics. How did the witch hunt come about? Can a black hole be destroyed? How do unmanned vehicles “see”? These and hundreds of other questions are answered in expressive animation videos and fascinating speaker stories.

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37. HowStuffWorks

A site with videos about the most interesting things on the planet. The authors tell where the myth about the Illuminati came from, how the EKG machine was invented, or what happens to the body during a bungee jump.

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38. Instructables

This site contains instructions for creating various devices on your own, repairing equipment, cooking, building and a whole lot more. It will be especially useful for those who like to work with their hands.

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