Animated Bayeux Tapestry

Posted by John Dalziel on Friday, October 23, 2009 In : History

Open Culture has posted an interesting YouTube video that could be used in a history or art history class.

The video below brings animation to the Bayeux Tapestry as it depicts the Norman Conquest of England.

It starts about halfway through the original work at the appearence of Halley's Comet and concludes at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

View at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtGoBZ4D4_E.

Digital Storytelling in Plain English

Posted by John Dalziel on Friday, October 2, 2009 In : Presentation

This video was created for Stanford's Teacher Education Program (STEP), specifically for the STEP Conference in June of 2009. Viewers may wish to check out their related wiki at http://digitale.pbworks.com/ for more information on digital storytelling. The video was created by Amy Cox, Morgan Watson, Lindsey Quinlisk, and Yong Kim.
Watch at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zP6CeGLPuOY.

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Safe Share TV

Posted by John Dalziel on Friday, September 25, 2009 In : Presentation

Not all educators are happy with the ways in which YouTube has changed.

Some claim that videos now are far more interactive and engaging, and
others say that the current way in which videos are presented is cluttered and encourages learners to 'go off task' and/or to 'show & tell' videos that have little if any relevance to education.

Both sides may be right to a certain degree, of course. But if your position is the latter one - “I want my learners to watch the video and nothing else...

Big Bang Video

Posted by John Dalziel on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 In : Science

Janna Levin, a professor of physics and astronomy at Barnard College of Columbia University, narrates a two-minute video about The Big Bang.
View at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV6aQbnHSRo.

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I Need my Teachers to Learn…

Posted by John Dalziel on Saturday, September 5, 2009 In : Learner Needs

Kevin Honeycutt, with the help of some friends, has put together a song and video about the need of teachers to change their methods to meet the needs of today's learners. The video is well-worth approximately 3 minutes of your time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxHb5QVD7fo
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Stock Markets in Plain English

Posted by John Dalziel on Saturday, September 5, 2009 In : Business

Common Craft has released a new video - Stock Markets in Plain English.

As usual, Common Craft has taken a potentially confusing topic and boiled it down into clear, easy-to-understand terms.

Stock Markets in Plain English...

begins with a clear explanation of the differences between a private company and a public company.
moves on to explain how people can make or lose money in the market.
concludes with an explanation of the Dow Jones and the S&P 500.

Sadly, the newe...

Why a Wiki?

Posted by John Dalziel on Thursday, August 27, 2009 In : Wiki

Christy Tucker from Experiencing E-Learning has published, in her Experiencing E-Learning Blog, a presentation about the basics of wikis and why they are useful; she has made it with the text-to-movie tool Xtranormal <http://www.xtranormal.com/>.

View "Why a Wiki?" at http://christytucker.wordpress.com/2009/07/27/why-a-wiki/.

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About Me

John Dalziel

Liverpool

I'm an eLearning Adviser specializing in stimulating and supporting innovation in learning via eBooks, eMagazines, blogs (including audio versions), online TV, interactive resources, forums, workshops, conferences and face2face consultations. Evaluating and becoming familiar with sustainable and new technologies allows me to respond to the needs of learning providers from a position of experience rather than 'hearsay'. Supported learning providers, in the northwest of England (UK), can contact me for FREE consultations. Based at Lancaster University I work for the JISC Regional Support Centre - Northwest.