Kurzgesagt Video Series added to the OER collection of NCLOR

Today over 90 video resources were added to the open educational resources collection from Kurzgesagt.org. Kurzgesagt – German for “In a nutshell“ is a Munich-based YouTube channel and design studio with a unique perspective on design, color and storytelling. They want their work to raise awareness for topics from the fields of science, space, technology, biology, history and philosophy. Their goal is to inspire people to learn – and believe humor and a good story to tell are just as important as straight facts.

Example: Building a Mars base is a Horrible Idea: Let’s do it!,  Kurzgesagt YouTube Channel, Feb 3, 2019

The NCCCS courses that could be enhanced by using these resources are: ANT-220 Cultural Anthropology, AST-111 Descriptive Astronomy, BAF-110 Principles of Banking, BIO-090 Foundations of Biology, BIO-145 Ecology, BIO-250 Genetics, ENV-110 Environmental Science, ENV-255 Envir/Public Hth.Pathogen, GRO-120 Gerontology, PHI-215 Philosophical Issues, PHS-130 Earth Science, PHY-110 Conceptual Physics, and SAB-110 Substance Abuse Overview.

Accessibility Statement:  All of the videos and/or learning objects in this series are closed captioned or have links to the text version of the video narration on of each activity.

To access this series, you can do any of the following:

• Log into the NCLOR and click on “Browse by Resource Series” and then the Kurzgesagt – In a nutshell series.
• If you are NCCCS faculty, you can add the links to the resources directly to your LMS based course. (learn how)
• Simply, click Kurzgesagt – In a nutshell to view the series as a guest.

TED Ed series updated in NCLOR

Today, 331 videos from TED Ed were newly loaded or updated within the Open Educational Resources collection in the NCLOR. TED-Ed is TED’s (Technology, Entertainment and Design) youth and education initiative. Most of the resources made available are TED-Ed Originals and all are streamed from YouTube. These resources are short, award-winning animated videos about ideas that spark the curiosity of learners.

The videos are included in series such as: Animation Basic, Before and After Einstein, Getting Under Our Skin, Mysteries of Vernacular, Out of This World, Reading Between the Lines, and Superhero Science. The subject covered in the series are: Astronomy and astrophysics, Body systems and senses, Communication & Media, Literature, Physics, Simulation and game development, and Vocabulary.

Example: Newton’s 3 Laws, with a bicycle by Joshua Manley, TED Ed Published on Sep 19, 2012

All TED Ed content available in this series is free to use and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License  .

The NCCCS courses that these resources may supplement are; AST-111 Descriptive Astronomy, BIO-161 Intro to Human Biology, ENG-111 Writing and Inquiry, ENG-251 Western World Literature I , ENG-252 Western World Literature II, GRD-275 Animation I, PHY-101 Fundamentals of Physics I, and  PHY-110 Conceptual Physics.

Accessibility Statement:  All of the videos and/or learning objects in this series are closed captioned or have links to the text version of the video narration on of each activity.

To access these resources, you can do any of the following:

• Since these resources are open, you can access the series via Guest Access here: TED Ed or log into the NCLOR and click on the More button on the left menu bar. Then click the Resource Series link and then click the TED Ed link.
• If you are K-14 faculty, you can add the links to the resources directly to your LMS based course. (learn how)

World Science Festival Videos Added to the NCLOR’s OER Collection

Today, over 300 free video resources were added to the open educational resources collection of the NCLOR. The added resources were videos from the World Science Festival YouTube collection. The World Science Festival gathers great minds in science and the arts to produce live and digital content that allows a broad general audience to engage with scientific discoveries. Through discussions, debates, theatrical works, interactive explorations, musical performances, intimate salons, and major outdoor experiences, the Festival takes science out of the laboratory and into the streets, parks, museums, galleries and premier performing arts venues of New York City and beyond.

The World Science Festival is a production of the World Science Foundation, a non-profit organization headquartered in New York City. The Foundation’s mission is to cultivate a general public informed by science, inspired by its wonder, convinced of its value, and prepared to engage with its implications for the future.

The topics included in this upload are: Biology, Cosmology, Physics, and Technology.

Example: Video “What does it mean for the speed of light to be constant?” World Science Festival , Mar 20, 2015

You can use the World Science Festival videos for free as long as you adhere to the terms of use available here: https://www.worldsciencefestival.com/terms-of-use/

Accessibility Statement:  All of the videos and/or learning objects in this series are closed captioned or have links to the text version of the video narration on of each activity.

