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Camtasia video created by the Extended Learning Institute (ELI) of the Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA). Helps students to understand how to use MLA format to cite their reference sources.

NH used this video in her demonstration of citing reference sources (week 6, fall 2010 semester).

Video posted to Mimeo that provides an overview of Diigo

From Nikon Festival, video ironically depicting a day in the life of a math teacher.

Library of videos described as "riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the world."

by James Paul Gee. In this book, the author considers more than thirty video games in his examination of their positive effects on learning. See gee tag for an article by this author.

From YouTube, a video in which Raymond Wlodkowski makes suggestions on making your classroom more active.

From C-SPAN, March 30, 2010. Speech was given at the Alexandria, VA., campus of Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC). The President is introduced by Dr. Jill Biden, wife of the Vice-President, and an instructor at NVCC. The President announced that Dr. Biden will host a national summit on community colleges at the White House this fall (see approx 18:10 on the video).

A GSCC connection - NH (GSCC instructor) also teaches at NVCC and was present for the visit. From her comments: "Jill Biden introduced him and some of her developmental English students were sitting behind me. When the President explained the changes in Pell Grants, they stood and shouted "Thank You." I was really moved because I am sure these grants will make a big difference for them in the future."

Youtube video. Advancing K-12 Technology Leadership, Consortium for School Networking(COSN)

On YouTube. "A short video summarizing some of the most important characteristics of students today - how they learn, what they need to learn, their goals, hopes, dreams, what their lives will be like, and what kinds of changes they will experience in their lifetime. Created by Michael Wesch in collaboration with 200 students at Kansas State University. Posted October 12, 2007

On YouTube. Animated video about an uninterested student talking to teacher.

Shared by K.S. in December coffeeklatch, "a little end of semester humor"

Charles Leadbeater We Think video on YouTube. For more, click the leadbeater tag.

On YouTube Amusing video on common mistakes in Power Point presentations

R.O. Lesson 14, Semester 2

Created by Ann Carlson of Western Washington University and posted on the Center for Instructional Innovation & Assessment, Western Washington University, January 2010. In this short video (5 mins), Carlson outlines the "muddiest point" assessment technique, as well as some background on how and why instructors might use this technique.

A Frontline (PBS) documentary "investigating how Wall Street and a new breed of for-profit universities are transforming the way we think about college in America...."

Gail posted about College, Inc. after hearing from one of the faculty who was using the video in his class. Part of the documentary was filmed at LaGuardia and Gail appears in the video.

Recorded lecture by Terri Maddox at Jackson State Community College, Sept 20 2012 (approx 1 hour). In this video, Maddox discusses how and why instructors might flip their classrooms. Also provides an excellent resource list.

A member of the GSCC team of faculty in 2012-13, TM shared this presentation that she gave on flipped classrooms.

Published by American Association of Community Colleges, April 2012. From this page, you can download a PDF of the full report, as well as video about the report, information on the 21st-Century Commission on the Future of Community Colleges, and coverage of this report in the media.

A video about Nick Vujicic, who has no arms or legs, posted by Daily Motivation to YouTube (on the Daily Motivation channel), Jan 2009.

RO showed this to her class in a lesson titled Reevaluation of motivation and setting goals, week 9, semester 4.

Resources for "makers," DIY folks who innovate, create and share projects & ideas. These resources include a subscription based magazine, a blog, videos & podcasts, shared project ideas, a forum/community and a store. Additionally, Maker Faire is an annual conference for the Make audience. Make Magazine, published quarterly by O'Reilly is a hybrid magazine/book "(known as a mook in Japan)".

Website offering a library of over 2,400 educational videos covering everything from arithmetic to physics, finance, and history and 150 practice exercises.

AH offered Khan Academy exercises to students as an alternative to homework. In many cases, those who took the Khan option in parallel to their classroom work really improved.

Part of the University of Georgia's College of Education Initiative on Innovation in Teaching and Technology (ITT), this page links to presentations in the Innovation 20/20 series. Each topic is a 20 minute presentation on a specific innovation, followed by a 20 minute discussion period. Topics range from more reflective teaching (e.g. Using Metaphor to Explore Teaching and Learning) to using specific tools or strategies (Designing and Implementing an Undergraduate Blogging Community in EDIT 2000 or Motivating Students with Google Tools and More). Navigation on this page also points users to Innovation Resources, Innovation News, and the Discovery Series (another set of online videos).