YouTube in Education (4th Post)
YouTube in Education (4th Post)
First off, I
would like to thank all of you that came to visit my blog over the past couple
of weeks. I enjoy the insights and ideas
associated with the global platform of YouTube.
As we have discussed, YouTube if used properly can be a huge multiplier for
several things and education is no different.
As I promised, I am going to offer the answer to the questions I posed
to you all in my last post. As future
instructional designers it is important to understand how and when to incorporate
the YouTube platform into both the education system and your instructional
design.
The first thing
that sticks out to me is the cost. One
benefit is that the ability to access YouTube in the classroom is virtually free. The only thing needed is an internet
connection, and most of our schools today have that ability. This powerful technology can easily be
included in your design for instruction and virtually no cost to the client. This is especially beneficial to those schools
on a budget.
Another benefit
is accessibility. The idea that it is
free to access aides in the ability to access it beyond the classroom. The students can use this technology to help
them learn to solve problems outside almost anywhere they have a device and internet. The student can also go back many times and
watch it over again aiding them with problem solving. This not only helps the student, but it also
helps the instructor by using a variety of tools to deliver content.
I can understand
the argument of which content is appropriate for the deliverables and which
content is not. There is an enormous
amount of information and if not careful a student can go down the rabbit
hole. Let us face it, we have all set
out to watch something on YouTube and then click after click we end up on
content that has nothing to do with the subject. The ability to be distracted can take away
from the benefit. The teachers must
ensure the technology is streamlined, controlled, and tailored to the content
they are trying to deliver.
In my opinion,
the benefits to YouTube for both instructional design and education far outweigh
the disadvantages. It will take careful
analysis within the ADDIE process to ensure when you are designing instruction
the points at which you include YouTube are very purposeful and strategic. As we continue to look at YouTube in education,
I would like to pose a couple of questions to you. Since most of you are students, do you feel
YouTube aides in your educational development?
How does it aide in your educational development? What would be your thoughts to any instructor
who put YouTube off limits during your course of instruction? Would this limit your ability to learn content
or hinder the assignments you turn in? I
would love to hear your thoughts. Thanks
again for visiting. I will talk to all
of you again soon to provide my thoughts.
Kevin
ReplyDeleteI absoulutly believe that youtube assists in my educational devlopment. Just yesterday I embedded a video in our 552 e learning series that explains what mobile learning is. I have used it to explain how to make flashcards in power point, and it absolutly saved me in photo shop. These are all ways that youtube assited in my development as a Instructional Design student. If an Instructor put using youtube off for instruction it would seriously affect the quality of the content I produce. I watched the five and a half hour video on photo shop and got very little information versus a micro learning video of one specific feature of photoshop. Thank you for your great post.
Tammy
Tammy,
DeleteThanks for visiting my blog. I am glad to hear that the YouTube platform has helped you in things like advanced technology topics. You are definitely not alone in the way you use the platform. I am also technologically challenged and often use it myself. In my opinion it is great for what it is intended for. Thanks again for visiting and please come again soon!
Kevin,
ReplyDeleteI agree with Tammy in that delaying the use or even not using YouTube as an instructional tool is a mistake. Every teacher or instructor may think they know everything about their subject matter, but the truth is they may know too much. Which may make it difficult for some students to track the information the way it is first provided. YouTube provides a means to which they can receive reinforcement to the material.
I have created lesson plans that have incorporated YouTube videos as motivators to engage the thought process prior the the instruction starting. They can serve as great icebreakers to new material. The only thing is the instructor needs to ensure that they check the links and addresses periodically to ensure they are still functioning properly.
Lastly, I think not using this type of media does limit the ability of students to provide a well balanced approach to learning, research and innovation. Because every one has heard the term when you want to learn how to complete a task , Just YouTube it. So if it is treated like this by the common user, why would an educator not take advantage of this asset.
Great conversation!
