Resources

The online resources on this page can provide foundations upon which ARE-ON member institutions build new and innovative applications for research and education.
 

MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching)

MERLOT is a leading edge, user-centered, searchable collection of peer reviewed and selected higher education, online learning materials, catalogued by registered members and a set of faculty development support services.  MERLOT’s vision is to be a premiere online community where faculty, staff, and students from around the world share their learning materials and pedagogy.
 
 

SHODOR

Shodor, a national resource for computational science education, serves students and educators nationwide.  Its mission is to improve math and science education through the use of modeling and simulation technologies – “computational science.”
 
 

SREB (Southern Regional Education Board)

Founded in 1948, the Southern Regional Education Board is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that works with leaders and policy-makers in 16 member states to improve pre-K through postsecondary education.  Through many nationally recognized programs and services, SREB’s mission is helping states achieve the 12 Challenge to Lead Goals for Education.
 
 

TeraGrid

The TeraGrid is an open scientific discovery infrastructure combining leadership class resources at eleven partner sites to create an integrated, persisten computational resource.  Using high-performance network connections, the TeraGrid integrates high-performance computers, data resources and tools, and high-end experimental facilities around the country.  Researchers can also access more than 100 discipline-specific databases.  With this combination of resources, the Teragrid is the world’s largest, most comprehensive distributed cyberinfrastructure for open scientific research.