More educators are incorporating wikis and blogs into their classes. Web spaces are great places to share syllabi, lesson plans, and handouts. Research shows students expect it. Furthermore, they have a great potential “fun factor.” These formats allow for embedding video, pictures, links, audio and more. Web-enhancements, whether through LMS (like Angel) or through free Web 2.0 tools, efficiently share supplemental, and/or media rich material.
Here’s a list of both highly academic and fun resources. Check them out and share with students.
- The Guardian: UK lists the 50 Greatest Arts Videos of all Time (on Youtube that is)
- In case you haven’t’ seen Randy Pausch’s inspirational and relevant “last lecture,” it’s deeply moving and amazingly upbeat.
- For history buffs, Howard Zinn’s Peoples history of the United States – animated video. 8 ½ min long.
- Oculture’s 70 signs of intelligent life on YouTube a collection of first rate videos.
- For political science/ journalism applications, Seymour Hersh (Pulitzer Prize winning Journalist) on covert operations in Iran.
- for biology/ botany - a time lapse video of fungi and slim molds (short and oddly compelling)
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