Walt
Walt,
DeleteThanks for visiting my blog. I like you agree that YouTube in the classroom is vitally important moving forward. I think it can aide and close the gap where the potential lack of knowledge might aim to benefit the student who learns better through a visual /audio platform. I appreciate the comments and please come back again sometime during our discussion.
Kevin
Kevin,
ReplyDeleteI agree with Tammy and Walt on that you tube has become the go to platform for people to learn about course material when they are seeking a clearer picture of the content they are studying. You tube provides user the ability to see the instructional video at their pace while having the ability to stop, pause, or rewind the material at their convenience to better grasp the content. I think the advantages of you to be able to simplify a lesson is one of its best features. The LinkedIn videos like Tammy said for one of our classes are hard to follow and not as beneficial as the you tube videos in my opinion. Also, in learning about instructional design we need to incorporate every platform possible to enhance the educational experience for students.
Alex
Thanks for visiting my blog. I like the "at your own pace" perspective you pointed out. I think we all work in different ways and the ability to watch the content over again or pause and play when necessary will greatly benefit the user. Thanks for the comments and please come back during our discussion.
DeleteKevin,
ReplyDeleteWithout YouTube videos to supplement our instruction, I would be lost in the process of all four course right now. The tutorials alone are worth a subscription. The distraction that you mention is so very real too. I don’t know how many times I have jumped on to find out how to do something specific and ended up burning three hours and forgetting what I was there for in the first place. I feel that focusing the efforts and refining the process in a learning environment would help to add to the efficacy of YouTube in the classroom. Many will say that instructors who use videos are lazy, but I feel that our society has grown accustomed to some sort of electronic media engagement during education. I cannot imagine what it would be like to sit in a classroom and listen to someone talk or simply read a book for an hour without some sort of external media engagement. The way we learn and teach today may be different that in the past, but that is where it ends, no better, no worse, just different. Thanks for your post Kevin.
-Donny
Donny,
DeleteThanks for visiting my blog. I could not agree more with your comments. I use YouTube daily for my studies and would not know what to do without it. I think there could be some truth to your statement that teachers look for the easy way out and shy away from innovative technology if they are uncomfortable with it. Thanks for for the comments and please come back during our further discussions on this global platform.
Kevin
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ReplyDeleteCharles,
DeleteThanks for visiting my blog. I like you also think YouTube helps me tremendously in the classroom. It is a daily resource for me in my studies. Thanks for the insights within your comments. Please come back sometime as we further discuss this global platform.
Kevin,
ReplyDeleteI appreciate your insight and evaluation of YouTube's added value in education. I have found myself looking to YouTube often to learn some of the concepts in the IDD&E program. I agree that YouTube should be something we as instructional designers look to implement into instructional design for the cost savings it can bring to the client. With limited budgets we should always be looking for ways that we can deliver the highest quality of instruction at the lowest cost for our customers. Great post.
Anthony
Anthony,
DeleteThanks for visiting my blog. I like you have used YouTube often in my studies for IDD&E. I think it will be vital in our success as instructional designers. Thanks for the insights and please come again as we continue to discuss this global platform.
Kevin
Kevin,
ReplyDeleteYouTube is always my first place to look for any kind of information. I have used it for not just to get through these courses but many other daunting tasks. I have used YouTube to research how to RV, fix my car, repair the garbage disposal under the kitchen sink...the list goes on and on. I think it works well for me because if I can visualize it (or put my hands on it and break it a few times) I can better understand how to complete whatever task that I am attempting to accomplish (with out reading the manual). The only draw back to YouTube is similar to Wikipedia, anyone can post how to do something, but is it the best, safe, economical, legal way? We judge the credibility of the YouTuber off of the number of likes...crazy!
V/r
Andy E.
Andy,
DeleteThanks for visiting my blog. I like you use YouTube almost daily for a variety of things outside this course. In my opinion, it is a vital part of education in both the formal and informal settings. Thanks for your feedback and I look forward to more dialogue on this global platform.
Kevin