The NCCCS courses that these resources may supplement are; ANT230, ANT245, AQU111, AST111, AST151, ATR280, BAS250, BIO130, BIO230, BIO243, BIO250, BIO275, BMT111, CSC211, CTS080, DET113, EDT110, EHS211, ENV255, MSC160, MUS110, NAN111, PHY101, PSG112, and PSY259.

To access these resources, you can do any of the following:

• Since these resources are open, you can access the series via Guest Access here: World Science Festival or log into the NCLOR and click on the More button on the left menu bar. Then click the Browse by Open Educational Resource Series link and then click the World Science Festival link.
• If you are K-14 faculty, you can add the links to the resources directly to your LMS based course. (learn how)

CrashCourse Video Series Added to OER Collection

On May 5th, the CrashCourse educational video series was added to the open educational resources collection within the NCLOR. CrashCourse is a YouTube based educational channel that creates free, high-quality educational videos used by teachers and learners of all kinds. CrashCourse is a educational video series created by John and Hank Green. Over 660 resources were added in the courses of World Mythology, Computer Science, Sociology, Media Literacy, Statistics, Film, History, Biology, Ecology, Chemistry, Psychology, Anatomy & Physiology, Physics, Philosophy, Astronomy, and U.S. Government and Politics. This series has helped changed attitudes towards education by creating a community of learners who are looking for more than just help passing a test. Each course includes animated videos to explain course topics in an easy to understand manner.

Example: Quantum Mechanics – Part 1: Crash Course Physics #43

Accessibility Statement:  All of the videos and/or learning objects in this series are closed captioned or have links to the text version of the video narration on of each activity.

The NCCCS courses that these resources may supplement are; AST111, AST151, AST152, BIO090, BIO145, BIO163, BIO165, BIO166, CHM082, CHM090, CHM092, CSC120, CSC130, FVP111, FVP112, FVP212, FVP213, FVP3100, HEA3002, HIS111, HIS112, MAT152, PHI210, PHI215, PHY110, PHY151, POL120, PSY150, SOC100, and SOC210.

To access these resources, you can do any of the following:

• Since these resources are open, you can access the series via Guest Access here: CrashCourse or log into the NCLOR and click on the More button on the left menu bar. Then click the Browse by Open Educational Resource Series link and then click the CrashCourse link.
• If you are K-14 faculty, you can add the links to the resources directly to your LMS based course. (learn how)

Tufts OpenCourseWare resources added to OER collection

Today, fifty-four resources available from Tufts University’s OpenCourseWare project was added to the NCLOR. Tufts OpenCourseWare is part of an  educational movement initiated by MIT that provides free access to course content for everyone online. Tufts’ course offerings demonstrate the University’s strength in the life sciences in addition to its multidisciplinary approach, international perspective and underlying ethic of service to its local, national and international communities. This series includes a wide variety of course topics but the content focused on human, dental, and veterinary medicine, as well as arts & sciences and engineering.

Image of Video game development online course home page. (Courtesy of M. Chow, 2009.)

The courses included in this series are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Unported License. 

The NCCCS courses that these resources may supplement are; AGR213, ANS3500, ARG110, BIO145, BIO155, BIO250, BIO271, BIO275, CEG111, CIM250, DEN103, DEN104, DEN106, DEN107, DEN230, DLT116, EDU244, ENV120, ENV214, ENV218, ENV220, FSE214, HIT112, HMT212, HTO110, HTO120, HUM160, HUM161, MED138, NUR3252, NUT110, PAD252, PHY101, PHY133, POL220, PTA170, RCP115, SCO213, SGD111, SGD114, SOC220, TRE270, VET122, VET125, VET131,  and VET137.

To access these resources, you can do any of the following:

• Since these resources are open, you can access the series via Guest Access here: Tufts OpenCourseWare or log into the NCLOR and click on the More button on the left menu bar. Then click the Resource Series link and then click the Tufts OpenCourseWare link.
• If you are K-14 faculty, you can add the links to the resources directly to your LMS based course. (learn how)

GaTech Biology Resources added to the NCLOR

Today, two new Biology courses were added to the Open Educational Resources collection in the NCLOR. Georgia Tech Biology has made  74 resources available in the nine modules.

The courses made available in are:

• BIOL 1510 – Biological Principles. An introduction to the basic principles of modern biology, including biomacromolecules, bioenergetics, cell structure, genetics, homeostasis, evolution, and ecological relationships.
• BIOL 1520 – Introduction to Organismal Biology. An introduction to biology at the organ and organismal levels, with emphasis on physiological processes and integration of growth and development.

The NCCCS courses that these resources may supplement are; BIO-110 and BIO-115.

Accessibility Statement:  All of the videos and/or learning objects in this series are closed captioned or have links to the text version of the video narration on of each activity.

