Grants:IdeaLab/Wikivideo

Idealab

Wikivideo

I believe it is time to introduce Wikivideo a project whose focus is on creating and publishing learning videos. I know it won't be easy but with learning videos we are able to reach new people so we can spread our knowledge even wider than today. And I believe that this is the main job of our community: To educate people and preserve knowledge.

idea creator• Melodlebron

this project needs...

volunteer

created on21:19, 5 February 2017 (UTC)

Project idea

What is the problem you're trying to solve?

With Wikivideo we can reach more people and in some cases it is easier to understand something in a video than reading a five pages long article.

What is your solution?

Make a platform: Wikivideo. It's like Wikipedia, with all its advantages, but with video.

Get Involved

About the idea creator

I am currently a student and I don't speak English natively. Many of classmate would educate themselves more if there would be more video material.

Participants

I would like to work on the required infrastructure in order to make the video creation process more suitable for Wikipedia (e.g. collaborative, changeable etc.) and I can also contribute by producing explainer videos (in cooperation with other volunteers) for Wikipedia. There are also some projects (e.g. Wiki Loves Explainer Videos) that contribute to this idea. --Norma.jean (talk) 15:57, 6 February 2017 (UTC)

Endorsements

• Some people have greater comprehension if presented in a multimedia format such as video or podcast. Haslantis (talk) 08:51, 6 February 2017 (UTC)
• Videos have become a popular format for the dissemination of information - especially short animated explainer videos which provide a quick overview over complex topics. The same principle applies to Wikipedia: videos can enrich existing content and provide an entertaining and easily comprehensible access to free knowledge. Norma.jean (talk) 16:19, 6 February 2017 (UTC)

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