Open education resource (OER) programmes like the JISC OER one (http://www.jisc.ac.uk/oer) may be the future repository for such videos if they are truly open.
Alan
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From: Tectonics & structural geology discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jeff Greenberg
Sent: 30 January 2010 18:12
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Subject: Re: Videos?
Thanks to you all in response. Look as though I can get copies of
the Alps videos from Cornelius or John. We are deeply in your
debt. Geoscientists are a fine lot, with love for our beer and love
in sharing our passion for the Earth.
Among the current web sites hosting animations, still photos and
software, there should be a place to list-link video clips and longer
movies. Perhaps someone could volunteer to collect those and
become a great service (especially for instructors).
Jeff
>>> alvar <[log in to unmask]> 01/30/10 5:57 AM >>>
Hi folks,
I guess, that type (a la EE) of videos would be a great addition for
everyday teaching of geology (at introductionary level at least!) and
popularization of Earth sciences in many places/universities. At least I
would be interested in it very much! We have produced a dosen of short
educational videos ourselves on the Paleozoic geology of Baltoscandia,
hope to get them soon running in the internet.
Would be great to know if those videos, under the discussion, will be
available some day....
Cheers,
Alvar Soesoo, Prof
Tallinn University of Technology
Estonia
John Whalley wrote:
> Jeff
>
> I think that my copies of those vids will still be useable but must
> confess that I haven't played them for a good while. I also have a vid
> on structures in Scotland (Moine Thrust Zone, Laxfordian shear zones,
> Dalradian folds and fabrics) that Nigel Harris and I made for the
> BBC/OU about 10 years ago. As I'm still on the OU payroll, I need to
> check with them before promising to make them available. I'll let you
> know.
>
> John
>
> John S Whalley, Geoscience Programme Manager
> List owner - geo-tectonics
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>
> >>> Jeff Greenberg <[log in to unmask]> 29/01/2010 16:45 >>>
> I have been looking online to find copies of the wonderful videos done
> by John Ramsay and Chris Hawkesworth on structure in the Alps, as part of
> the EARTH EXPLORED series from the BBC-Open University about three decades
> ago. Our old VHS copies are now too worn and useless.
>
> Does anyone have good copies of these or know where we might obtain them,
> either to purchase or to "rent" and make copies?
>
> I also would like everyone to consider the value of videos covering
> classical or
> other exemplar sites of structural freatures. Still photos are OK but
> nothing
> short of actually visiting can compare with our students seeing the
> field context
> of what we teach. The EE example mentioned above proves that nothing
> has to be
> elaborate or too complex. Unfortunately, most of the video programming
> done
> on geology these days is commercial, poorly narrated and of course,
> not of all
> we desire in locations. For example, the US-based series EARTH
> REVEALED that
> came later tan EE is too broad, too basic and not well produced.
>
> As we had gotten response to the inquiry about animations of models,
> perhaps the
> list can give good input concerning what videos are already available.
> Thanks, Jeff
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