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BBC Prison Study

Last September Alex Haslam and Steve Reicher won the 2009 British Psychology Society’s Annual Award for Excellence in Teaching for their work on the BBC Prison Study. The award recognised “the influence the study has had on the social psychology curriculum and [the researchers'] commitment to supporting psychology teachers”.
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Welcome to Online Classroom

NEW STREAMING SERVICE

Classroom Video are pleased to announce the launch of our brand new streaming service enabling you to access all of the films on this website immediately.

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New in Sociology

Lads and Ladettes

Carolyn Jackson's important, contemporary, study links perfectly into the new AS Specification requirement to relate research methods to education.
Watch Lads and Ladettes Preview Clips

New in Business Studies

Understanding Business Studies

Two exciting new DVDs have been added to this series:
Generating and Protecting Business Ideas and
Legal Structures. Each DVD is available to buy separately (£49.00 + VAT) or, with our existing Enterprise and Entrepreneurs DVD as a 3-DVD Bumper Pack for the bargain price of £120.00 + VAT

New in Psychology

Core Studies in Psychology

The first three DVDs in this series are now available to buy, priced at £44.00 or £49.00 respectively (+ VAT) each:
1. Baron Cohen on Autism
2. Maguire on Navigation and Human Brain Structure
3. Griffiths on Gambling
Limited Time Offer: All three Core Studies DVDs for just £132.00 (+ VAT)

Bystander Intervention

Bystander Intervention (£44.00 + VAT).
A compelling DVD filmed on location in Liverpool using the James Bulger case to illustrate three key approaches to bystander behaviour:(Darley & Latane; Piliavin and Levine).
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New in Critical Thinking

This fast-growing AS subject is a new addition to our catalogue and we now have three DVDs available to purchase separately - Assumptions, Credibility and
Evidence in Argument (£44.00 + VAT each) or as a 3-DVD Bumper Pack (£120.00 + VAT).
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Educational video resources for a digital age

Welcome to the Online Classroom web site, where we try to make teachers' lives easier, the classroom more exciting and complex ideas more accessible through our range of informative and innovative video resources.

We Are:

an educational video company specialising in audio visual resources in the humanities subjects. Although OCtv's main video productions have been in AS/A2 Sociology and AS/A2 Psychology, we also produce Business Studies DVDs, Sports Studies DVDs, Health and Social Care DVDs and History DVDs.

Our Aim:

is to help teachers explain key concepts,theories and research methods in a student friendly way. Ideas that span Marxist, Functionalist, Feminist and Postmodern theory, Freudian analysis, the Social Construction of Crime and Deviance, Eye Witness Testimony and much more are illustrated in an accessible way that teachers can easily integrate into their lesson plans. Although designed with UK A level specifications in mind, the DVDs have much wider appeal and are available worldwide

Our Service:

Alongside our video resources and products, OCtv offers exam advice and free online teaching support resources (including classroom exercises, lesson plans and ideas and downloadable video teaching materials). Our website has accompanying free video clips and previews of all our products.

What people are saying about our products

From Modernity to Post-Modernity

“The third video in this series is another must for any sociology teacher.”

Pat Smith, Social Science Teacher

Euthanasia

“'The euthanasia debate handled both sides of the argument is an effective way. It gave our students a chance to question their own beliefs as well as the beliefs of others. It made a real difference to the teaching and learning of a difficult topic, and was much more interesting then just reading from a text book!'. Mr Mark Perraton, Head of Religious Education, The John of Gaunt School.”

Credibility

“I thoroughly enjoyed all three of the DVDs and I do hope you will consider doing some more. I particularly enjoyed the example of the Thompson / Bywaters murder case. I had read about it previously but this was a much fuller account and the documentary format really helps. I'm looking forward to using it in the classroom.”

David Yates