Free collaborative wikis, such as Wikipedia are now widely used by learners as a reference source.

In 2007 a number of UK veterinary schools began to explore the possibility of creating a common veterinary wiki. WikiVet was born out of the vision of developing a peer reviewed, comprehensive curriculum wiki to enhance the teaching of veterinary medicine.

The intention has been to...

• create a high quality resource, which can be used as a reliable reference work by students anywhere in th...

Planets is an interactive website that lets learners explore the solar system to get a much clearer understanding about...

• planet orbits,
• size, and
• relative position to one another.

Planets is a fantastic resource for using on an interactive whiteboard.

Planets allows the practitioner or learner to control how they are viewing the solar system. Users can touch and drag to move things around and they have a complete set of controls to change...

• scale,
• speed of orbits (passing of time), or...

Divided into nine categories of anatomy and physiology, Get Body Smart has both tutorials and quizzes.

Each category...

• Overview of Human Body Systems
• Skeletal System
• Muscle Tissue Physiology
• Muscular System
• Nervous System
• Circulatory (Cardiovascular) System
• Respiratory System
• Urinary System and
• Histology

...is divided into subcategories where visitors will find quizzes for each topic.

The tutorials and quizzes are designed for use in Biology, Human Biology, anatomy and physiology courses. ...