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JoVE Education

What JoVE Education is
JoVE Education is a paid web service for science teaching in universities and colleges. It provides video textbooks, lab manuals, and visual demonstrations of scientific experiments for undergraduate and graduate courses. The Education catalog lists 11 subjects, 7,800 videos, and 52,946 multiple-choice questions. JoVE Core uses animated and scientist-in-action videos to explain undergraduate course concepts, while Lab Manual supports undergraduate laboratory courses. Instructors can create or customize quizzes, assign them through an LMS, and review student performance reports. Listed LMS integrations include Blackboard, Canvas, Brightspace, Moodle, Sakai, Schoology, Totara, and OpenOlat, with LTI 1.3, SCORM, and Common Cartridge options. SAML single sign-on works through InCommon, OpenAthens, eduGAIN, and the UK Federation. The service includes classroom tools, administrative analytics, and mobile access. JoVE offers a free trial but no free plan. Institutional subscription pricing is available by contacting JoVE for a customized subscription. JoVE was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Plano, Texas.
Who it suits
JoVE Education is intended for universities and colleges teaching undergraduate or graduate science. It suits instructors needing video lessons, laboratory materials, quizzes, LMS connections, and student performance reports.
What it does well
- 7,800 videos across 11 listed subjects
- Includes video textbooks and lab manuals
- Instructors can customize and assign quizzes
- Supports numerous LMS integration formats
- Provides classroom tools and administrative analytics
What to know first
- No free plan
- Institutional pricing requires contacting JoVE
- Content is delivered as a web service
- Password data may be stored in the United States or other operating countries
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| JoVE Education institutional subscription | Contact JoVE for pricing and a customized institutional subscription. · JoVE Core · JoVE Science Education · JoVE Lab Manual · new Education content included as released | On request |
As jove.com lists them, read 5 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
JoVE Education combines a large science video catalog with lab materials, quizzes, LMS integrations, and reporting tools. Institutions should request subscription pricing and review its stated data-storage practices before adoption.
Facts from JoVE Education's own pages
- Catalog
- The Education page lists 11 subjects, 7,800 videos, and 52,946 multiple-choice questions. · jove.com, 5 Oct 2026
- Certification
- JoVE’s help page says it received 1EdTech TrustEd Apps LTI Advantage Complete certification, which it states was valid until July 25, 2026. · help.jove.com, 5 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2006 · jove.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Free trial
- The Education page offers a free trial, but does not state its duration. · jove.com, 5 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- Plano, Texas, USA · jove.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Intended users
- JoVE says its Education videos support science teaching in undergraduate and graduate courses at universities and colleges. · jove.com, 5 Oct 2026
- JoVE Core
- JoVE Core is described as a video textbook for undergraduate courses, with animated videos and scientist-in-action videos explaining course concepts. · jove.com, 5 Oct 2026
- Lab Manual
- JoVE describes Lab Manual as an all-in-one solution for undergraduate lab courses that supports hands-on learning. · jove.com, 5 Oct 2026
- LMS integrations
- JoVE lists integrations with Blackboard, Canvas, Brightspace, Moodle, Sakai, Schoology, Totara, and OpenOlat, with options including LTI 1.3, SCORM packages, and Common Cartridge files. · help.jove.com, 5 Oct 2026
- Privacy and security
- JoVE’s privacy policy says it uses commercially reasonable safeguards and that passwords are one-way encrypted; it also says data may be stored in the United States or other countries where it or its service providers operate. · jove.com, 5 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- JoVE Education provides video textbooks, lab manuals, and visual demonstrations of scientific experiments for science education. · jove.com, 5 Oct 2026
- Quizzes
- Instructors can create or customize quizzes, assign them through an LMS, and review student performance reports. · jove.com, 5 Oct 2026
- Single sign-on
- JoVE supports SAML single sign-on through federations including InCommon, OpenAthens, eduGAIN, and the UK Federation. · help.jove.com, 5 Oct 2026
- Support
- JoVE directs users to its help center and offers a contact form for assistance. · jove.com, 5 Oct 2026
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