For many just finishing college, the transition between school and the real world can be a tumultuous one. Many grads will be on their own for the first time paying bills, budgeting, and repaying those hefty college loans, not to mention learning to adjust to working a regular job and not having the easily accessible pool of friends nearby. Learning to effectively manage finances can be a process of trial and error but grads can stack the deck in their favor by taking advantage of great online resources that can help them learn and keep track of where every penny of their paychecks is going.

Free Courses

Just because you’re no longer in school doesn’t mean you can’t keep learning from these great free courses. In them, you’ll find instruction on how to do everything from manage your personal finances to learn how to keep the books of a business.

1. Family Finance: Take this course offered by Utah State to learn what it means to set financial goals as an individual or a family unit. You’ll get insights into financial tools and find out how to reach goals like buying a house.
2. Entrepreneurial Finance: Focusing on business related finance, this course from MIT can help you learn what you need to know about the basics of running the finances of a business.
3. Personal finance: Debt and borrowing in its wider context: OpenLearn in the UK offers this free course that may be of interest to students with big loans to pay back, as it focuses on debt and borrowing.
4. Real Estate Finance and Investment: Most students graduate from college with the hope of one day owning a house. With the right kind of planning, it may be able to happen sooner than you think, and this course from MIT can help.
5. Taxes and Business Strategy: If you’re planning on working in or owning your own business, give this MIT course a try to learn more about the impact taxes can have on your business’ financial planning.
6. Fundamentals of Personal Financial Planning: UC Irvine offers this course that can help you figure out and reach your personal financial goals, even if you know little about financial planning.
7. Money 101: Want to know the basics of dealing with money? CNN Money put together this course to teach you the fundamentals of everything from budgeting to planning for retirement.
8. Investing in Your Future: This course from Rutgers helps those with only small amounts to invest get educated on the types of funds out there and how to best manage risk.
9. Financial Security for All: Check out this course from Michigan State University. You’ll learn more about the most important financial issues that will affect you today and later in life.
10. Planning for a Secure Retirement: Think it’s too early to start planning for retirement? Think again, as it’s never too soon to open up a retirement account and start planning for your future. This course can give you some great advice on how to start.

eBooks

These free online books provide ample reading material for finance newbies hoping to learn more.

11. Building Wealth: A Beginner’s Guide to Securing Your Financial Future: The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas offers this free ebook that can help young people learn more about setting financial goals, seeking guidance, budgeting, saving and investing, and managing debt.
12. Taking Control of Your Finances: Check out this book from the FDIC on managing money. Geared towards the fresh college grad or young adult, this guide can help you avoid making some major financial mistakes.
13. Healthy Credit: As a young person, you likely have a pretty short credit report. This guide will help you learn how to keep your credit score healthy and offers some helpful credit building tips.
14. 66 Ways to Save Money: This popular ebook from the Consumer Literacy Consortium will give you loads of suggestions on how to cut back on your spending and save up for big ticket items.
15. Get the Facts on Saving and Investing: The SEC offers this free ebook and accompanying worksheets to give some insight into building financial security.
16. Simple Strategies for Managing Your Money: Learn the basics of avoiding financial problems with this guide and checklist from the FDIC.
17. Banking Basics: Feel like you’re totally in the dark about banking? Then read this book from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston that will guide you through the types of accounts and some banking fundamentals.
18. Money Matters: Your Guide for Financial Security: This ebook will help you learn more about everything from keeping your financial records in order to successfully managing your debts.
19. Pathways to Getting Ahead: If you’re just starting out on your own this book can help you learn how to get on the right path for financial success and how to set some great goals for your future.
20. Identity Theft: If you think identity theft can’t happen to you, think again. This book will help you safeguard your identity or help you learn what to do if you do become a victim.

Bill Tracking

If you’ve never managed your bills on your own before or just want to make sure you aren’t forgetting anything, these tools can be a big help.

