Kanopy is now available to the Merritt Campus community. What makes Kanopy unique it that it offers hundreds of full-length feature films that are works of fiction/drama. Kanopy also offers students the opportunity to watch over 30,000 documentaries, along with classic and indie films. Kanopy can be viewed on a desktop computer or mobile device.
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These two 30 minutes videos from Cambridge Educational discuss the use of media in the classroom:
Integrating Media into the Classroom: Theory and Research (28 minutes),
Integrating Media into the Classroom: Practice and Case Studies (30 minutes).
Academic studies have found that the use videos in education increases learning (Greenberg, 2013). Video use in teaching brings about many other positive impacts such as better recall, increased student motivation to learn, and student satisfaction (Pekdag, 2010). In one study students felt that videos in the classroom provided "permanent ties with what is learned by associating them with daily life (Kosterelioglu, 2016). When videos are used there are positive impacts on students' interest and concentration (Berk, 2009), and students' feelings about learning (Hakkarainen, 2007).
A recent white paper commission by Cisco summarizes the findings related to the positive impacts of the use of video in teaching.
"Recognizing Online Propaganda, Bias & Advertising" - 23 minutes.
This short film can help your students sharpen their media literacy skills.
From the producers' description:
"While their motives aren’t always evil, people who bend the truth don’t usually do so for the greater good, either. The online world is no exception—in fact, it’s a paradise for purveyors of hype, pseudo-journalism, and intellectual snake oil. This video explores ways to identify bias and propaganda on the Internet and sift through the various influences, such as political or corporate interests, that may be behind some Web content."