“Shakespeare Goes Social:” How Open Video is Revolutionizing Learning

“Popcorn Shakespeare’s” ingeniously simple user experience: watch video of a Shakespeare performance, then move your mouse away at any point to pause the playback and get help with specific terms or passages you don’t understand. (e.g., “What does ‘Hie thee hither’ or ‘the golden round’ mean?”) You can also dig deeper into context or notes from your instructor or peers.