21. iOWEYOU: For those who are moving out to the real world and keeping expenses low by sharing a real world, this tool can be useful. It makes it easier to manage household expenses and making sure each person pays their share of the bills.
22. BillQ: This online tracking system lets you keep tabs on your bills, sends you reminders that they are due and makes sure you stay on top of things.
23. Billster: If you’ve ever wondered how much you’ve spent on bills, this tool can help you figure it out easily, tracking your spending over several months.
24. SpicyDigits: Whether you’re working with friends or managing any kind of shared expenses, this tool can help ensure that everyone knows what they owe.
25. BillHighway: Track your own or shared bills with this helpful software.
26. BillMonk: Ever taken a vacation or split a bit ticket item with a friend never to be reimbursed? This tool helps you keep track of what is owed.
27. Bill Organizer: Use this spreadsheet to track where your money is going each month. It can be a great way to create better budgets.
28. iTrackMine: This site isn’t specifically related to bills, but it is one way to track what’s owed to you. You’ll be able to keep tabs on who you lent what and make sure you get it back.

Financial Management

These online tools will help you keep track of your money, where you’re spending it and how you can save more.

29. Buxfer: Check out this online tool to keep track of what you owe in expenses and what’s owed to you as well.
30. DimeWise: While not free, this tool allows you to manage all your financial information on one secure site right from the web.
31. Expensr: Not sure where your last paycheck went? This tool can help you figure it out and will present the results in graphs to make it easy to understand.
32. Foonance: This online financial tool is unique in that it uses the concept of "money stores" to organize your financial data.
33. NetWorthIQ: With this site you can create an online financial profile and manage your money, all while being able to compare your information with that of others.
34. Mint: One of the most popular online personal finance tools, Mint offers users the chance to integrate their savings, checking, credit cards and even loans into one easily manageable site.
35. Mvelopes: Connect your bank account to this site and use the online "envelopes" to hole money away for different needs (and wants).
36. Shoeboxed: Hate the thought of maintaining your own personal receipts? This service will do it for you, scanning and sending you all your important financial records so you don’t have to worry.
37. Buddi: This downloadable software is easy-to-use, free and lets you create budgets and monitor your financial situation closely.

Budgeting

For those who aren’t really familiar with having a set budget, these sites have a lot to offer. They’ll help you determine where your funds should be allocated so you won’t be short.

38. BudgetPulse: This web-based tool is interactive and will help you work to create a budget that reflects your personal savings and spending needs.
39. ExpenseView: Figure out your expenses, savings and income with this tool. The graphing feature will let you easily see where your money is going.
40. JustBudget: Check out this online tool to finally create a budget that works for you.
41. MoneyTrackin’: For those with little financial experience, an online budgeting tool like MoneyTrackin’ that’s easy-to-use and effective can make a big difference.
42. MySpendingPlan: Don’t just spend haphazardly and hope you have enough. This tool will help you plan out when and on what you’ll spend your income.
43. Plan2Spend: Join this website to create a profile. Once you’re signed up you’ll be able to track your expenses and plan more efficiently for your future.
44. Spending Profile: Track your spending and watch your budget carefully with this helpful online tool.
45. PearBudget: For only $3 a month you can track your budget on the web using this simple but powerful budgeting tool.
46. BudgetTracker: With this tool you can track all your accounts in one easy place and note when bills are due, keep track of IOUs and more.
47. BudgetOnWeb: Get back to the basics with this incredibly simple budgeting tool.
48. ClearCheckBook:Make sure you’re keeping track of all the checks and debit transactions you make by using a tool like this one.

Investments

It’s never too early to start thinking about investing your money. Check out these tools to keep up on the latest news and get help choosing and monitoring investments.

49. GStock: If you want some additional advice on what to buy or sell, check out this supercomputers’ estimates of what stocks are the next big thing.
50. SaneBull: Use this live stock market monitor to keep up with what’s going in the market as a whole and your holdings.
51. StockTickr: Those interested in trading can find graphing, advice and more on this site.
52. Investools: Find a location near you that hosts this company’s free course or take advantage of their online toolbox to learn more about investing.
53. Investopedia: Here you’ll find all the news, articles and advice you could ask for to learn loads about investments.
54. ShareBuilder: This ING site is designed to help you invest in the funds the company offers, and with the first month free it can be a cheaper way to learn about the basics.
55. The Motley Fool: This popular site has a lot to offer from news and stock tickers to an online discussion board where you can ask questions and get answers.

Social Networks

Why go it alone when it comes to learning about finance? These sites can help you find support and guidance from others who are more experienced or who may be in the same financial boat as you.

