[VPAAEtal] NBC Learn - New Digital Video Resource

[Academic Affairs]

Faculty, 

 

The A&M System Chancellor has purchased NBC Learn for all system
universities. NBC Learn provides video access to stories from NBC News
archives dating back to the 1930s. These historic and current events
resources are generally two to six minutes in length and are available
to faculty and students.

 

NBC LEARN Features

 

*         Over 10,000 primary source videos, documents, letters, and
images

*         Current events videos updated daily

*         Resources for Sciences, Arts & Humanities, Careers, Business
and more

*         Historic news broadcasts and newsreels from the 1930's -
Present

*         Full transcripts, bibliographic citations, and closed
captioning

*         Rights and Copyright cleared for classroom and online use

*         Easy-to-use search and browse interface

*         Flipable Cue Card Media player

 

NBC Learn On-Campus Access

 

Click on the link https://highered.nbclearn.com/ .  In the upper
right-hand corner of the webpage you will see "Welcome, Texas A&M
University Commerce."   (Note: If you wish to download the videos you
will need to register with NBC Learn. The registration link is located
in the upper right-hand corner of the webpage.)  

 

NBC Learn Off-Campus Access

 

Navigate through the Library's list of databases
<http://www.tamuc.edu/library/findinfo/databases/>  and click on NBC
Learn. The following link is a brief tutorial on how to navigate to the
NBC Learn database. Brief Tutorial Accessing NBC Learn via Library's
Database List <http://youtu.be/Mt3zM5e7vxg>  

 

Webinars Offered by the Texas A&M System

 

To help with the orientation of NBC Learn, the System will be offering
webinars to help your faculty use this resource.   The followings
webinars will be offered:

*         April 24rd at 10:00 am   NBC Learn and the College of
Education

*         April 24rd at 2:00 pm   NBC Learn and the College of Science

*         April 25th at 10:00 am  NBC Learn and the College of Business

*         April 25th at 2:00 pm  NBC Learn and Health and Wellness

We would like for you to encourage your faculty to attend these
webinars.  They may go to the following web address to register for the
webinars: http://www.tamus.edu/offices/academic/

Contact the Faculty Center for Teaching with Technology
<http://www.tamuc.edu/facultyStaffServices/facultyCenterForTeachingWithT
echnology>  for further information, or if you would like to schedule a
webinar for your department with an NBC Learn representative.
Telephone: 903.886.5511 or email FCTT at tamuc.edu. 

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