TORONTO – The CBC has launched a new educational portal, called Curio, which allows educators to access the public broadcaster’s wide-breadth of content for in classroom learning.
The new web portal allows instructors at all levels – elementary, secondary and postsecondary – to stream highly relevant video and audio content in classrooms to support their teaching, says the Monday press release.
“Boasting an enhanced library containing thousands of media files, Curio will allow students to learn about today’s topical issues through CBC/Radio-Canada’s most popular programs, hosted by some of the country’s most celebrated radio and television personalities – from George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight, The Nature Of Things with David Suzuki, to Enquête with Alain Gravel. Students will also cross paths with prominent CBC personalities including Peter Mansbridge, Arlene Dickinson, Céline Galipeau, Charles Tisseyre, and many more,” says the release.
The user-friendly platform organizes its wealth of content into seven main subject categories – Arts, Business, Education, Health, History and Geography, Science, and Social Sciences – with each subject divided into subcategories to help users easily find a relevant file. An intuitive interface also allows users to search for content by age group, subject matter, and format.
“Curio allows students to tap into CBC/Radio-Canada’s extensive network of quality produced content to help them better understand the world. This trailblazing resource has allowed CBC/Radio-Canada to reach new heights in fulfilling its mandate to inform, enlighten and entertain the nation,” said Neil McEneaney, interim executive vice-president of English services, in the press release.
Curio can be easily incorporated into school and teaching institution portals, and contains no advertising. Content can be accessed on multiple platforms including desktops and tablets running iOS, Windows and Android operating systems. By subscribing, schools give their students access to the general educational catalogue and the basic subject categories (at $1 or less per student based on a minimum of 1,000 students). Additional specialized channels are also available, such as one devoted to major news stories.
