[WSIS Edu] Coursecasting & Google : new step

[Dr. Francis MUGUET]

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Hello,

A new  step  for Open Educationnal Resources
  Video, for sure...
with Google ???
that is probably to going be discussed at the "e-learning"
WSIS action line meeting at UNESCO in October ?

http://video.google.com/ucberkeley.html

http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2006/09/26_google.shtml

excerpts :
Google appreciates the opportunity to partner with progressive
universities like UC Berkeley to make undiscovered lectures and entire
courses available to our users," said Eric Schmidt, chief executive
officer of Google, who received both his doctoral degree (1982) and
master's degree (1979) from UC Berkeley. "UC Berkeley's content - much
of which wasn't easily accessible online - will enhance the
comprehensive and diverse range of offerings by Google Video."

Visitors to the new UC Berkeley Web page will be able to view or
download a half dozen UC Berkeley courses in their entirety, including
"Physics for Future Presidents, "Integrative Biology," and "Search
Engines: Technology, Society and Business." Also offered will be a wide
range of public events and cutting-edge symposia on everything from
climate change to synthetic biology. The campus is set to add further
content to the Google Video site in coming months.

This collaboration also strengthens UC Berkeley's position as a leader
in knowledge-sharing through open-access online video, campus officials
said.

"Google Video presents us with a wonderful opportunity to share UC
Berkeley's amazing faculty with a global community of lifelong
learners," said Christina Maslach, UC Berkeley vice provost for
undergraduate education. "We see this endeavor as one part of our
expanding digital bridge that is directly connecting the public we serve
with the intellectual riches of the campus."

"Coursecasting" is a growing trend in educational technology, enabling
students and the general public to download audio and video recordings
of class lectures to their computers and portable media devices. As with
UC Berkeley's agreement to deliver podcasts through Apple Computer's
iTunes U, the content made available via Google Video will consist
mostly of recorded course lectures and special campus events.


http://news.com.com/Google+Video+plays+school/2100-1032_3-6120021.html

The University of California at Berkeley said Tuesday that it is using
Google Video to deliver college courses, including lectures and
symposia, free of charge. It is the first university to have its own
featured page on Google Video
<http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.google.com%2Fucberkeley&siteId=3&oId=2100-1032-6120021&ontId=1023&lop=nl.ex>,
campus officials and Google said in a statement.

Initially, the university has put up a library of more than 250 hours of
video for public viewing. Most of it previously was not available
online, Google CEO Eric Schmidt said.

Google Video
<http://news.com.com/Googles+video+replay/2100-1024_3-6077594.html?tag=nl>,
launched earlier this year, is an index of user-generated and
professional video content, both free and paid.

Visitors will find a half-dozen Berkeley courses in their entirety,
including "Physics for Future Presidents," "Integrative Biology," and
"Search Engines: Technology, Society and Business," featuring a lecture
by Google co-founder Sergey Brin.

Also available are a range of public events and academic symposia on
topics ranging from climate change to synthetic biology. The university
plans to add more material to the Google Video site in the coming months.

"Coursecasting" is a growing trend in educational technology, enabling
students and the general public to download audio and video recordings
of class lectures to their computers and portable media devices.
Berkeley has been offering a limited set of material since 2001.

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http://www.pcinpact.com/actu/news/31666-Berkeley-video-Google.htm

Google Video redevient sérieux quelques minutes, et se propose de 
retransmettre les cours de l'université californienne de Berkeley, 
gratuitement en vidéo sur une page dédiée du service de Google.

Les intéressés pourront aller sur cette page, chez Google Vidéo, 
entièrement destinée à accueillir les conférences des professeurs 
renommés de l'une des universités les plus cotées des États-Unis. Si 
certains ne peuvent pas payer les milliers de dollars que l'Université 
demande à l'année, ils pourront donc toujours assister aux cours par 
correspondance...

Et on aura droit à tous les cours, chaque séance depuis la première, 
dans plusieurs matières enseignées au sein de l'établissement. Les 
premières vidéos disponibles comptent plus de 250 heures de conférence, 
offertes au grand public. Déjà six cours sont entièrement disponibles, 
de la première à la dernière leçon.

L'université devrait ajouter encore plus de contenu vidéo dans les mois 
qui viennent, selon ses représentants. De quoi alimenter cette nouvelle 
mode du « coursecasting », qui permet à tous de suivre des enseignements 
qui étaient auparavant réservés à une élite.

Dans le même style, en France, nous avons le grand privilège de pouvoir 
assister aux cours de l'Université de tous les savoirs,
http://www.canalu.fr/canalu/chainev2/utls/
  qui pratique cette politique de diffusion depuis un bon moment déjà. 
Un très bon point pour le Web d'aujourd'hui, qui n'oublie pas que sa 
philosophie première était le partage des connaissances.



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Best / cordialement


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