56. Wesabe: With this site you’ll be able to both manage your finances and communicate with others in an online community.
57. Duedee: Join this stock investment community to get hooked up with other investors, many of whom may have great advice to give a newbie like yourself.
58. I Hate Debt: If you hate how much you owe in student loans, join this community to find others who are trying to pay off what they owe as quickly as possible.
59. SocialPicks: Work with others to make great investment picks on this social site.
60. Zecco: If you want to learn more about investing, get advice and share your trials and successes, join this stock trading social network.
61. StockPickr: Check out this online community to learn, interact and research all about investment opportunities.
62. CAPS: Part of the Motley Fool, this online social network is a great place to check for stock recommendations.
63. MarketWatch Community: Learn what to read and where to invest wisely from other members in this community.
64. InvestingMinds: This community is dedicated to providing "opinions and advice on stocks, bonds, mutual funds, financial planning, estate planning, building wealth and the ways of Wall Street."
65. Covester: With this social network you’ll be able to find successful investors and follow their lead in investing.
66. Geezeo: Try out Geezeo to get answers to questions from financial experts, connect with other people, and learn from both the good and bad financial experiences of other recent college grads.
67. SaveMoney.com: If you’re looking for free advice on how to save money, join this community.

Blogs

Blogs are a great way to stay in the loop about the latest in financial news as well as to read stories and articles that can help you get some great advice about managing money.

68. Consumerist: Make sure that if you’re going to spend your money you’re getting the best deal possible and not getting scammed by reading through the highly informative posts on this blog.
69. Wise Bread: This blog is all about making the most of even a small budget, a daily reality for most new college grads.
70. The Simple Dollar: Through podcasts and posts, this blog offers financial information that is easy to understand and immensely helpful for those in debt.
71. Get Rich Slowly: For most of us, getting rich quickly simply isn’t going to happen. this site can help you learn how to make financial decisions that will benefit you in the long run, not just today.
72. I Will Teach You to Be Rich: Learn from Stanford grad and best-selling author what it takes to be rich. The answer may surprise you.
73. Saving Advice: Get some great tips on saving money and living frugally from this blog.
74. Free Money Finance: Does living debt-free seem like a far off dream? This blogger did it and can help you learn how to as well.
75. Frugal Law Student: If you have any notion of going back to school, this blog can offer helpful advice on making ends meet. Of course, much of the advice is also useful to those on new, entry-level salaries as well.
76. Single Guy Money: Young, single grads can learn how to manage money and live without debt from this blog.
77. Cash Money Life: This blog integrates advice about your career and your finances.
78. StopBuyingCrap: Sometimes it can be hard to stop buying things, even if you don’t really need them. This blog tells it to you straight and can help you mend your impulse buying ways.

Calculators

These online calculators will help you do the math to figure out how to save, invest or what you can afford in rent.

79. Accrued Interest Calculator: See just how interest accrues on your loan with this helpful tool.
80. Stafford Loan Repayment Calculator: If you’ve got federal Stafford loans you can see how much you’ll be paying on different payment plans with this calculator.
81. Monthly Budget Calculator: Use this monthly budget tool to help you better figure out how to make ends meet.
82. Credit Card Minimum Calc: if you racked up hefty credit card debt during college, take a look at this calculator. It will show you how much you’ll end up paying if you only pay the minimum balance each month.
83. Investment Return Calculator: See how the investments you start today will pay off in the future with this calculator.
84. Rent and Mortgage Calculators: Do you know how much rent you can afford to pay per month? Find out ahead of time with this tool that will make apartment hunting more financially friendly.

Loan Repayment

Most college students have at least a little debt to pay off in the form of student loans upon graduation. These tools can help you figure it out and get them paid off quickly.

85. Loan Calculator: Input your income and the amount of your loan to find out how much you can afford to pay per month.
86. Student Loan Calculator: If you’re worried how much you’ll owe for your loans per month, this tool can tell you.
87. Loan Consolidation Calculator: Find out whether or not consolidation is a good option for you by using this helpful calculator.
88. Loan Repayment Calculator: Want to know how much, how long and the kind of interest you’ll have on your loans? This tool from CNN can help.
89. Fynanz: If you plan on continuing your education, you may want to check out this tool to get private student loans that can be lower interest than those from bigger lenders.
90. Real World Tool Kit: Bankrate.com offers this toolkit that can help you learn to deal with everything from managing your money to repaying those loans.

