New Materials: Streaming Video

Fareed Zakaria looks at the frenzied competition for slots at elite schools - that has exploded into the biggest cheating scandal in American history - a scheme that exploited the desperate quest for higher test scores, as well as the world of elite sports, played only by the affluent, that college advisors call "rich white affirmative action."

Inhaling, perspiring, blinking - these actions are all on autopilot. But behind these simple functions is a complex network made up of billions of cells telling our lungs to breathe, our skin to sweat, and our eyes to blink. This silent workhorse is the nervous system. It's the way we control our bodies and communicate with the world around us. We map out this command center, investigate what happens when it doesn't work, and see how technology is enabling amputees to communicate with their artifical limbs through the nervous system.

At the age of 79, Rosemary Smith became the oldest person to drive a Formula 1 race car. She is exceptional, but in recent years, she has become part of a growing trend. According to the U.N., the number of people over the age of 60 is expected to double by 2050. It marks a dramatic shift in population age. Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores aging and longevity from stunning Sardinia to a combined nursing home. We know more than ever about how we age, but we don't fully understand why, or how to age well, as lifespans continue to rise. And as research continues, sometimes in unconventional ways -- like with a group of nuns in Minnesota -- we are slowly starting to unlock the secrets of aging, and aging well.

Dr. Lotay Tshering, practicing surgeon and Bhutan's prime minister, puts healthcare at the center of a government best known for measuring wealth in terms of happiness, not money.

In this video educators will learn about how post millennials engage with media and how by embracing the use of media in social studies classes, can be a useful tool to motivate and engage students in their learning.

In this video educators will learn how media literacy can be taught/learned within all social studies classes.

In this video educators will learn about how to develop critical thinking skills in their social studies classes using media, such as: compare claims, assess credibility and reflect on one's own process of reasoning.

In this video educators will learn how to develop questioning skills in their students by learning how to effectively ask questions of sources.

In this video educators will learn how to plan and facilitate inquiry based learning approaches with digital media & technologies in the social studies classroom.

In this video educators will share their tips and tricks for successfully using media in their social studies classes when teaching geography.

In this video, educators will learn how and why educators should incorporate the production of video into social studies classes, and how their students can make a real impact in the world around them by using these skills to become citizen journalists.

In this video, educators will learn how and why they should incorporate social media into their social studies classes. They'll learn how it's an effective tool, how to safely implement it in their classes and how to use social media sites to enhance curriculum and student involvement.

In this video, educators will learn how and why they should use podcasts in their social studies classrooms. They'll learn how to evaluate podcasts for classroom use and how to use them to motivate and engage those they teach.

In this video educators will learn about the multimedia cognitive load theory, and how they can apply the principles to create presentations and instructional videos that can reduce cognitive load to better convey ideas and aid learning.

In this video educators will learn evidenced based practical approaches to teaching and learning in social studies classes in online, blended and flipped classrooms.

In this video, educators will learn about the different types of open tools and resources that are available to educators and provide a list of things to look for when looking for resources - particularly media online.

In this video educators will share their tips and tricks for successfully using media in their social studies classes when teaching history.

In this video educators will share their tips and tricks for successfully using media in their social studies classes when teaching civics.

In this video educators will share their tips and tricks for successfully using media in their social studies classes when teaching economics.

This collection of sixteen clinical vignettes range in length from 5 to 12 minutes providing support for instruction and as a video examination in DSM-IV diagnosis. It includes a guide that illustrates one or more Axis I or Axis II disorders.

As state-legalized cannabis spreads, NOVA investigates the latest scientific evidence for its potential benefits and risks, and how criminalization has disproportionately harmed communities of color.

Today, ICU patients seem to become sicker and more sedated. Sedation medications, such as Propofol, have become more accessible and can be hung up and left on a drip all day. In this audio podcast, physical therapist Heidi Engel (PT, DPT) argues that less sedation and more mobilization should be considered as important as taking medications. The podcast discusses how nurses can play a crucial role in mobilizing patients both in the ICU and on the floor. It explains the many benefits of early mobilization, when to initiate mobility, coaching patients through their fears, and basic mobilization exercises nurses can perform with their patients.

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis is a core marker of healthcare excellence. In this audio podcast, hospitalist Dr. Walter Cheng explains that almost every hospitalized patient is at an increased risk for developing a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE) and that nurses play a crucial role in preventing, assessing for, and educating patients about VTE.

Dialysis isn't simply hooking up a patients to a machine for 3-4 hours. In this audio podcast, veteran dialysis nurse, Jameisha Rogers talks us through what happens during dialysis starting from reviewing orders to decannulation. Focusing on the role of the nurse, she differentiates between inpatient and outpatient dialysis, discusses types of dialysis access, considers blood pressure during dialysis.

Patients require transportation for many reasons: to an increased level of care, a decreased level of care, a procedure, or for imaging. In this audio podcast, nurse Katherine Stradling (BSN, RN, CCRN, TCRN) discusses the science of transport, what it's like in the ambulance, and what bedside nurses can do to facilitate safe transport. The podcast differentiates between basic life support (BLS) transport and critical care transport (CCT) and explains the physiologic demands placed on patients during transport.

In this audio podcast, interventional radiologist Dr. Amrit Hansra gives an overview of imaging modalities as well as key nursing takeaways for common interventional radiology (IR) procedures such as G-tubes, biliary drains, and nephrostomy tubes and discusses their uses, limitations, and indications.

This program looks at the origins of nursing in Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia, and the Americas from prehistoric times through the Middle Ages, Renaissance, and modernity up to present time. It discusses how the role of nursing expanded from being a midwife or physician's assistant into a full-fledged credentialed profession as superstition was replaced with scientific medicine and considers the role of nurses in major wars. The program details the contributions of such major nursing figures as Rufaidah bint Sa'ad, Florence Nightingale, Sister Dora, Mary Eliza Mahoney, Virginia Henderson, Dorthea Dix, Clara Barton, Mother Teresa, and Margaret Sanger. It also takes a look at how the recent Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated changes in global nursing practice.