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- http://www.filmsforaction.org/
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- Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
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- American Studies, Current Affairs, Development Studies, Economics, Environmental Studies, Media Studies, Politics and Government, Social Studies, Social Welfare
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- Film/Video
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The mission of Films for Action is to fight against the homogenisation and conformity of the mainstream US media. This American site features thousands of films, videos, news items, and articles relating to social, environmental, and media issues not covered by the mainstream news. The core of the site is the video list: content can be filtered by a subject search and the films are free to view. Among the subjects covered are Elections and Democracy, Net Neutrality, Peak Oil and Terrorism.
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- https://newbooksnetwork.com/
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- Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
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- American Studies, Archaeology, Architecture, Art, Astronomy, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Current Affairs, Dance, Drama, Economics, Education, Environmental Studies, Film Studies, Food, French Studies, Genetics, Geography, German Studies, History, Law, Literature, Mathematics, Media Studies, Music, Photography, Physics, Politics and Government, Psychology, Religious Studies, Russian Studies, Social Studies, Sports Science, Technology, Women’s Studies
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- Film/Video
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- Podcasting, Reviews, Streaming/Download
This is a useful place to visit to keep track of recently published books in academia and scholarly research. The site consists of a series of podcasts/interviews in which authors and academics discuss their new publications.
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- http://www.learnerstv.com/index.php
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- Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
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- Astronomy, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Computing, Dentistry, Economics, Engineering, General Science, Geography, History, Psychology, Technology
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- Film/Video
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- Streaming/Download
This site provides thousands of free downloadable video lectures on a wide range of academic subjects, including Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths, Computer Science, Engineering, Dentistry, Medicine, Management, Accounting, Literature, Law, Economics and Philosophy. There are also over 400 interactive Science animations and a number of free trade journals and technical documents which are free to download.
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- https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/marketing/
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- Arts and Humanities, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
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- Archaeology, Biology, Business Studies, Current Affairs, Economics, General Science, History, Literature, Media Studies, Nature, Physics, Politics and Government, Technology
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This clip sales site, which replaces BBC Motion Gallery’s Education site, aims to provide short-form educational video, licencing content from the BBC itself as well as a number of partners, including NHK, the Open University and CBS. The collections are divided into eight subject areas: Business and Economics; Earth Sciences; History; Life Sciences; Literature; Mathematics; Social Sciences and Technology. Searching can be narrowed by Collection, Topic, Age suitability and duration and users can save searches and create clip binds. Registration is required before users can search the site.
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- https://itunes.apple.com/gb/itunes-u/the-big-idea/id598311327?mt=10
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- Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
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- Current Affairs, Economics, Law, Politics and Government, Russian Studies, Social Studies, Women’s Studies
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- Radio/Sound
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- Podcasting, Streaming/Download
Academics from the University of Edinburgh discuss a theme of contemporary relevance in this monthly podcast. The first episode saw professors from the schools of law, economics and history discuss the issues associated with Scottish independence before the 2014 referendum. Other podcasts have more of a magazine format, covering several topics, but the general focus is on current political, economic and social issues, including migration within the EU, the rise of Russian nationalism, and women’s rights, as well as more local issues, such as Scottish oral history and the negative effects of Edinburgh’s self-image. The podcast is also available on iTunes.
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- http://podcast.open.ac.uk/
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- Arts and Humanities, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
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- Biology, Economics, Education, Engineering, Environmental Studies, General Science, Languages, Literature, Mathematics, Psychology, Social Studies, Social Welfare
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- Courses, Podcasting, Streaming/Download, Web Links
This beta site presents the entire range of podcasts produced by the Open University. The site is divided into three sections: OU Learn, OU Research and OU Life. The OU Learn podcasts are divided into fourteen subject areas from Arts and Humanities to Social Sciences. Within each subject area, the podcasts are further arranged as ‘albums’ consisting of numbered tracks, containing material relevant to OU courses. The podcasts come with transcripts, related links and often feature video material too. Users can subscribe via RSS feed, iTunes, or Miro.
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- http://podcastthing.com/
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- Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
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- American Studies, Art, Business Studies, Current Affairs, Design, Economics, Food, General Science, History, Literature, Media Studies, Music, Social Studies, Technology, Women’s Studies
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- Radio/Sound
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- Podcasting, Streaming/Download, Web Links
A portal which helps people to ‘find great podcasts’. Curated by Max Temkin and Veronica Corzo-Duchardt, the site presents a selection of mainly American podcasts, arranged under a number of topics, including Tech, Science & Education, Politics & Econ and Storytelling. An Interview page features transcripts of question and answer sessions with podcasters, writers, designers and other culturally-aware, creative people, who talk about their favourite podcasts, and why (and how) they like listening to them. The site works well because its focus is fairly narrow: the emphasis is on curation, and presenting a carefully selected range of interesting podcasts, rather than a comprehensive but overwhelming list of resources.
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- http://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/science/physics-and-astronomy/60-second-adventures-astronomy-taking-galactic-census
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- Science and Technology, Social Sciences
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- Astronomy, Economics
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- Streaming/Download
These brief animated films are narrated by comedian David Mitchell and were developed by a team from the Open University’s Science faculty. The videos cover concepts such as dark matter, the Big Bang, asteroids, black holes and event horizons, aiming to explain big scientific ideas and, in the words of OU Reader in Cosmology Dr Stephen Serjeant, ‘still have room for a few jokes’. The films are available on YouTube and can be downloaded for free from iTunes. A sister series 60 Second Adventures in Economics takes a similar approach to explaining concepts of economic theory.
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- https://mruniversity.com/
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- Social Sciences
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- Economics
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- Film/Video
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- Courses, Streaming/Download
This resource was created by Alex Tabarrok and Tyler Cowen, Economics professors at George Mason University, who also run a Marginal Revolution blog. MRUniversity offers free video lectures in economics, with the option of enrolling in courses and taking exams, in the manner of MOOCs such as Khan Academy and Coursera. The videos - PowerPoint slide presentations, with the lecturer’s voiceover - cover all aspects of economics, including Development Economics, Classical Economics, International Trade and The Eurozone Crisis. The resource is freely available and is particularly aimed at less affluent students and students and lecturers from developing countries.
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- https://www.canal-educatif.fr/en/
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- Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
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- Art, Economics, General Science, Languages
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- Film/Video
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- Streaming/Download, Video Sources
Offering educational videos for free is the laudable aim of this website, which has resources in three subject areas: History of Art, Economics, and Science & Innovation. The videos in the History of Arts section are available in French and English versions. The site aims for quality over quantity, presenting a number of HD video essays, each of which, for the History of Art section, focuses on a single painting, including Hans Holbein’s The Ambassadors and Liberty Leading the People by Delacroix. Material for Economics and Science is currently only available in French. Some of the films can also be bought as DVDs.
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