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Do you know what OER is? OER stands for open educational resources which means that the resources are accessible to anyone and are completely free. I have been consulting in this space for awhile now and will write on this topic at a later time.
In this post, I'd like to continue the series on the "Use of Video in Online Courses" by sharing some great OER video repositories in education. These repositories contain loads of educational/instructional videos that you can use in your online courses.
In this post, I'd like to continue the series on the "Use of Video in Online Courses" by sharing some great OER video repositories in education. These repositories contain loads of educational/instructional videos that you can use in your online courses.
This repository was started in 2012 as a storage site for original speeches, animated videos, and interactive lessons.
* YouTube for Teachers (https://www.youtube.com/user/teachers)
* YouTube for Teachers (https://www.youtube.com/user/teachers)
This site was launched by YouTube in 2011 and runs in the same manner as its popular parent site, YouTube. It contains video content created by teachers who can create their own subscription channels and playlists to share videos with others. You can search for content directly on the site and narrow down your search results using filters.
* GCFLearn Free (http://www.gcflearnfree.org/)
* GCFLearn Free (http://www.gcflearnfree.org/)
This repository is part of a program of the Goodwill Community Foundation which began in 1998 in Raleigh, NC. According to their website, the site contains over 125 tutorials, 1,100 lessons, and interactive activities. The site specializes in digital life, software applications, career planning, job searching, and personal finance.
This site was launched in 2007 with the purpose of offering users with a knowledge base of reusable educational resources that were free and open for anyone. They have vetted and organized university courses, mini-lessons, electronic textbooks and K-12 lesson plans, and learning activities. Search for videos to narrow the search results to only videos. You'll definitely find some worthwhile videos for your courses here.
* Watch Know Learn (http://www.watchknowlearn.org/)
This huge repository is K-12 but has over 50,000 educational videos in 5,000 categories so as a college teacher, you are bound to find something.
* PBS Learning Media (http://www.pbslearningmedia.org)
This site is K-12 but has a "13+" filter that gives solid results in math, language and professional development, just to name a few. I find the videos to be helpful for creating assignments that use "video as real world example".
* Video Lectures.net (http://videolectures.net/)
This video repository has videos of lectures, interviews, keynote addresses and tutorials given by practitioners and academician. Topics can be aligned to many higher education courses and so college faculty would find this resource useful. I have used these videos in my online business courses in assignments with "video as real world example" and "video as concept".
To share your ideas for types of video assignments, simply leave a comment.
Also, check out this article on tips for finding videos, HERE.
