Peer Review

Content is explained through an engaging narrative, interviews, and current video clips that illustrate the issue of manipulated videos. Resource is well researched and incorporates testimony from professionals established in the software programming industry. In additiona, The narrator is an experienced engineer so understands algorithms. The content includes both examples of ways to manipulate videos and why people believe the manipulated videos; resources are apolitical.  The video is self-contained; although it is part one of a three-part series, viewing the other videos is not necessary. This video may be used in several subjects and settings.

Production of the video lacks high level professional features (credits, titles, etc). Format resembles an extended video blog. The clips are not specifically labelled and attributed.

The objectives are stated, and draw from ICT literacy students of media discernment. The concepts are presented in logical order, building upon each other, and include several illustrative example video clips. Viewers can learn a lot in a short time. The video can inspire the instructor to create assignments for several different learning objectives in different disciplines, and applications are very relevant for ICT literacy and its everyday practice. For instance, the resource be used to promote in-depth discussions about the integrity of information found on YouTube and other social media platforms.

Prerequisite skills are not articulated, probably because the potential audience is so broad. Given the rapid advancements in the field of software development and programming in the social media industry, portions of this resource may be outmoded.  

The video is well organized, very visually appealing, engaging, and thought provoking on a personal level.The production value is professional. The video is simple to view, and needs no guidance. The video is closed-captioned, and can be experienced at different rates as well as paused or rerun.

Primary means of accessing the video is via YouTube. This makes it susceptible to intrusive ads germane to the YouTube platform. No help feature exists.