{"id":1736,"date":"2012-08-15T22:18:57","date_gmt":"2012-08-16T03:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onthinktanks.org\/?post_type=resource&p=1736"},"modified":"2016-03-29T08:39:04","modified_gmt":"2016-03-29T13:39:04","slug":"digital-tools-for-think-tanks-videos","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/onthinktanks.org\/resource\/digital-tools-for-think-tanks-videos\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital tools for think tanks: videos"},"content":{"rendered":"

[Editor’s note: This\u00a0article\u00a0is also part of a series on\u00a0Think Tanks and Video<\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n

We have put together some examples of the types of videos that think tanks can use for several purposes, as part of an initiative to illustrate the\u00a0array of communication tools available<\/a>. The videos have been taken from several well known think tanks, such as\u00a0Brookings<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Council on Foreign Relations<\/a>, as well as from universities such as Stanford. In addition, the Igarape Institute has shared some of its own experiences:\u00a0Video and data visualisation examples for think tanks, from the Igarape\u00a0Institute<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Types of videos<\/h2>\n

MOOCs: Perfect for academic think tanks or think tanks associated to universities<\/h3>\n

The first type of video that a think tank can use is a MOOC \u2013 a massive open online course. Stanford’s School of Engineering has been offering these types of courses since 2011, as part of a program called\u00a0Stanford Engineering Everywhere<\/a>. MOOCs not only entail videos but other course material such as handouts, assignments and exams, which can be downloaded. MOOC videos are usually in lecture format, and include charts, graphs and text, to help emphazise important ideas. Their target audience is quite broad, as they are directed towards anyone who wishes to take an online course from these universities.<\/p>\n