For online education, this is the Learner to Content interaction type as described by Michael G. Moore (The Types of Interaction). However, for tradition and online education I have seen repeatedly the same mistakes. I highly encourage you to use video in your learning materials if:
- Your learning objectives are best served by this strategy,
- You include follow-up questions to bring your audience back into an interactive mode and activate collaborative learning, and
- Tend towards shorter versus longer videos so that your learners are kept active!
To find the perfect video for your learner I created a list of 46 educational video collections (update 10/1/12)! If I missed an Educational Video Site please leave a comment and I will added at the list! The list is in alphabetical order.
- 5min: Your one-stop shop for instructional videos and DIY projects.
- Academic Earth: Academic Earth aims to provide everyone with the opportunity to earn a world-class education by offering free online classes and online learning tools.
- Backpack TV: In this educational video library, you’ll find a special interest in math, science, and other academic subjects.
- Big Think: Video interviews with 2000+ thought leaders in a variety range of fields.
- Brightstorm: Brightstorm helps save you time studying so you have time for other things... like enjoying life.
- Classroom Clips: Classroom Clips offers media for educators and students.
- CosmoLearning: Aggregator of free educational website for students and teachers with 499+ courses, and 12,082+ video lectures.
- Disney Educational Productions: educators have turned to Disney Educational Productions for award-winning classroom media that enhances learning and unlocks student creativity.
- Edutopia: An great resource to find learning ideas and resources, Edutopia has videos, blogs, and more, all sorted into grade levels.
- Explore.org: Explore.org shares live animal cams, films, educational channels, and more for your classroom to explore.
- Futures Channel: High quality multimedia content ideal for use in the classroom.
- Google Educational Videos: Go to Google Video - http://video.google.com In the "search box" type: genre: educational (chemistry, literature, etc) and you will find the perfect video!
- Howcast: Howcast empowers people with engaging, useful how-to information wherever, whenever they need to know how.
- Internet Archive: Collection of more than two-hundred thousand free historical videos, many academic.
- iTunes U: Free lectures, language lessons, audiobooks, and more accessible via Apple iTunes.
- Learner.org: Professionally developed programming for K-12 classrooms.
- Math TV: Professional video lessons in mathematics. Covers basic math through calculus.
- MentorMob: Featuring learning playlists, MentorMob is a great place to find lessons you want to teach.
- MIT Open CourseWare: Lectures and course materials for students, teachers, and self-learners.
- MIT Video: Guide to more than 11,000 interesting MIT videos and lectures.
- NeoK12: Aggregator of high-quality educational videos from around the Web.
- Open Yale Courses: Free access to a selection of introductory Yale courses.
- OV Guide: Find education videos on this site, featuring author readings and instructional videos.
- PBS: Free videos from your favorite PBS programs, including NOVA and Frontline.
- ResearchChannel: 4,500+ videos from distinguished researchers and scholars.
- SchoolTube: Video sharing platform for schools featuring original content created by students.
- SnagFilms: Library of free, full-length documentary films.
- Teachers TV: Engaging, professional videos and practical resources for educator development.
- TeacherTube: This YouTube for online community of teachers is an amazing resource for finding and sharing educationally-focused instructional videos.
- TEDEd: Use engaging videos to create customized lessons.
- UWTV: Offered by the University of Washington, UWTV has videos in the arts, K-12, social sciences, health, and more.
- Videojug: Expert advice with over 60,000 FREE, professionally-produced how to videos and guides.
- Videolectures.net: Get access to browseable lectures designed for the exchange of ideas and knowledge, offering videos in architecture, business, technology, and many more categories.
- WatchKnowLearn: Comprehensive online directory of FREE educational videos aggregated from across the Web.
- WonderHowTo: Search engine and directory of free how-to videos.
- YouTube EDU:Free lectures from more than one hundred colleges and universities.
- Zane Education: The essential and compelling visual learning teaching resource for every K-12 classroom.
- Schoox: Schoox is an Academy for Self-Learners where members can teach, learn and certify their knowledge online. Users can create private or public online courses ...
- Coursera: Take the World's Best Courses, Online, For Free.
- Codeacademy: Codecademy is the easiest way to learn how to code. It's interactive, fun, and you can do it with your friends.
- EdX: Explore free courses from edX universities
- Openlearning: Enjoy teaching and love learning. Choose from a range of public and private online courses.
- P2PU: At P2PU, people work together to learn a particular topic by completing tasks, assessing individual and group work, and providing constructive feedback.
- Udacity: Learn. Think. Do. Higher Education for Free
- Udemy: Start Learning from the World's Top Instructors.
- Khan Academy: Learn almost anything for free