Miscellaneous

From finding out how much you should be earning to getting you a small loan to start a business, these tools help with a variety of financial needs.

91. PayScale: Input your experience, education and location into this tool to find out what the average salary for your position is and where you fall in the spectrum.
92. WageExchange: Sign up for this site and you can anonymously share your salary details with other professionals to see if you fall in the right place or if you’re not being paid enough.
93. Trulia: Whether you’re moving out of the dorms or to a new city altogether, this tool can help you find the best bargains on rent so you won’t go over budget.
94. Zillow: Through Zillow you can learn more about what it takes to buy a home so you can start planning early and get that place you want.
95. Rentometer: Could your rent be too high? This tool lets you see how yours compares to other apartments in the area.
96. MyMoney.gov: The U.S. Financial Literacy and Education Commission hosts this site that is full of information that can help you understand what it means to be financially independent and secure.
97. DoctorPricing: If you don’t have your own health insurance and can no longer be carried on your parents, chances are that you’ll be paying for health care out of pocket. This tool can help you find the prices of care in your area and get the best deal for the best service.
98. Zopa: This social finance company allows members to get loans directly from one another, cutting out the middleman and lots of the expenses associated with loans.
99. Prosper: Check out Prosper to get low rate loans not from a bank, but from another individual. It can be a helpful way to get a small business started.
100. QuarterLife Crisis: And for those who simply don’t know what to do with themselves after college or feel financially frustrated, this site offers loads of support from other recent college grads and twenty-somethings in need of guidance.

If you’re looking to learn more about new media and it’s potential in fields like education, global communication and artistic endeavors, then check out these 100 free lectures. You’ll find insight and information from scientists, historians, engineers and more who are working in or around this field that can help you learn about the past, present and future of new media studies in the world.

Communication

In these lectures you’ll learn more about the relationship between new media like blogs, web communications and even text messages and the way we communicate on personal and global scales.

1. Improving Survey Research: Anchoring Vignettes: When working in media, new or old, it’s important to find out what is effective and what people want. This lecture will address how to better conduct surveys and verify information. [Harvard@Home]
2. Anytime, Anywhere: The Recent Revolution in Wireless Communications: Check out this lecture to learn a bit more about the explosive growth in the wireless industry and the implications it has for society in this lecture from Vincent Poor. [Princeton]
3. David Perry on Video Games: Here you can learn about the next generation of video games and gamers and the immersing experiences these games may offer– sometimes being more appealing than real life interaction. [TED]
4. Jan Chipchase on Our Mobile Phones: This Nokia researcher shares his findings on how cell phones are used around the world in this lecture. [TED]
5. The Web’s Secret Stories: Is there something that we’re searching for out there in the great expanse of the internet? This lecture explores the real life stories of those on the web. [TED]
6. Mena Trott on Blogs: As the founder of Moveable Type and one of the leader pioneers in the growth of blogging, Mena Trott knows plenty about blogs. Listen to her lecture about the rise of blogs as a means of communication for businesses and the little personal alike. [TED]
7. Susan Blackmore on Memes and "Temes": Many people are familiar with internet memes but this lecture focuses on temes, technology focused memes. Learn more about how these are changing communication and online interaction. [TED]
8. Steven Johnson on the Web as a City: In this lecture you’ll get a perspective on the Web that views it as a virtual city of sorts. [TED]
9. Howard Rheingold on Collaboration: Howard Rheingold explains in this lecture how collaborative media like Wikipedia play into the natural human desire to work in groups. [TED]
10. Reporting Crisis via Texting: Texting has taken over cellular communication and today comprises a large chunk of the information that passes over these networks. This lecture from Erik Hersman explains a new application of texting in conjunction with Google Maps that allowed Kenyans to report acts of violence via their phones. [TED]
11. Philip Rosedale on Second Life: What does it mean to have an alter ego in a virtual universe? Learn more about Second Life and its implications in this lecture from founder Rosedale. [TED]

Technology and the Web

Here you can learn more about the new technologies that are shaping new media studies and world of tomorrow.