To access these resources, you can do any of the following:

• Since these resources are open, you can access the series via Guest Access here: GaTech Biology or log into the NCLOR and click on the More button on the left menu bar. Then click the Resource Series link and then click the GaTech Biology link.
• If you are K-14 faculty, you can add the links to the resources directly to your LMS based course. (learn how)

Georgia Virtual Learning Content Added to OER Collection in NCLOR

Today, over 1100 individual learning modules were added to the open educational resources collection within the NCLOR. This series has been made available from the Georgia Department of Education. The Georgia Virtual Learning (GVL) is a large online repository of learning content used for online instruction. The virtual courses included in this series serve a wide array of student learning styles through interactive and engaging learning content that’s designed for best practice and flexibility. The resources included in this series are the “shared” or the open educational resources created for the Georgia Virtual Learning instruction. There are 94 complete courses included in this collection, in subjects such as: Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education, Fine Arts, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Sciences, and World Languages.

The courses were created by Georgia Department of Education faculty. They are organized in modular format (SoftChalk) with audio/video interactive features and built in navigation. Specific attention was paid regarding ADA compliance with the inclusion of closed caption/audio features as well as universal design.

The courses included in this series are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Unported License. 

In the NCLOR, the courses are sorted by subject area, course name and then module order. Click a subject area listed below, to view the full list of courses available.

Subjects

• Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education
• Fine Arts
• Language Arts
• Mathematics
• Science
• Social Sciences
• World Language

Example: “Introduction to Digital Design” – Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education

The NCCCS courses that these resources may supplement are; ACC-125, AIB-110, ART-111, ART-114, ART-115, AST-111, ATR-282, BAF-110, BIO-106, BIO-110, BIO-111, BIO-163, BIO-165, BIO-280, BUS-110, CHM-090, CHM-131, CIS-070, CIS-110, CIS-111, CIS-115, CIS-3100, CJC-111, CJC-251, CJC-5001, CJC-5070, COM-120, DET-112, DMA-030, DME-110, DME-140, ECO-251, EFL-093, ENG-231, ENG-241, ENG-261, ENG-271, ENV-110, ENV-120, FLI-3712, FLI-3714, FLI-3715, FLI-3720, GEL-111, GEO-111, GEO-112, GEO-113, HIS-111, HIS-112, HIS-131, HIS-132, HRD-3008, HUM-130, JOU-110, LAT-111, LAT-112, MAT-110, MAT-121, MAT-122, MAT-171, MAT-271, MKT-227, MUS-110, MUS-121, NUR-3100, PHY-101, PHY-110, PHY-131, PHY-132, POL-120, PSY-150, SGD-112, SGD-3200, SOC-210, SPA-110, WEB-210, and WEB-3000.

Technology Note: Many of the resources in this series use embedded Flash elements within the modules. You should be sure to configure your web browser to accept embedded Flash content.  

To access these resources, you can do any of the following:

• Since these resources are open, you can access the series via Guest Access here: Georgia Virtual Learning or log into the NCLOR and click on the More button on the left menu bar. Then click the Open Educational Resource Series link and then click the Georgia Virtual Learning link.
• If you are K-14 faculty, you can add the links to the resources directly to your LMS based course. (learn how)

TED Ed series added to NCLOR

Today, 240 videos from TED Ed were made available in the Open Educational Resources collection in the NCLOR. TED-Ed is TED’s (Technology, Entertainment and Design) youth and education initiative. Most of the resources made available are TED-Ed Originals. These resources are short, award-winning animated videos about ideas that spark the curiosity of learners. The videos also include quizzes, more detailed information, and a discussion area under the: Think, Dig Deeper, Discuss links respectively. Some of the subjects included in this series are: mathematics, biology, history, literature, and health.

“TED-Ed’s mission is to spark and celebrate the ideas of teachers and students around the world. TED-Ed’s supports learning by producing a growing library of original animated videos , provides an international platform for teachers to create their own interactive lessons, helps curious students around the globe bring TED to their schools and gain presentation literacy skills, celebrates innovative leadership within TED-Ed’s global network of over 250,000 teachers. TED-Ed has grown from an idea worth spreading into an award-winning education platform that serves millions of teachers and students around the world every week.” – Source About TED Ed, (https://ed.ted.com/about)

 

Example: “Do schools kill creativity?”, Sir Ken Robinson, February 2006 at TED2006

All TED Ed content available in this series is free to use and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License  .

The NCCCS courses that these resources may supplement are; ANT220, ANT230, ART111, ART114, ART115, BIO094, BIO110, BIO120, BIO230, BUS225, CHM090, CJC111, CJC231, CUL150, DAN110, EGR110, EMS3000, ENG101, ENG131, ENV120, HIS111, HIS112, HIS115, HIS132, HIS145, HIS211, HIS212, HIS221, HPT3100, HUM120, MAT141, MAT3713, MSC160, MSC172, MUS110, PHI210, PHI215, PHM265, PHY101, POL110, PSY101, and REL110.

