Curation · Video Libraries

#541 Sometimes you just need a GreatBigStory to illustrate your point….

GreatBigStory is a really high quality video library created by researchers at CNN. They have helpfully organised their videos into Channels and Playlists, (Check out Tech and Science for example) and they also have a really good search function to help you find content. The videos are super slick and make a great resource to… Continue reading #541 Sometimes you just need a GreatBigStory to illustrate your point….

Communication / Collaboration · Digital collaboration · Video · Video Libraries

#525 Need a co-editor on Kaltura? No problem!

At Manchester Met we have a branded Kaltura video site called MMUTube. This Kaltura site integrates into our Moodle area and staff will often use the integration tool to add videos to their unit areas in Moodle…if you want a colleague to be able to publish one of your videos, a quick and easy fix… Continue reading #525 Need a co-editor on Kaltura? No problem!

Apple · Communication / Collaboration · Data literacy · Digital participation · Distance Learning · Information literacy · iPad · Media literacy · OS X · Video Libraries

#151 Exploring iTunesU

iTunesU is a free resource which is available on PC, Mac and iOS devices. It provides a wealth of information in PDF, Video and other formats from Universities and Colleges worldwide. For PC and Mac you just need the iTunes player which can be downloaded free of charge. There’s a dedicated app for iOS devices.… Continue reading #151 Exploring iTunesU

Classroom technology · Digital learning and personal/ professional development (learning) · Distance Learning · ICT proficiency · Lynda · Video Libraries

#138 Lynda.com [3/3]: Share your completed courses on LinkedIn

This is our 3rd and final tutorial on Lynda.com, if you’ve missed the others take a look at #130 Lynda.com [1/3]: Introducing Lynda.com! Your online library of IT training videos and #134 Lynda.com [2/3]: Sharing videos and creating playlists Lynda.com can be used to help enhance the employability of our students. If they need to demonstrate CAD,… Continue reading #138 Lynda.com [3/3]: Share your completed courses on LinkedIn

Classroom technology · Digital learning and personal/ professional development (learning) · Distance Learning · ICT proficiency · Lynda · Video Libraries

#134 Lynda.com [2/3]: Sharing videos and creating playlists

As seen in our last Lynda.com post, (#130 Lynda.com [1/3]: Introducing Lynda.com! Your online library of IT training videos), Lynda.com is a great resource full of excellent software training videos. In this tutorial, we explore how to share courses with students and how to create playlists of videos. Playlists can be comprised of videos collected from… Continue reading #134 Lynda.com [2/3]: Sharing videos and creating playlists

Digital learning and personal/ professional development (learning) · Distance Learning · ICT proficiency · Lynda · Video Libraries

#130 Lynda.com [1/3]: Introducing Lynda.com! Your online library of IT training videos

Lynda.com is an video library of  online  tutorials, mainly covering different software like Excel, CAD, Photoshop etc, but also covering management skills and interview techniques. Here at MMU we are really lucky to have access to a site wide licence to Lynda.com, which means staff and students can access for free. You can also view… Continue reading #130 Lynda.com [1/3]: Introducing Lynda.com! Your online library of IT training videos