I add my voice to the growing chorus <smile> - Randy
PS. Barbara - do you want to open a dialogue up with that reference - Open Video Alliance that you suggested? - Randy On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 9:05 AM, elizabeth mbasu <[email protected]> wrote: > Videos turn abstract concepts into real and contribute to constructive > learning. I vote for incorporating links to suitable video sites. > Elizabeth > > --- On *Thu, 2/18/10, Mary <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: Mary <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [WikiEducator] Do WikiEducator's want to embed links to video > in their OER resources? > To: [email protected] > Date: Thursday, February 18, 2010, 3:39 PM > > > I would find embedding videos useful. they are such a strong teaching > meduim. Blip tv sounds like a via solution from what I understood of your > explanation. I would vote to proceed with this worthy project. > > On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 7:26 PM, Wayne Mackintosh < > [email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> Hi Everyone, >> >> In the past we've received requests from many community members to >> implement the functionality to embed links to video hosted on third party >> sites (eg Youtube, BlipTV Vimeo etc). Now that WikiEducator is hosted >> independently by the OER Foundation, we have more flexibility and autonomy >> to take a community decision concerning on third party video. >> >> - Do WikiEducators want the ability to embed links to video clips? >> - What is the best way for us to take this decision? >> - Should we have a trial period to see how this works? >> >> We need and invite your feedback -- so please post your replies to this >> list. We will consider all feedback posted over the next two weeks, before >> deciding on the next steps. Apology for the long email -- but I provide some >> discussion points below. Third party video is not a simple matter when it >> comes to the values and meaning of freedom as interpreted by our community >> values. >> >> *Discussion* >> >> Embedding video is not a simple question of turning a switch to enable >> links to third party hosted video. Technically speaking, this is relatively >> easy to achieve. However, there are many issues associated with digital >> video and our core values of the WikiEducator project which we need to >> consider, most notably the essential freedoms. >> >> WE subscribe to the free cultural works definition and WE need to find a >> solution which aligns with what we believe as a community OER project. I've >> been sound boarding a few ideas with colleagues and friends and would >> appreciate your input and feedback on a few baseline requirements and >> suggestions. >> >> - *Licensing.* We must be able to identify and search for >> appropriately licensed video content. This is to ensure that video content >> we embed adheres to the requirements of the definition of free cultural >> works. In practice this means we can only use video hosting sites which >> clearly tag their video content with the relevant copyright license as >> well >> as corresponding search functionality to identify resources which are >> appropriately licensed (eg. CC-0, CC-BY, CC-BY-SA, GFDL and the public >> domain declaration), Therefore, Youtube (for example) would not meet this >> requirement as their existing conditions of service would not enable the >> implementation of license tagging. Currently WIkiEducator users would not >> be >> able to differentiate openly licensed videos from all rights reserved >> content. However, BlipTV allows users to choose from a number of *Creative >> Commons* licenses to apply to their work, and videos are searchable by >> license. This would enable WIkiEducators to use the Creative Commons >> search >> (http://search.creativecommons.org/) facility to easily identify >> appropriately licensed video on BlipTV. >> - *Open file formats. *This is a requirement to ensure that our >> content is stored and accessible in formats which can be edited using >> free/open source software. In addition this means that source files should >> be available for download. No WikiEducator should be forced to purchase a >> license for non-free software in order to remix and create a derivative >> work >> from our site. Most video sites (with the exception, for instance, of the >> Wikimedia Commons) encode video for web delivery using the Flash Video >> Format (flv) which is a proprietary file format. BlipTV provide a service >> for their registered users who also have an account with the Internet >> Archive (http://blip.tv/prefs/archiveorg/ ). In short this facility >> enables archiving of downloadable video files including the open file >> format >> (ogg Theora). Therefore, WikiEducator users who upload video files to >> BlipTV >> could register for the Internet Archive service making it easier for >> educators to download video in the formats of their choice for remix >> purposes. However, this feature would not solve the problem of open file >> formats for the video uploaded by BlipTV users who do not register for the >> Internet Archive service. Fortunately BlipTV provides the functionality >> to >> download the video files, even though these are generally supplied in the >> flv (proprietary file format). The open source FFmpeg project ( >> http://www.ffmpeg.org/) provides tools to convert flv files into open >> file formats. Therefore, all WikiEducator would have access to free >> software >> tools for remixing source video, thus meeting the requirements of the free >> cultural works definition. >> >> Therefore the BlipTV hosting site would provide a service which aligns >> with our values. There are also Mediawiki wiki extensions available for >> embedding BlipTV video on WikiEducator pages. >> >> Pending a positive assessment of the stability and security of the BlipTV >> extensions for WikiEducator -- Would the community consider moving forward >> with providing capability for embedding BlipTV video on the WikiEducator >> site along the lines suggested above? >> >> Thoughts? >> >> Cheers >> Wayne >> >> >> >> -- >> Wayne Mackintosh, Ph.D. >> Director, >> International Centre for Open Education, >> Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand. >> Board of Directors, OER Foundation. >> Founder and Community Council Member, Wikieducator, www.wikieducator.org >> Mobile +64 21 2436 380 >> User Page: http://wikieducator.org/User:Mackiwg >> Skype: WGMNZ1 >> Twitter: OERFoundation, Mackiwg >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "WikiEducator" group. >> To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org >> To visit the discussion forum: >> http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator >> To post to this group, send email to >> [email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "WikiEducator" group. > To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org > To visit the discussion forum: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "WikiEducator" group. > To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org > To visit the discussion forum: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > -- Open Education is a sustainable and renewable resource. ________________ Randy Fisher, MA, OMD Senior Consultant, Organization Development, Intersol Group, Canada Senior Consultant, Organization & Business Development International Centre for Open Education / OER Foundation, New Zealand Elected Member, WikiEducator Community Council, www.wikieducator.org +1 613.722.5577 (EST) Skype: wikirandy Twitter: wikirandy * Change / Transition Management, Integration & Performance * Organization Design & Development * Project Implementation & Stakeholder Engagement * E-Learning, Online Collaboration & Learning Communities * Coaching & Facilitation * My Bio: http://www.communitybuildingexpert.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. 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