Library: Computer Science: Learning Resources

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Resource video tutorials

Ted Talks

TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks

Watch Raphael Arar exploring how we can teach computers to make sense of our emotions:

Explore TED Talks in a particular topic such as Computers, Software, A ugmented reality, Open-source or Virtual reality.

For a collection of relevant talks try one of the curated Computer Science playlists.

A great playlist to try is Making sense of too much data.

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BOB: On Demand TV & Radio for Education

What is BOB?

BOB: ON DEMAND TV AND RADIO FOR EDUCATION

BOB is Learning on Screen’s on demand TV and radio service for education. This academically-focused system allows staff and students at subscribing institutions to record programmes from over 75 free-to-air channels, and search an extensive archive of over 2.5 million broadcasts.

BOB allows staff and students to record and catch-up on missed programmes on and off-campus, schedule recordings in advance, edit programmes into clips, create playlists, embed clips into VITAL, share what you are watching with others and search a growing archive of material.

Access 2.5 million broadcasts dating back to the 1990s
Watch BBC Shakespeare Archive content dating back to the 1950s
Record from over 75 free-to-air channels
Create your own playlists, clips and clip compilations
Search programme transcripts and subtitles
Embed content in Canvas
One-click citation for easy referencing
Available on all devices
Access content from 10 foreign language channels: Italian, French and German
Watch programmes from BBC1, BBC2, BBC4, ITV, Channel 4, Film4 & more

NOTE: BOB used to be known as Box of Broadcasts.

BoB
This is a Learning on Screen’s on demand TV and radio service for education, which allows staff and students to record programmes; and search the archive of broadcasts.
BoB (formerly Box of Broadcasts or BoB National) is a shared online off-air TV and radio recording service for UK higher and further education institutions. The first time you use BoB you will be prompted to enter an email address to use the MyBoB Playlist facility.
BoB is usually only available to users on the UK mainland. However, the Library is participating in a pilot project which now allows some BoB content to be made available to overseas students. Further details can be found at FAQ .

BoB
This is a Learning on Screen’s on demand TV and radio service for education, which allows staff and students to record programmes; and search the archive of broadcasts.
BoB (formerly Box of Broadcasts or BoB National) is a shared online off-air TV and radio recording service for UK higher and further education institutions. The first time you use BoB you will be prompted to enter an email address to use the MyBoB Playlist facility.
BoB is usually only available to users on the UK mainland. However, the Library is participating in a pilot project which now allows some BoB content to be made available to overseas students. Further details can be found at FAQ .