12. Hyper-Encryption by Virtual Satellite: Michael Rabin Sr. Professor of Computer Science at Harvard, offers his suggestion to improve the security of networks in this lecture. [Harvard@Home]
13. Science on the Edge: Research Faculty Symposium: Learn about the research Harvard faculty are doing, from improving bio-diversity to building better artificial intelligence. [Harvard@Home]
14. The Future of the Web: Billed as the "real inventor of the World Wide Web", Sir Tim Berners-Lee delivers this lecture on where the internet is headed in the 21st century. [Princeton]
15. Broadbanding America: What, Why, and How: Robert W. Lucky of Telecordia explains the process of spreading broadband across the nation and why it’s important. [Princeton]
16. Bipedal bugs, galloping ghosts and gripping geckos: BioInspiration for Rapid Running Robots: Dr. Robert J. Full gives this lecture, addressing some of the most interesting recent developments in robotics. [Princeton]
17. Hod Lipson builds "Self-Aware" Robots: It may sound like something from the future but the robots built by this Cornell professor are taking some major steps towards artificial intelligence.
18. A Computer That Works Like the Brain: You may not think of your brain as a particularly efficient supercomputer but the processes that take place in our bodies could potentially take computers to the next level as this lecture discusses. [TED]
19. What Is Open Access Anyhow?: Those who are unsure just what it means for material to be open access can learn more from Richard E. Luce, former Research Library Director at Los Alamos National Laboratory. [UC Berkeley]
20. Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Special Topics - Web 2.0: In this lecture you’ll hear from Douglas Engelbart who helped develop many of the computer technologies we take for granted today like the mouse, display editing, windows, cross-file editing, idea and outline processing, hypermedia, and groupware. [UC Berkeley]
21. Breaking the Disposable Technology Paradigm: Opportunities for Sustainable Interaction Design for Mobile Phones: Today’s technology is often out-of-date only months after it’s purchased. This lecture explains ways to design new technologies that are more sustainable. [VideoLectures.net]
22. Information Retrieval and Language Technology: What is the best way to store, retrieve and present information? In this lecture from Thorsten Joachims you’ll learn more about textual information and associated technological tasks. [VideoLectures.net]

Education

New media has a potentially large role to play in the future of education. In these lectures you can learn more about educational reform, technology in the classroom and new discoveries about the way we learn.

23. Human Systems Explorer: This Harvard lecture is given by Dr. Michael Parker and other Harvard medical school professors. It explains the new interactive software used to teach pathophysiology developed by the school. [Harvard@Home]
24. The College Experience: A Blueprint for Success: Could new media applications help improve the college experience? Hear Professor Light’s take on academic advising, teaching, collaborative learning and much more. [Harvard@Home]
25. Mirages of Equality: Progress of Women in Science at MIT, 1971-2009: The playing field in education may not be as equal as it seems. Learn where some inequities might exist and how you can improve them from this lecture. [Princeton]
26. Does College Really Matter? The History of Undergraduate Education, Why It’s in Trouble, and What to Do About It: Learn about some new ways that you can reinvigorate education and reevaluate the higher education system. [Princeton]
27. Structural Plasticity in the Adult Brain: Watch this lecture by psychology professor Elizabeth Gould. You’ll learn about how the adult brain can still adapt and change due to new experiences and learning. [Princeton]
28. Dave Eggers’ Wish: Once Upon a School: With many people calling for educational reform, the success Eggers has had with his writing workshops is notable. Listen to this lecture on his school and his hopes for continued educational programs all over the nation. [TED]
29. New Media and Learning Innovations: Learn more about the role that new media is playing in the educational system in this lecture by Rainer J. Steindler of the International Center for New Media. [Videolectures.com]
30. EMITEL - an e-Encyclopedia for Medical Imaging Technology: Here you can learn more about an application that allows users to quickly and easily access medical information and learn new skills online. [VideoLectures.net]
31. Media, Education and Technology: Bonnie Bracey gives this lecture on the intersection of these three major fields and the advantages they can offer one another. [VideoLectures.net]
32. Educational Uses of Technology: Find out new ways that technology is being used in the field of education and the potential for further use in this lecture from Steven Lerman. [VideoLectures.net]
33. Sugata Mitra Shows How Kids Teach Themselves: In the Hole in the Wall project, students learn to use a PC on their own and taught other students. This lecture examines what other things kids could learn on their own. [TED]

Globalization

New technology has made it increasingly easy to connect the world, culturally and economically. Check out these lectures to learn more about the ways the world is changing and how technology plays a role.

