GETDOCUED

getDocued currently offers a couple hundred links to online-documentaries from different categories, such as politics, culture, globalization, science, new technology and lifestyle – and is growing constantly. Besides links to German and international online-documentaries, one can also find lectures and discussions from universities worldwide. This new network attempts to carry the idea of Humboldt’s educational ideal over to the internet era. While universities increasingly as... k for specialization, gD wants to make sure, that the educational wide angle does not get lost – the portrait of Humboldt in the gD-banner is a constant reminder of this ideal. GetDocued wants the word “education”, which is still associated with big tomes and thus appears to be daunting – to become sexy again. In that, the aim of gD is not, to provide as many videos as possible, but to present the rather few documentaries and lecture treasures, that are available for free on the world wide web. By doing that, gD hopes to newly open up the internet when it comes to the term of edutainment. Therefore, gD strengthened the possibilities for users to participate: Open suggestions, ratings and a new forum are now available.More