A short demonstration and reminder of BOB (Box of Broadcasts) for the Learning Technologist Meeting of 4th May 2017.

Photo attribution: https://www.flickr.com/photos/52254014@N00/4900091630

Why not view the presentation as you watch it enabling you to read the notes and visit any of the resources I refer to.

Log in to the student ThinkPad devices or use your own media device or phone.

Also, why not explore BoB at the same time: https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ondemand

The University of Leeds subscribes to Box of Broadcasts (BoB), an online service which allows staff and students to view and share over 2 million digital assets from over 62 TV channels and radio stations. Find archived BBC content from the 1990's.

Simply visit BoB at https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ondemand

Log in with your own details to explore and record your chosen digital content. Record a programme and add it to your various playlists. Create shorter clips to share with learners during teaching sessions.

BoB has recently been enhanced and you can view the short video outlining these changes by visiting http://bufvc.ac.uk/2016/07/15/an-even-better-bob-is-coming

Box of Broadcasts National (BoB) is an online TV and radio recording service for higher and further education institutions in the UK. The University of Leeds subscribes to BoB (now learning on screen) enabling enable staff and students to watch, listen, share and embed audio/video content for educational and non-commercial purposes.

From Maths to Media Studies, you can find the content
you need from over 2,000,000 TV and radio programmes
BOX OF BROADCASTS

YOU’VE GOT YOUR READING LIST, NOW GET YOUR VIEWING LIST
• View, record and share programmes
• One-click citation to reference programmes in your work
• Create playlists, clips (clip compilations coming soon)
• Search rolling transcripts and subtitles
• Available on all devices

Find out more about the enhanced BoB by visiting There's a new BoB in Town at: http://bufvc.ac.uk/2016/07/15/an-even-better-bob-is-coming

There are over 65 channels including 10 foreign Radio stations available through BoB.

https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ondemand/help.php/channels

You can choose to record digital content and share this to various playlists that you create based on topic/subject.

You can also "edit" content to view specific frames.

BoB is great tool for language students as there is a rolling "script" of text which accompanies the sound track.

Students can simply copy and paste the citing links attached to the content.

You can share links to content via the VLE or social media like Twitter.

Why not start your lecture off by incorporating some music available on one of the various radio channels: classical, folk, rock, punk, jazz....it's all available via BoB.

Ask questions to your students to leverage discussion and then follow this up with some media.

Remember students can create their own playlists and clips in BoB also which they can include in their own digital presentations.

This also presents an opportunity to discuss digital literacy.

We all know that video, sound, music and podcasts can be incorporated in teaching and learning to enlighten, engage and entertain.

There are various JISC guides on digital media and student engagement. https://www.jisc.ac.uk/guides/using-digital-media-in-new-learning-models

Refer to the HEA toolkit on TEL also at:
https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/enhancement/toolkits/technology-enhanced-learni...

Here at the University there has been a project on Digital Storytelling in partnership with JISC and this is worth exploring further although the focus is on the creation of digital media rather than using existing content.

Visit: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/articulate/presentations/digital_stories/

We now have a wide range of digital resources at our fingertips and we can find multimedia content on almost any topic via channels like YouTube, Vimeo, Flickr, Vine, and open education resources such as the Khan Academy, TrueTube, TedEd etc.

Tools such as ViewPure and TubeChop have been developed alongside platforms like YouTube to make them more accessible.

However there are disadvantages to using some of these channels.

Finding copyright cleared material can be a challenge for educators. All digital content available in BoB is covered by the ERA licence so you can record, view and share any content available in BoB without having to worry about copyright.

Has this ever happened to you before?

...or this?

Why take the gamble if the media resource you are looking for is already available via BoB.

The chances are, if the content has recently been aired on TV and radio on one of the popular channels then it should be available via BoB.

How much of the earth is covered by desert?

Is the Gobi Desert always hot?

https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ondemand/index.php/clip/25092

(Taken from one of the greatest storytellers of our time, David Attenborough)

Aid discussion, use BoB clips as ice-breakers.

https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ondemand/index.php/clip/95598

Will artificial intelligence save us or enslave us?

Watch the Channel 4 News debate.

https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ondemand/index.php/clip/96842

Listen to Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework for the Convention on Climate Change.

https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ondemand/index.php/clip/25092

See how the Hopi tribe in the Wild West manage to harvest their corn...in the desert. The tenacity of man!

https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ondemand/index.php/clip/25483

Is there life on Mars? How can we find out?

https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ondemand/index.php/clip/25080 (Taken from Radio 4: BBC Inside Science)

https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ondemand/index.php/clip/12539

If you continue on your current path....

The recently enhanced BoB, provided by "learningonscreen" is now accessible on all mobile devices. Students can log in and watch on the move.

Ideas on integrating BoB:

1. Liven up teaching sessions and presentations with short clips from media to engage the audience.
2. Send media to students / participants prior to a workshop as a flipped learning activity to reflect on concepts or topics.
3. Embed or link to material within the VLE or on your website.
4. Share links on social media such as Twitter to generate online discussions.
5. Encourage participants to comment on clips using the “comment” facility within BoB. 6. Refer to recent current affairs and general news/media coverage to ensure presentations are relevant and up-to-date.
7. Include documentaries and programmes in research related workshops and employ the easily accessible citing tools.
8. Crop clips to save time and seamlessly integrate into presentations or online documentation.

https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ondemand/index.php/prog/02F3D7A0?bcast=12092...

There are various 30 minute online demonstrations at the University of Leeds to introduce staff to BoB.

Book online at: http://bit.ly/BoB_Training

The Digital Learning Team can provide further support on the use of Box of Broadcasts.

http://digitallearning.leeds.ac.uk/