Open Education

Openly licensed videos are a fantastic resource, offering free access to high-quality visual content that can be used, adapted, and shared without legal concerns. Unlike regular online videos, openly licensed videos are often curated and come with clear usage rights, making them ideal for educational projects. By exploring platforms that specialize in openly licensed videos, you can find a wealth of material to enhance your presentations, projects, and learning experiences.

Note: the videos on these sites are freely available but not all are openly licensed. Always check whether the license and permissions of a particular resource allow you to do what you need it to do.

Additional Sites

• American Silent Feature Film Database - The database represents the first comprehensive survey of the survival of American silent feature films. All materials are licensed CC-BY-NC-SA
• EUscreen - Videos, stills, texts and audio from European broadcasters and audiovisual archives.
• FedFlix - Features movies of the United States Government, from training films to history, from national parks to the U.S Fire Academy and the Postal Inspectors. Most are in public domain and available for reuse without restrictions
• National Screening Room - Library of Congress moving image collection. Most are in the public domain.
• Open Vault - Open Vault provides online access to unique and historically important content produced by public television station WGBH for individual and classroom learning. The ever-expanding site contains video excerpts, searchable transcripts, a select number of complete interviews for purchase, and resource management tools. Available for educational use.
• Westland - Television series aired on the Knowledge Network from 1984 to 2007 which provide an incredible wealth of information relating to natural resource management, environmentalism and sustainability in British Columbia. Access provided for research and reference use only.