According to Blogging Pedagogy there is a more sophisticate YouTube out there. It is called fora.tv.

The description on FORA is
FORA delivers discourse, discussions and debates on the world's most interesting political, social and cultural issues, and enables viewers to join the conversation. It provides deep, unfiltered content, tools for self-expression and a place for the interactive community to gather online.

If you are looking for web video of politics and social issues to bring into your class this might be a good place to look.

[via: Fora.TV - YouTube, but a little bit smarter | Blogging Pedagogy]

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The most recent edition of ELI's 7 Things series focuses attention on Creative Commons.

Creative Commons offers an alternative to traditional copyright as it provides the owner of a work the ability to identify how the work can and can not be used by others. The document produced by ELI provides readers an understanding of how creative commons works, how it might be used, potential downsides, and implications for teaching and learning.

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For those of you reading this who moderate online discussions as part of your course work, this is worth a look...

Rose Colored Glasses � Blog Archive � Thoughts on Managing Online Discussion Forums…

Online discussions can be added to your course using WebCT.

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ELI , an Educause sub organization focused on new pedagogies publishes fact sheets on new technologies making their way into Higher Education. This series of fact sheets, called 7 Things You Should Know About..., focus on providing novices the 'facts' regarding things such as e-books, digital storytelling, virtual worlds, YouTube, and Google Earth. Each fact sheet contains an overview of what the technology is, who is using it, how it works, the significance, downsides, potential uses, and implications for teaching and learning. If you are looking for a quick overview of new instructional technologies the 7 Things You Should Know About Series... is a good place to start.

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I want to draw your attention to an interesting collaborative project between students at UNC Chapel Hill and University of the Andes.

The Chronicle: Wired Campus Blog: Students Track the Inspiration for 'Robinson Crusoe'

The Wired Campus blog post includes links to the Chasing Crusoe site and a critique of the site by David Rothman of TeleRead.

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