Posted by John Dalziel on Friday, September 25, 2009,
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Not all educators are happy with the ways in which YouTube has changed.
Some claim that videos now are far more interactive and engaging, and
others
say that the current way in which videos are presented is cluttered and
encourages learners to 'go off task' and/or to 'show & tell' videos
that have little if any relevance to education.
Both sides may be right to a certain degree, of course. But if your position is the latter one - “I want my learners to watch the video and nothing else...
I'm an eLearning Adviser specializing in stimulating and supporting innovation in learning via eBooks, eMagazines, blogs (including audio versions), online TV, interactive resources, forums, workshops, conferences and face2face consultations. Evaluating and becoming familiar with sustainable and new technologies allows me to respond to the needs of learning providers from a position of experience rather than 'hearsay'. Supported learning providers, in the northwest of England (UK), can contact me for FREE consultations. Based at Lancaster University I work for the JISC Regional Support Centre - Northwest.
I'm an eLearning Adviser specializing in stimulating and supporting innovation in learning via eBooks, eMagazines, blogs (including audio versions), online TV, interactive resources, forums, workshops, conferences and face2face consultations. Evaluating and becoming familiar with sustainable and new technologies allows me to respond to the needs of learning providers from a position of experience rather than 'hearsay'. Supported learning providers, in the northwest of England (UK), can contact me for FREE consultations. Based at Lancaster University I work for the JISC Regional Support Centre - Northwest.
