Youtube in the classroom
Trust me when I tell you that there is probably a Youtube video over virtually every conceivable subject. Using a video to highlight your teaching is a technique that fits well with traditional students. Even bad videos can be educational--you can have your students research how they are wrong or use them as examples of bias, pseudo-science or slanting.
Hi William:
With the nearly ubiquitous technological classroom emerging in more colleges, there are many more electronicesources available to students.
For years, I've felt just about anything can be used as an instructional tool )(as loing as it is safe, peremnitted by the institution, and lends itself to the teaching application). Where I see difficulties is controlling the inappropriate, untimely, and off-track access students have to these resources. It is very annoying to be find studsents web-surfing when they are supposed to be doing a specific class activity.
An emerging problem I'm finding is the risk students are willing to take to plagiarize work as their own. We run all submitted work through an anti-plagiarism tool (Turn-it in"), yet students still risk getting a zero and/or termination.
I suppose with every good thing there are less than good things that accompany it.
Regards, Barry
I think you are absolutely right -- there probably is a video on just about any topic. I find that a little lecture followed by a reinforcing video keeps students much more engaged.
I do not agree with using Youtube in the classroom. I think it is important for students to learn how to use a library and other tools they have forgotten due to all the new wave things.
I have to agree with learning to use traditional references for research, however, it is great for students to learn to do their research from all sources. There is a tremendous wealth of information out there and continued learning is dependent on their learning to use all avenues available. Plagierism is a major issue in our school too. It really floors me seeing the corners students will cut and risks they will take to be lazy.
I find it as a instructor that may students coming into the career college circuit, from high school are not well verse on how to use to library. Everyone is so use to having information at their finger tips that as soon as you say go find a journal article or look for other references in the library their lost. I wish things were not as technological advanced because it can be a dis-service to our students at times.
I have found that incorporating videos from Youtube that are relevant to what the students are learning really helps to capture their interest. In some cases, it helps to enhance their memory of a topic.
I agree with the usage of Video in the class room , Youtube or any other resource , it gives them a break from lecture , it becomes refreshing and entertaning , but unfortunate that privilage was taken away from our campuses due to some people abusing the resourses and for their own amusement .
I agree that Youtube is a valuable resource. There are actual training videos as well as office procedures/surgeries that the students really are responsive to.
I have provided a hand-out with a list of YouTube videos that students could use for learning, and for each video ask them prepare a brief reflection paper which they can turn in for a small amount of extra credit.
We're using a text that is supported by a great website which provides supplemental videos that have course materials prepared for use with them, so when I do show video I prefer to use those.
The key with any of this technology is to check it often to ensure that the links are still valid and still provide the same content. With the internet, one bad link could lead to disaster!
I am a very visual person however I am reluctat to use youtube yet I would rather use live training aids
For my Online class that I am currently teaching, I record my lectures and use Youtube. I have had a lot of great feedback from the students.
i find the You-tube videos help when trying to explain a concept that the students are having a problem undestanding. We watch the video, right or wrong, then discuss what they would or could have done differently to get a different outcome.
Periodically, I have used a video from YouTube. It makes for a nice change of pace in the class room setting. The only problem I have with it is the amount of time a video will take to play. I try to have information to talk about while waiting for the download to play.
It's true, that today's student is often receptive to media, such as YouTube, for learning. However some care needs to be exercised in using this sparingly in the classroom.
I agree. Make sure to watch the videos in their entirety first. May seem legit in the beginning and then end with content that you didn't anticipate. Had a guest speaker in class use a video that I had not seen before and it ended up being quite insulting and made the guest speaker appear to be a lunatic.
I have on occasion used U-tube videos in a classroom setting, but I do hesitate. One reason is that u-tube is not generally professional and the language on the videos tends to be distasteful. I am trying to teach professionalism and the soft skills that we stress all the time, but what does that say about my professionalism if I am using material that demonstrates just the opposite of what I am trying to teach???
I have also had u-tube video's offend some students.. Even though the information and video can be good and extremely educational, I still hesitate and make sure it is the best route to get the information to my students.
I find Youtube videos extremely helpful with regard to learning medical material. I agree that even bad videos can be educational. I will sho someone doing a procedure which does not follow with how they were taught and they quickly pick out the discrepancies. They enjoy them and it gives a welcomed change of pace from traditional lectures.
The one caution that must be in the forefront is copy write or permission issues. Just because it is on YouTube does not mean you can use it in class.
I have used youtube in my classroom on several occasions. It has been extremely helpful in showing a variety of ways to do the same thing. I teach esthetics laboratory and of course, I have my way of completing each step of a facial, but I think it's helpful to see other methods of cleansing, exfolating, etc. That way the student can develop their own unique method.
