Alison Cole is working with artist/friend Natalie Howard to produce a high quality animation for viral use. 

Purpose: To explain P2PU to the world, first time site visitors and share with friends. 
The content is future-proof, meaning it expresses our purpose and core values without risking being rendered out-of-date by future tech & community changes. Therefore we tell a story, rather than give a tutorial. We explain why P2PU exists, not how it works - because how-it-works is always going to change. 

Timeline: Start first of February, finish by the first of March, 2011

Features: 

• Animated for ease of subtitles & translations, licensed cc-by-sa, background music also pulled from cc library (or greg or mackenzie)
• room for subtitles at the base

Focus
PROBLEM: 

• Anyone can access educational resources online, but access does not = learning. 
• What  is missing is the social layer that universities provide so peers can  learn from each other. But universities are not accessible by everyone;  barriers exist that include cost, location, limited training and other  opportunities.

SOLUTION: 

• P2PU brings this social layer to an open, online environment.
• We use openly licensed content, technology, and the web to enable anyone, anywhere, to learn from anyone.

Script (en media res)
Part 1: Problem

• the world of learning is changing
• the internet has opened doors to learning materials at an unimaginable pace
• there's more and more everyday
• but is there anyone out there to help find our way through it?
  • universities can provide that community but:
    • i dont have the time
    • i dont have the money
    • i dont want a traditional university. i want something different..................

Part 2:  Solution

• We do, too. That's why we started P2PU..
• We wanted to form a community to help individuals learn together, from eachother, about anything, and take it back into the world 
• We wanted to be free and use the open web so no one would be left behind
• We want to always experiement and improve upon the ways we learn together
• Who are we? We're you!
• ...Join us. [text] P2PU, learning for everyone, by everyone, about almost anything.

Notes
Read about this: http://pad.p2pu.org/messaging
Courses offered: http://p2pu.org/course/find?course_status[10_open]=10_open&course_status[15_registration_closed_course_full]=15_registration_closed_course_full&course_status[20_running]=20_running&course_status[30_complete]=30_complete&course_status[40_archived]=40_archived&tid[306]=306&tid[593]=593&tid[510]=510&tid[307]=307&title= (copy whole long link)
Future site: 

• https://files.pbworks.com/download/DduNi39TWc/p2pu/33986910/P2PU_Home.png
• http://wiki.p2pu.org/w/page/31978748/Development-and-tech-team

Inspirations:

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISsih55Zt78&feature=related (Ali's favorite)
• http://www.girleffect.org/video 
• http://vimeo.com/2934544
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/johndbritton/sets/72157624409203067/with/4807340243/
• http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1352934276/dizzler-in-maskheraid 

CHANGES

after frame 17 add:

1:"our model is so exciting because it can adapt to fast changing technologies...
2: and research shows that participating in study groups with peers is the most engaging way to learn"

based on: P2PU is presented an alternative learning path for those who can't
access the existing education options - because of cost, time, or
access. I agree with that, but would also argue that P2PU is (or can
be) a *better* learning opportunity than what is offered in
institutions. In some areas (like web development) our model makes
inherently more sense than the institutional approach - we can adapt
to fast changing technologies, people learn the way that web
developers work (in situ), etc.. Research also suggests that peer
learning in study groups is the most engaging way to learn, yet many
institutions are stuck on the "sage on the stage" model.