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Wikipedia, the world’s biggest publicly editable encyclopedia, is frowned upon by many educators but, in spite of that, it’s the first choice for many to "turn to learn" about any new topic. 

As good as it already is, Wikipedia is primarily a text-based encyclopedia and Educators are aware that one-size doesn't fit all and some people learn better through audio-video, rather than text. 

That’s where VideoWiki - https://www.videowiki.org/ - comes in.

The idea, as founder Pratik Shetty explains, is that a multimedia web needs a multimedia encyclopedia. 

VideoWiki takes existing Wikipedia entries and automatically adds contextual video to them, as well as audio through text-to-speech technology.

In addition to this, any reader can edit the articles to add...

• images,
• GIFs, or
• videos wherever they feel it is most needed.

NOTE: It is very "Early Days" and there’s still a lot of work to be done.

However VideoWiki is ideal to hear Wikipedia entries out loud instead of reading them, and some videos are ideal for addressing learner/educator needs. 

Once a Wikipedia article has been converted (this can take up to 5 min) the resulting audio-video is ideal for note taking; the video paused and restarted using the space-bar.

 

If you give VideoWiki a try, or have already have used VideoWiki, do share your feedback, positive and/or negative, in the comments.

Thank you.