Research Guides: Open Educational Resources (OER) Research Guide: Freely Available Videos

What are freely available videos?

Videos made freely available on the web are accessible for students either in or outside of the classroom and are ideal for hybrid or online classes. One of the most popular venues for free educational videos is YouTube. Here are some YouTube channels focused on education and learning we suggest:

Video Resources

FedFlix
FedFix features the best movies of the United States Government, from training films to history, from our national parks to the U.S. Fire Academy and the Postal Inspectors, all of these fine flix are available for reuse without any restrictions whatsoever.
ScienceCinema
Contains multimedia videos highlighting the U.S. Department of Energy's scientific research. State-of-the-art audio indexing and speech recognition technology allows the user to search for specific words and phrases spoken by the presenter in these video files. Simply enter a term and the results list will point to the precise snippets of the video where the term was spoken.
Snag Films
Provides access to full-length documentary films from established distributors and first-time filmmakers.

TED Talks This link opens in a new window
TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or less). TED began in 1984 as a conference where Technology, Entertainment and Design converged, and today covers almost all topics — from science to business to global issues — in more than 100 languages. Meanwhile, independently run TEDx events help share ideas in communities around the world.

TeacherTube
This YouTube for teachers is an amazing resource for finding educationally-focused videos to share with your classroom. You can find videos uploaded by other teachers or share your own.
Vimeo
Similar to Youtube, Vimeo is a video-sharing website in which users can upload, share and view videos.

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Michael Nielsen: Open science now! | TED Talk