Higher Ed Holiday Video Countdown!

Ken Steele is back with his 4th annual Holiday Special, and this time he's counting down the top ten higher ed holiday videos from last December, based on a rubric including production quality, acting, music, creativity and emotional impact. The Holiday Top 10: #10 – Elon University "Holiday Video" – A great sing-along video featuring 27 staff and student vocalists. https://youtu.be/0-pIVbnNxVM #9 – The University of Virginia "Celebrating the Holidays" - Beautiful video of decking the lawn, baking cookies, and doing good deeds. (Featuring Holley Maher's "This December.") https://youtu.be/oS7rkgRjSvA #8 – University of the Arts "Holiday Card" - Student musicians perform "Winter Wonderland" as we see artists, videographers and others. https://youtu.be/Q2tKXvdxW7o #7 – Marquette University "Joy Is" - Freshman Ariana Madson performs "Joy to the World," as we see students demonstrating the values of shaing, caring and kindness. https://youtu.be/OWOpJWCJCzI #6 – University of North Texas "Building Mean Green Holiday Spirit" - More than 15,000 Lego bricks and painstaking stop-motion animation went into this recreation of 4 campus buildings. https://youtu.be/YFm-63zKa2g The "Behind the Bricks" behind-the-scenes video may be even better – https://youtu.be/c06G0CLHutY #5 – York University "Re-Connect this Holiday Season" - Student Olivia is heartbroken that her sister won't make it home for the holidays, but gets a warm surprise after her exams. https://youtu.be/4KOYIhXz4JM #4 – George Mason University "The Perfect Setting" - A diverse group of students brings together delicacies from all over the world to a shared holiday feast where they "pass the joy." https://youtu.be/bPCezNjKuuw #3 – Otago Polytechnic "Merry Christmas" - A senior executive "Christmas Squad" comes to the rescue as a group of students suffers through noodles for Christmas. https://youtu.be/u8dbPeBMCgA #2 – Azusa Pacific University "Christmas Lights" - Students in residence reach out with a puzzling gift: light bulbs. But the lights awaken fond childhood memories of stringing Christmas lights, and ultimately build a community based on a gift of hope. https://youtu.be/IVKg2umsFMI #1 – University of Connecticut "Warm Holiday Wishes" - uConn mascot husky Jonathan travels the campus with mistletoe, kissing students and staff. https://youtu.be/EhObu7AruiA Also worth a watch is the uConn blooper video - https://youtu.be/_83vNKE8Ubk We missed "Happy Holidays from all Huskies at Heart" back in 2015 - https://youtu.be/FU6caXxn8Kg Honourable Mentions: University of La Verne – https://youtu.be/rje5PQCEL3Q Branksome Hall "Spread the Love" – https://youtu.be/SHzSjig3280 Branksome Hall ARLA music video – https://youtu.be/dKSYkNDarKA University of Toronto Mississauga "Holiday Chemistry" – https://youtu.be/tPlMZADyHUg Southern Connecticut State University - https://youtu.be/VWC4Xy12Zpg Other Notable Examples: Georgia Tech Police Dept - https://youtu.be/_iDJ6J896Uo Casper College – https://youtu.be/a66WuBupuMk Carroll University – https://youtu.be/vFVmrw4IhoY Newscastle University – https://youtu.be/dBhKdSX-V9w Towson University - https://youtu.be/PGM7HWBqikk Our Playlists: Excerpts also appear in this episode from previous 10K Holiday Specials. Check out 2 hours worth at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLodJ8ParJmYWOlX6xOJpuo5nloz1Q6dA1 Videos highlighted in this episode are all contained in this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLodJ8ParJmYXThZ6t3KKp2dMYNAVdmZJY Check out the full 9-hour playlist of 208 videos from 2017 at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLodJ8ParJmYVmGMsmXoJqATfMohQ5cEYb We're already compiling a list of 2018 higher ed holiday videos for next year's Holiday Special! Add yours to our playlist using this special link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLodJ8ParJmYXZ7unDyH9cDK-lwTwGul7B&jct=FPMYWPTiiHTp94kpX6IzmfNKgQmYfA We'll be back in January 2019 with more site visits, interviews, and episodes about higher ed trends and innovations. To be sure you don't miss a thing, subscribe today! http://eduvation.ca/subscribe/ Happy Holidays!