I was very impressed with what these students did with the World is Flat project. Using a wiki for structure, they created an extensive library of videos that, taken togehter, examine not only what the World Wide Web is but also what it means for society. The particular episode I reviewed (see my specific comments on my class wiki 830 wiki) was an interview / debate between two classic points of view: the individual who believes the Internet is the be all and end all for his or her world and the individual who believes that books still hold a special place in this World.
The producer of the video was the off camera narrator / moderator, asking each individual questions, follow up questions, offers to rebuttal. It was quite effectively done. Most of the shots were tightly framed and really allowed you to see who the interviewees felt about what they were saying. It did a good job of capturing their emotions and not just their words. Also, it did a good job of illustrating that there are always more than one side to any issue.
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