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Why are so many people using github to store these lists of educational resources? Isn't this what wikis are for?

Its web scale.

The audience for this sort of content is probably more familiar with issues and pull requests than the wiki equivalent.

Plus it's easily discoverable, forkable etc..

One of the best speakers on Django is James Bennett, especially his django in depth and django the good parts presentations are highly recommended:

Also check Python2web website for Videos.

Got an excellent collection. Highly Recommended for Pythonists and Django Developers.

Why don't just submit these to http://pyvideo.org/ ?

Videos about Django