Educational Videos

When I think of educational videos, the first thing that pops into my mind are the cheesy videos we used to watch in health class. With that being said I think education videos can still be relevant today. Successful education videos should have the same elements as entertainment videos: a good presentation (editing, filming, acting, etc) and interesting subject matter. Video format has the ability to grab the user's attention and almost provide hands-on instruction by showing, rather than through text. I love watching the food network, which is entertainment but also provides lots of instruction.

Educational videos can also provide the audience information in a fun and exciting format. I remember when "Planet Earth" first aired on Discovery Channel. Several of my friends, who would NEVER read a nature documentary book, loved the series. Educational videos can survive by providing information but also mixing in a little quality entertainment.

Youtube Video

For my entertainment video I decided to make a movie trailer. The footage is taken from the Prelinger Archive, which has a bunch of old commercials and educational videos. All the footage in the Archive is public domain and people are encouraged to use the it for their own projects. The music/sound was already in iMovie.




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Education Video-blip.tv

I work in an academic library and tons of undergraduates come in with no idea how to read a call number; I made a video with them in mind.

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