34. International Relations: New Approaches in a Complex World: Changes in technology and communication have changed international relationships. This talk will explore some of the major issues that have come up and ways that nations can deal with them. [Harvard@Home]
35. Global Health: A Panel Discussion: Learn about the role of government, the pharmaceutical industry, educational and medical institutions in the worldwide AIDS epidemic. [Harvard@Home]
36. Globalization and Changes in Life Courses in Modern Societies: How big of an impact does globalization really have? Learn about this and more in this lecture from Hans Peter Blossfeld. [VideoLectures.net]
37. How Ideas Trump Crises: Alex Tabarrok explains why he thinks globalization is a good thing in this lecture. [TED]
38. Eve Ensler on Security: today, people around the world are consumed with finding ways to make everything more secure from their homes to their online lives. Ms. Ensler explains how this kind of behavior may actually make our world less secure. [TED]

Visual and Performing Arts

Get some new ideas on how to be creative from these inspiring lectures on everything from sculpture to dance.

39. The City of Sardis: Approaches in Graphic Recording: How do visual representations reflect the past? Explore this issue and more by looking at ancient and modern representations of the Roman city. [Harvard@Home]
40. Einstein, Franklin, and the Role of Creativity in Today’s World: Learn about these definitive figures in history from this lecture given by Walter Isaacson and the way they’ve shaped how we view creativity. [Princeton]
41. A Conversation with Paul Taylor, with Maura Keefe, dance historian: Paul Taylor and Maura Keefe give you a look into what goes on in dance companies today and in the past in this lecture. [Princeton]
42. Place, Art, and Self: Given by former professor of human geography Yi-Fu Tuan, this lecture explores the relationship between location, identity and artistic expression. [Princeton]
43. Through a Looking Glass: The Art of the Science of Renaissance Painting: Think the modern era is the only time when science and art have converged? This lecture may make you think again. [Princeton]
44. Arthur Ganson Builds Moving Sculpture: In today’s world, sculpture doesn’t have to be a static, eternal entity. Listen to this lecture about the work of Arthur Ganson that’s interactive and embraces both art and technology. [TED]
45. David Griffin on How Photography Connects Us: Photography is a medium that can be use to connect a world and share common experiences. Director of Photography at National Geographic David Griffin explains how photos are used to tell our stories. [TED]
46. Ways of Seeing: Ron Forbes, founder of retailer Design Within Reach explains the ways in which he finds design inspiration in the sights of everyday life in this lecture. [TED]
47. Endangered Cultures: In this lecture you’ll get to see photos of people around the world whose cultures are fading away. Wade Davis aims to capture these people, their lives and their culture in film and photography as you’ll learn here. [TED]
48. James Nachtwey’s Searing Photos of War: This speaker not only wants to continue taking great photos but come up with new ways to use news photography in a digital era. [TED]
49. Tidying Up Art: In this video you’ll see Ursus Wehrli’s unusual approach to art, reducing masterpieces to their components of color and design. [TED]

Television, Video and Film

Learn about how others are using new media technologies to sell products, share a story or change the world.

50. A Conversation With Mira Nair: Director of acclaimed film Monsoon Wedding Mira Nair talks about her experiences in this ever-changing industry in this video. [Harvard@Home]
51. Do Movies have a Future?: David Denby from the The New Yorker discusses the way entertainment is changing and the role movies will play in the coming decades. [Princeton]
52. Martin Scorsese Discusses Film-Making: Get an inside look at filmmaking from renowned director Martin Scorsese in this 1999 lecture. [Princeton]
53. Jakob Trollback Rethinks the Music Video: This lecture explores an alternative type of music video, one more about the music than the vision of a filmmaker. [TED]
54. Building Better Animations: Torsten Reil explains how studying real human biology may improve our ability to create believable animated characters. [TED]
55. A Global Day of Film: In response to increasing globalization, lecturer Jehane Noujaim hopes to connect people around the world through film. [TED]
56. Fighting Injustice with Video: Musician Peter Gabriel talks about his work with the group WITNESS and how it stands up for human rights as well as the work of citizen journalists around the world. [TED]
57. Jeff Skoll Makes Movies That Matter: Media truly can make a difference in the world as the producer of An Inconvenient Truth and former president of eBay Jeff Skoll discusses in this lecture. [TED]
58. Ed Ulbrich Shows How Benjamin Button Got His Face: In this video you can learn about how some the latest technology in movie magic works and how it transformed the 40-something face of Brad Pitt into one twice that age. [TED]
59. Nigeria’s booming Nollywood: The movie industry is booming in places around the world. Here you’ll get the story of the 3rd largest film industry in the world– one that few people are aware of. [TED]
60. TV and the Web: Learn why the web is more than "better TV" in this lecture from Silicon Valley exec Peter Hirshberg. [TED]

