Halovine
produce a range of Sociology and Psychology
videos to support A-level teaching and learning and, in a new departure, the
company has evolved into the Online Classroom
- the basic idea behind the move seemingly being the production of online
materials for use in the classroom (the new name sort of gives the game
away, really).
The upshot of all this is a
subscription-based
video magazine (Sociology i2i
in the case of Sociology and
Psychology i2i
in the case of...well...erm...Psychology).
The cost (around
£30 per year per institution)
seems pretty damn reasonable to me, although it's not altogether clear how
many "issues" you get for your money.
Anyway, Sociology i2i offers a range of
goodies from "top name sociologists" deemed to be "in demand" by teachers
(although, unaccountably, I seem to have been mysteriously omitted from the
roll of honour due, no-doubt, to some sort of accounting error. Or
something). More importantly (to you, if not necessarily to me) is what you
get for your money - and this seems to be a mix of
classroom activities,
news features,
exam advice and tips,
interviews with expert sociologists
(and before you ask, no, I haven't been approached due, no-doubt, to the
aforementioned administrative oversight. I would be much too busy anyway,
even if I had been asked. Which I wasn't) and a
forum.
The sample content I've seen
includes a mix of text-based articles. PowerPoint presentations
and, of course, video clips (each is relatively short (between 5 and
10 minutes) and tightly-focused on a topic). The general package features
sociologists like Steve Taylor, Pat McNeil, Pete Langley,
Jonathan Blundell and Pauline Kendall - all of whom
could, rightly in my opinion, be considered experts at this level (unlike,
clearly, some other sociologists that modesty prevents me from naming). |
