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I've been watching with some interest Internet discussions about a campaign video commissioned by Emily Rowe in her run for student president at The UWO. The video is play on the Discovery Channel's popular "Boom De Ya Da!" ad. Instead of the world, the players in the video love Western.

Here's a quick video I recorded in which I share some ideas for how to use a Flip video camera in your classroom.

This weeks topic was UGC and instead of asking questions and staring at blank, tired faces I challenged the students. I brought along my flip video camera and asked them to make a video during the discussion section on two topics: Define UGC & Give examples of UGCs.

A computer science professor at an Australian University is doing something revolutionary with YouTube - he's offering students who can't attend his classes college credit for watching his videos. Richard Buckland, a senior lecturer at the University of NSW in Sydney, Australia, was frustrated that high school students with a passion for computing and capable of studying at the college level were not able to make the commute to the university fit into their school day.

As one of the people in the video says, "if you aren't connected people think you are negligent" and that bothers me, but it is a reality.

A video about the value of English Studies in a digital age.

This video shows Alumni Associations the ways in which Facebook's "Pages" feature can further participation, especially with younger members

Linking to a video where the real action starts at 3 minutes 22 seconds, wondered if you could make it start at 03:22? You are in luck. All you have to do is add #t=03m22s (#t=XXmYYs for XX mins and YY seconds) to the end of the URL.

How to use Quick Capture on YouTube.

Good intro to Twitter.

Apparently Baby Boomers aren't exactly the technology Luddites that people think they are. In fact, more than 60 percent of those in this generational group actively consume socially created content like blogs, videos, podcasts, and forums.

Finally, an easy way to tell your story. Just drag and drop your favorite stuff into Freepath's playlist - no need to convert files, upload videos or embed links. Just like that, your digital life became bigger and better! Best of all, it's FREE.

Screencast-O-Matic is the free and easy way to create a video recording of your screen (aka screencast) and upload it for free hosting all from your browser with no install!

With the help of Prezi you can create maps of texts, images, videos, PDFs, drawings and present in a nonlinear way. Move beyond the slide, it only takes 5 minutes to learn how to use Prezi.

Videos and Channels from Colleges and Universities.

Edit your movies on JayCut

At San Juan, microlectures were introduced in a new online degree program in occupational safety in the fall and are now expanding to subjects like reading, tribal governance, and veterinary studies.

Here's an undergraduate student at UBC articulating a vision for the future that I so thoroughly agree with that it is fills me with a sense of unbounded hope and encouragement.

If you're ready to go beyond dabbling with Twitter, join us for our new "Advanced Twitter for Business" webcast on February 6. Learn everything you need to launch a successful Twitter strategy for your business.