YOUTUBE’S EDUCATIONAL PLACE

What new media can do for everyone.

By: Brandon Martin

MAIN MENU• “Cool” Engagements• Summary #1• Summary #2• Epiphany

• YouTube Professors• Summary #1• Summary #2• Epiphany

• Higher Education on YouTube• Summary #1• Summary #2• Epiphany

• Conclusion• Bibliography

“COOL” ENGAGEMENTSREVIEW #1

• In the article dubed “Cool” Engagements, James Trier divides media into two groups. “Hot” and “Cold” groups based on their levels of participation. Hot groups are low in participation like News shows where-as Cool groups are high in participation such as podcasting, “vlogging”, and even the ever popular website, Wikipedia.

“COOL” ENGAGEMENTSREVIEW #2

• Trier also discusses ways YouTube has already been introduced into classrooms in the phrase “Mosh-Pit Pedagogy” or “MPP”. This phrase refers to the random, spontaneous citing of music, pictures, videos, or other media to articulate an aspect of a class reading or discussion.

Along with the “Mosh-Pit”, Trier talk about “Culture Jamming”, which refers to changing signs or other things to drastically change their meaning. In an example, a McDonalds poster for the “Double Cheeseburger” was changed into saying “Double Bypass”, which is an insult hinting at the unhealthy food choice.

“COOL” ENGAGEMENTSEPIPHANY

• While reading this article, I learned about how Culture Jamming can be used as an effective “free thinking” activity for students and how using the “MPP” can help certain students express what they want to say or how they feel.

• I believe that this would be a great help to students like myself.

YOUTUBE PROFESSORSREVIEW #1

• Professors began taking lesions to YouTube. Some Universities such as University of California and University of Berkley have actually set up channels on YouTube and other video-based resources such as the website, Big Think. Although the idea of having a YouTube channel for a university had many oppositions, the number of views and comments on videos tend to point to the success of the idea.

YOUTUBE PROFESSORSREVIEW #2

• On the side of the students, many students find that the online lectures provide an easier way to watch because they are able to watch the lectures more than once, whenever they want, and wherever they want.

• This is one of the main points of having lectures posted online, to make learning easier for students and make it more accessible.

YOUTUBE PROFESSORSEPIPHANY

• Using YouTube to post lectures would be allow anyone with internet access to become educated a little more and could possibly help society overall.

• While access to the internet is known to provide thousands of distractions, the simple fact that the lectures and knowledge are available is better than it not be there.

HIGHER EDUCATION ON YOUTUBEREVIEW #1

• In this article, Marilyn Gilroy discusses the popularity of new media sources such as YouTube.com/edu, Big Think, Academic Earth, and others as ways to both entertain students in classroom and give a classroom lecture to students outside of the university. While the direct audience is unknown, its popularity is growing.

HIGHER EDUCATION ON YOUTUBEREVIEW #2

• Gilroy states “The idea of adding social networks as educational tools in the academic landscape is catching on fast as colleges recognize the potential to use the networks as both marketing tools and learning tools.” Gilroy also briefly discusses the damages of colleges NOT having social networking profiles and what these could do for students and non-students.

HIGHER EDUCATION ON YOUTUBEEPIPHANY

• After using facebook and myspace for about 5 years, and Youtube for 3, I never really thought about how helpful they, and other social networking sites, can be to students, non-students, and even faculty. After reading this article, I don’t see a reason for colleges to lack profiles on these kinds of sites.

• Colleges risk nothing by having profiles on Social Networking sites such as facebook, myspace, twitter, and YouTube, but can give so much.

CONCLUSION

• While YouTube does have countless videos of playful cats, pranks gone wrong, and internet memes, there is still a place where people seeking knowledge can go to find it. Many colleges have realized the potential of YouTube to help educate students and non-students alike by uploading videos of lectures and anything from their classes that could be of some help to others.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Gilroy, M. (2010). Higher education migrates to youtube and social networks. Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 75, 18-22.

• Trier, J. (2007). "cool" engagements with youtube: part 1. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 50, 408-412.

• Young, J.R. (2008). Youtube professors: scholars as online video stars. Chronicle of Higher Education, 54, 19.