Accessibility Statement:  All of the videos and/or learning objects in this series are closed captioned or have links to the text version of the video narration on of each activity.

To access these resources, you can do any of the following:

• Since these resources are open, you can access the series via Guest Access here: TED Ed or log into the NCLOR and click on the More button on the left menu bar. Then click the Resource Series link and then click the TED Ed link.
• If you are K-14 faculty, you can add the links to the resources directly to your LMS based course. (learn how)

More Cambridge University Videos Added to the NCLOR

Today, thirty-five video resources from the University of Cambridge were added to the open educational resources collection within the NCLOR. In this series, you can find out about some of the research, discoveries, and innovations that take place at Cambridge University. In particular, Cambridge Ideas which is an ongoing series of short documentaries that present Cambridge’s cutting edge research together with comment and opinion on matters of global significance. Additions to the Cambridge Shorts and Curious Objects series have also been added to the series.

The topics included in this series are:

• Cambridge Ideas – cutting edge research at Cambridge (20 new resources)
• Cambridge Shorts – short films from top researchers at Cambridge (4 new resources)
• Curious Objects – small collection of artifacts found in the University of Cambridge Library (11 resources)

Example: Cambridge Ideas – The Emotional Computer, Cambridge Univerisity, Dec. 2010

The NCCCS courses that these resources may supplement are; ANT210, ANT220, AST151, AST152, BIO090, BIO092, BIO110, BIO120, BIO230, CJC112, EDT110, EGY3000, ELC233, HIS145, HPT3100, HUM150, MUS110, PSY271, SGD125, SST110, and ZAS235.

To access these resources, you can do any of the following:

• Log into the NCLOR and click on the More button on the left menu bar. Then click the Resource Series link and then University of Cambridge Videos.
• If you are K-14 faculty, you can add the links to the resources directly to your LMS based course. (learn how)

UCI Open Content added to OER collection

Today, seventy resources from UCI Open was added to the open educational resource series collection in the NCLOR. The University of California, Irvine’s UCI Open is a web-based repository of various UC Irvine courses and video lectures from UC Irvine faculty, seminar participants, and instructional staff. While the great majority of courses are drawn from graduate, undergraduate, and continuing education programs, some were originally produced under grant funding to serve specific needs in California and elsewhere. UCI Open is open and available to the world for free.

The resources added in this series are complete courses that include materials such as; lecture videos, presentations, handouts, and practice assessments. The course resources in this series are from disciplines that include: Arts, Biological Sciences, Education, Engineering, Health Sciences, Humanities, Physical Sciences, Social Ecology, and Social Sciences.

Example: General Chemistry 1A. Lecture 01. Introduction to General Chemistry. Brindley, Amanda UCIrvine. 

All UCI Open content is licensed under the Creative Commons, Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)

The list below shows the number of courses in each subject area included in the series.

• African American Studies (1)
• Anthropology (1)
• Chemistry (17)
• Civil & Environmental Engineering (1)
• Classics (1)
• Developmental & Cell Biology (1)
• Earth System Science (5)
• Ecology & Evolutionary Biology (1)
• Economics (2)
• Education (3)
• International Studies (1)
• Mathematics (8)
• Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering (4)
• Music (1)
• Physics & Astronomy (9)
• Planning, Policy, and Design (2)
• Political Science (3)
• Psychology & Social Behavior (3)
• Public Health (5)
• Sociology (1)

The NCCCS courses that these resources may supplement are; ASM111, AST152, BIO092, BIO145, BUS225, CHM090, CHM131, CHM132, CHM135, CHM151, CHM152, CHM251, CHM252, CHM271, CIV250, DMA065, ECO251, ECO252, EDU216, EDU280, EGR111, ENV110, ENV120, ENV222, ENV255, HIS121, HIS221, HIS222, HIS223, MAT142, MAT152, MAT171, MAT172, MAT252, MAT263, MEC261, MEC265, MEC267, MUS111, NAN112, PHY110, PHY121, PHY122, PHY131, PHY252, POL110, POL220, PSY150, and SOC250.

To access these resources, you can do any of the following:

• Since these resources are open, you can access the series via Guest Access here:  UCI Open or log into the NCLOR and click on the More button on the left menu bar. Then click the Resource Series link and then click the UCI Open – University of California, Irvine link.
• If you are K-14 faculty, you can add the links to the resources directly to your LMS based course. (learn how)