Computer Science and Programming

Learn more about the processes going on behind the software and programs that drive new media explorations in these lectures.

61. A Worldview through the Computational Lens - Part I: Algorithm: A common language for nature, man, and computer: Avi Wigderson, at the School of Mathematics and the Institute for Advanced Study gives this three part lecture on computers and technology. The first part focuses on algorithms, found in many aspects of life both man-made and natural. [Princeton]
62. A Worldview through the Computational Lens - Part II: Time, space, and the cosmology of computational problems: Learn about the deeper philosophical ideas behind computer technology in this lecture. [Princeton]
63. A Worldview through the Computational Lens - Part III: Cryptography: Secrets, lies, knowledge, and trust: This third and final lecture in the series examines cryptography and how it impacts society from the individual to the government. [Princeton]
64. Perspectives on High Performance Computer Architecture: History and Challenges: Learn more about some of the difficulties that surround building today’s high performance computers. [Princeton]
65. Touring Microsoft Earth: Learn more about this incredibly complex collection of data that has the potential to reinvent how we advertise, play games and go through our day-to-day lives. [TED]
66. Advanced Topics in Programming Languages Series: Python Design Patterns: Those who’d like to learn more about programming with Python can do so with the help of this lecture. [VideoLectures.net]
67. Faith, Evolution, and Programming Languages: While these may not at first seem to be related topics, you’ll learn how the adoption of programming languages mimic both faith and evolution. [VideoLectures.net]
68. Neil Gershenfeld on Fab Labs: In this lecture, this MIT researcher talks about his idea for Fab Labs, allowing users to create things they need from digital and analog tools. [TED]
69. At the Birth of the Computer: Learn about the history of today’s computers all the way back to the 17th century from this lecture. [TED]
70. Demonstration of Photosynth: This new software can give you some ideas in your own programming, changing how we see and use digital images. [TED]

Design

Good design and usability are essential elements to new programs and even more traditional print media. Here you can learn about ways in which others are exploring and innovating in this field.

71. Amazon.com: Customer Experience Matters: This lecture from Amazon.com founder Jeffery Bezos explains why good customer service and design are essential elements to success in online business. [Princeton]
72. Jacek Utko Designs to Save Newspapers: Can good design save flagging industries like newspapers. It seems so, as you’ll learn from Polish designer Jacek Utko in this lecture. [TED]
73. Don Norman on 3 Ways Good Design Makes You Happy: Design critic Don Norman talks about the major emotional cues a well-designed product will have to fully succeed. [TED]
74. Al Seckel Says Our Brains Are Miswired: This lecture suggests that not only do our brains make it easy to fall for illusions but that we might actually enjoy being fooled. [TED]
75. Brenda Laurel on Games for Girls: Ever wonder why the biggest games out there are geared towards males and ignore half the potential audience? Learn what kind of games would better appeal to girls from this lecture. [TED]
76. David Kelley at Human-Centered Design: Learn about some of the latest product designs that have focused on the user’s experience of using it rather than solely on the object itself. [TED]
77. John Maeda On his Journey in Design: Check out this lecture to check out this design maverick’s take on the intersection between technology and design. [TED]
78. Paola Antonelli Treats Design as Art: Paola Antonelli, design curator at New York’s Museum of Modern Art is helping bring design into the realm of high art. [TED]
79. Philippe Starck Thinks Deep on Design: This lecture addresses a central issue of why design is important. [TED]
80. Milton Glaser on Using Design to Make Ideas New: Just because something is old doesn’t mean you can’t make it new again. Learn how to rethink the past by listening to this great lecture on painting and poster design. [TED]
81. Listening to Twitter Users: In this lecture, Evan Williams explains how many of the developments in Twitter and new applications came from users– an important consideration when working in new media. [TED]

Media Theory, History and Contemporary Issues

Get a handle on the past and present ideas on media through these insightful lectures.

