I missed class, Ill just Youtube it later
Posted by erinoestringer on February 14, 2013
Youtube culture is one of free content and owned content that isn’t their own. I use it to listen to songs and watch funny channels I subscribe to, like Jimmy Tatro and Dom Mazzetti. But I have recently found a new use for the site. As discussed in the chapter, YouTube has begun educational and archival functions. My Personal Selling class is actually taped every day and posted on youtube for us to either review on for a test, or watch if we missed. Its actually very helpful for papers and studying.
If someone outside of the class were to watch them then should they be mailing WKU a tuition check? Probably not. But there is definitely value attributed to my professor’s method.
ivanaclay said
This concept of posting lectures and making them available to the public is interesting to me. On one hand as a paying student I think this would be helpful. If I miss class for a legitimate reason it would be nice to have access to the information I ultimately paid for yet missed. On the other hand it would bother me as someone who has paid tuition to make this information available to the public free of charge especially in highly instructional classes that provide skills training.
beealexandria09 said
Posting lectures online is a great idea! But….I think this would create a whole new issue if more professors did this. I know for me personally, I need interaction. I need the classroom setting because if all my lectures were online…I wouldnt watch them too often, This is another example of technology and how its sweeping the world around us.
beealexandria09 said
*often.
samford said
I think the argument several of your raise is the challenge to Ivana’s point of feeling the student who paid has had their tuition compromised. What is the value of college? Is it the information you receive, or is it the interaction that you have while you are there? (Or is it just the slip of paper you get when you’re finished…the degree?) Some have argued that online classes give you the degree without the process, which makes it valuable in name only. I’d argue that giving away material from a class does not compromise the value of taking part in the class, if it’s a class that actually allows for interaction and provides value from being part of the discussion. Check out MIT’s OpenCourseWare project for an example of this, or projects like EdX…
hannahpoland523 said
Dom Mazzetti rules. Carry on.
andyarnoldpopculture said
You have to wonder – if universities can put classes online for free (see coursera.org) or on YouTube or iTunes, what is the value of a university education? A degree? Job opportunities?