Video on the web is more than just cute kittens and bungee jumping gone wrong. Princeton, together with several other universities has launched the Univeristy Channel.
Here is the description of the project from their site:
“The University Channel makes videos of academic lectures and events from all over the world available to the public. It is a place where academics can air their ideas and present research in a full-length, uncut format. Contributors with greater video production capabilities can submit original productions.
The University Channel presents ideas in a way commercial news or public affairs programming cannot. Because it is neither constrained by time nor dependent upon commercial feedback, the University Channel’s video content can be broad and flexible enough to cover the full gamut of academic investigation.
While it has unlimited potential, the University Channel begins with a focus on public and international affairs, because this is an area which lends itself most naturally to a many-sided discussion. Perhaps of greatest advantage to universities who seek to expand their dialog with overseas institutions and international affairs, the University Channel can “go global” and become a truly international forum.”
This is an incredible resource for the vast majority of the people in the world who would not otherwise have access to this type of quality content. Making content previously available to a very small and rather elite group of people to everyone with a broadband connection is amazing.
Just when you thought the web was limited to a massive collection of time wasting (yet entertaining) blooper clips, something truly valuable like this comes along.
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