Many educators believe that the use of moving images can enrich the learning experience, and back in 2003 Becta published a report analysing research findings from the use of digital video in teaching and learning which indicated major benefits. I’d be interested to learn about any similar evidence that you have come across!

 Those who use video in education, or are thinking of doing so, will be interested in the recently launched service Newsfilm Online which provides a wealth of digital video clips, mainly from ITN and Reuters, covering a range of topics including History, Politics, the arts, the environment, law. It is a great addition to existing moving image resources such as Film and Sound Online. Both these resources are freely available to subscribing FE and HE institutions.

It is often useful to be able to modify a downloaded video – for example, embed into a Power-point presentation, add or remove audio, or split or join to other video-clips. A good source of support for this sort of editing can be found at: http://hullnewsfilm.wikispaces.com/, and this wiki from the University of Hull also gives some suggestions for how specific clips from Newsfilm Online might be used in teaching and learning.