82. Fifty Years in Media: Changes in Journalism: Members from the Harvard journalism class of ‘55 discuss the changes that have happened in the media industry with technological innovation and conglomeration. [Harvard@Home]
83. Virtual Continuity: This lecture addresses where libraries and the storage of information will be in the next millennium. [Harvard@Home]
84. Barricelli’s Universe: Digital Computing in Princeton, 1945-1958: Learn about the history of computing at Princeton and the research of Nils Barricelli that led to early theories on evolutionary computation.
85. YouTube, Blogs, Texting, the Web: How Are New Media Changing Politics?: Henry Brady, Bruce Cain and Geoffrey Nunberg give this lecture on the effect of new media on how elections are won and the role they’ve come to play in interactions between citizens and their leaders. [UC Berkeley]
86. Soils, Sustainability, and the Media: This lecture explores the role the media can play in connecting scientists with society and promoting sustainable living. [UC Berkeley]
87. Elizabeth Gilbert on Nurturing Creativity: What is expected of artists and creative individuals? What do we define as creative genius? This lecture will explore these ideas and the personal genius that lives in all of us. [TED]

English and Writing

Take the time to watch these lectures and you’ll learn more about the role of literature and text in modern society as well as some vital information about language itself.

88. The Playworld and the Empire: The Twenty-first Century and the American Playwright: Paula Vogel, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, gives this lecture on the role of the playwright in the modern world. [Princeton]
89. Words and Rules: The Ingredients of Language: Learn what makes a language with this lecture from MIT Professor of Psychology Steven Pinker. [Princeton]
90. Brewster Kahle Builds a Free Digital Library: How will you get your information in the coming decades? This lecture addresses the future of libraries and the free digital library at the Internet Archive. [TED]
91. Investing in Free Press: Whether its in papers, magazines, radio, TV, or blogs, the freedom of information is an essential and inalienable right in many democratic societies around the world. In this, you’ll learn about Sasa Vucinic’s new program designed to help support these free press organizations around the world. [TED]
92. Language and Thought: What really goes into what we say? Listen to this lecture from Steven Pinker about language and how it expresses what goes on in our minds. [TED]
93. Lakshmi Pratury on Letter-Writing: What is the difference between traditional letter writing and today’s new media forms of communication? What kind of legacy do they leave behind? You’ll learn more about writing in letters, blogs and more in this lecture. [TED]

Law

Check out these lectures that address the issues that new media creates for the legal system as well as other intersections between creative pursuits and the law.

94. How Obscenity Became the Litmus Test for the First Amendment: First Amendment rights are extremely important to those working in a creative field. This lecture will explore the history of the right to free expression and some of the things that stretched it to its limits. [Princeton]
95. Importing Legal Ideas: Mary Ann Glendon from Harvard Law School explores the possibility of bringing in foreign legal practices into American justice. [Princeton]
96. Rip, Mix, Burn, Sue: Technology, Politics, and the Fight to Control Digital Media: Most are familiar with high-profile legal cases that have brought issues of copyright and digital protection to the fore. This lecture will deal with this and the myriad of complications digital media brings to legal field. [Princeton]
97. The Creative Commons: Do you know what Creative Commons means? This lecture from Lawrence Lessig at the Stanford Law School examines this increasingly prevalent legal term on the net. [Princeton]
98. The Library of Human Imagination: Fascinated by intellectual property, this entrepreneur has reshaped many online businesses including the travel site Priceline. This lecture will explore his immense library from the earliest written language to space race artifacts. [TED]
99. Digital Technology and Legal Challenges to Copyright: New media poses a number of new legal problems that the law has not yet caught up with. This lecture examines just a few ways that digital technology is creating issues for copyright. [VideoLectures.net]
100. Copyright Laws and Today’s Digital World: James Boyle gives this lecture on the complications that arise with copyright and digital technology. [VideoLectures.net]