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Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Q: I have received a DVD with files to transfer to my course, and I wanted to ask you what do you typically use to do this?

A: You need to find a DVD-decrypter tool. Check what is available for free download. I recommend videohelp website: http://www.videohelp.com/tools/DVD-Decrypter

Q: What platform would your recommend for an educator who wants to share his/her teaching practices online?

A: The best way is to create the educational video and distribute it at TED-Ed:
TED-Ed’s commitment to creating lessons worth sharing is an extension of TED’s mission of spreading great ideas. Within the growing TED-Ed video library, you will find carefully curated educational videos, many of which represent collaborations between talented educators and animators nominated through the TED-Ed platform. This platform also allows users to take any useful educational video, not just TED's, and easily create a customized lesson around the video. Users can distribute the lessons, publicly or privately, and track their impact on the world, a class, or an individual student. 
http://youtu.be/FfJ5XG5i2aw

Q: Do you have any information about free courses available online?

A: Check the following resources:
Khan Academy
The Khan Academy is an organization on a mission. We're a not-for-profit with the goal of changing education for the better by providing a free world-class education to anyone anywhere.
All of the site's resources are available to anyone. It doesn't matter if you are a student, teacher, home-schooler, principal, adult returning to the classroom after 20 years, or a friendly alien just trying to get a leg up in earthly biology. The Khan Academy's materials and resources are available to you completely free of charge. 

Coursera
Education for Everyone.
We offer courses from the top universities, for free.
Learn from world-class professors, watch high quality lectures, achieve mastery via interactive exercises, and collaborate with a global community of students.

Udacity
- Welcome to Udacity! We currently offer the following courses, with many more to come. All our courses are free, and you are welcome to sign up at any time. CS101 and CS373 are now open classes, you can enroll and follow along at your own pace. The remainder of our classes are being offered for the first time, new units will be posted once every week starting April 16th for seven weeks, and we suggest you follow along if you can although it is not required. We currently offer exams for all classes every eight weeks. 

Open Culture
450 Free Online Courses from Top Universities