InfoGuides: Visual Impairments and Education: Find Videos

Selected videos on Visual Impairment

Going Blind
Going Blind is a unique documentary film that increases public awareness of sight loss and low vision issues profoundly affecting the lives of more and more people around the world.
82 min.
Visual Impairment in Mainstream: Anna's World
Anna's World is a personal perspective of school life offering an insight into the problems faced by the visually impaired at school and some practical approaches solving them.
Alexander Street Video, 14 mins
Inclusion, I.E.P. & Special Needs Laws: What Teachers Should Know
Discusses the she six principles of IDEA are: zero rejects, nondiscriminatory evaluation, appropriate education, least restrictive environment, procedural due process, and parent/student participation.Alexander Street Press, 44 mins.
Children Left Behind
The film, Children Left Behind, is about the well-intended purposes that are driving this movement toward high stakes testing, and its unintended consequences
Alexander Street Press, 47 min.
The Eyes of Me
Captures the stories of four extraordinary teenagers at the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, a public residential high school in Austin that has educated visually impaired students for more than 150 years. Captures a textured portrait of these students lives at school, off-campus, and in their hometowns with their families.
HV1796.T49 E94 2010
Gateway Library DVD

This page contains links to the various video and streaming media collections we have for education

Teaching Channel This link opens in a new window
Teaching channel is a multi-platform service delivering professional development videos for teachers over the internet. This is an online community where teachers can watch. share, and learn diverse techniques to help every student grow. NOTE: Users must create an account using their Mason email

Directions for Creating an Account with the Teaching Channel
Click the link beside the pdf to access the account creation instructions. If you have problems connecting, email the Education Librarian at clowder2@gmu.edu

Docuseek2 Complete Collection This link opens in a new window
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Resource is a streaming platform for documentaries and social issues films. The collection contains titles from a variety of film distributors, including Bullfrog Films, Collective Eye Films, Icarus Films, and Terra Nova Films. Under the subject Education - select from 1) Early Childhood Education; 2) Alternative Education; 3) Bilingual Education; 4) Environmental Education; 5) Special Needs Education
Education in Video, Volume 1 This link opens in a new window
Collects streaming video developed specifically for training and developing teachers. Includes hundreds of in-classroom videos on key teaching topics and themes from respected education publishers worldwide. Tutorial for Education in Video, Volume 1 database.
Films On Demand This link opens in a new window
On the right side of the screen under Browse Collections, click on Show More, click on Education. It includes documentary films,educational video, and lecture and interview. Videos may be broken down by subjects: 1) Curriculum and Instruction; 2) Foundations; 3) Psychology & Education; 4) Special Education

Jove Education: Psychology
Includes resources on behavioral science, experimental psychology, cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, neuropsychology, sensation and perception, and social psychology.

Literature & Language Video Collection This link opens in a new window
The collection presents an extensive array of content in video, audio and text-based. It includes content in the subjects of drama, film, language and literature. Includes 27 fifteen part videos focusing on English Language Learners on subjects such as: 1) Language and linguistics; 2) English Grammar; 3) Education; 4) Cultural identity; 5) Cultural norms; 6) English language
LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda Online Training) This link opens in a new window
Provides Mason faculty, students and staff with free, unlimited online access to 2500+ tutorials and courses in hundreds of subject areas. For Education subjects covered include: 1) Education and elearning; 2) K-12 education; 3) Educational technology; 4) Classroom management including teacher tools and student tools. Log in with your Mason NetID username and password. lynda.gmu.edu is available 24/7 from your computer, tablet or mobile device, and is supported jointly by Mason’s ITS Learning Support Services and the University Libraries.
NJVID This link opens in a new window
Access GMU-licensed commercial and academic videos via New Jersey's digital media repository, a hosting service for video streaming. Includes 110 videos related to education