Introduction

Video resources are important for students because they enhance the learning experience. In addition to text-based resources, they assist in creating a concept called Universal Design for Learning (UDL). This article helps instructors find video resources for class as well as briefly explain the difference between copryrighted material and Open Resources.

Where to find video resources for your classes:

YouTube

What are you looking for? A detailed search, especially using quotation marks, can yield many results in YouTube. The search box is in the upper left. 

Here's how you can add the URL from a YouTube video (via the Share link) into your Blackboard course using the HTML toolbar. 

YouTube is also a great option to host and serve your own videos. See more in SSW Recording options, at the bottom.

TED

Many TED talks have social work aspects or are applicable to social work topics. The search magnifying glass is in the upper right.

Openness: What is Open and what are Creative Commons licenses?

"Open" in the context below, relates to licensing of educational content. Copyright is a traditional form of licensing that is generally prohibitive to openness and sharing. Creative Commons is a newer form of licensing that allows creators to "share your knowledge and creativity to build a more equitable, accessible, and innovative world."  can learn all about licensing considerations, as well as licensing types. It's important to understand these before locating resources by delving into OER, OCW and MOOCs. 

Open Educational Resources (OER)

What are OER? The University of Texas - Arlington has developed this excellent page which orients faculty to OER, and lists several resources for open textbooks, OER, open publications, and videos. It states: "Open Educational Resources (OER) are educational materials and resources offered freely and openly for anyone to use and under some licenses to re-mix, improve and redistribute. This page provides links to resources relevant to your discipline. Use these links to find high-quality OER for your courses."

• OER Commons - search by subject area, education level, material type, condition of use, etc... Most of these resources are licensed with Creative Commons licenses for open usage. 

• Humboldt State University has put together an excellent page of OER resources and search boxes for social work.

Open Courseware (OCW)

Open courseware goes one step further than OER, normally adding in either some exercises, quizzes, or other materials that can be used in conjunction with OER, providing more of a course experience. 

MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses)

MOOCs go even further, normally allowing participants to interact with one another in discussion forums, and sometimes offering certificates or even micro credentialing or other types of degrees or nanodegrees for successful completion. Many MOOCs have materials that are licensed for open sharing with Creative Commons licenses, which may mean that you can download and re-use the materials with your students. Maris Stella College has a nice listing of MOOC links. 

Coursera has a large number of social justice, gender non-conformance, diversity and inclusion, social impact strategies, mindfulness, and international women's health courses listed here: 

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