Learning through YouTube

Boston Now reported last week how YouTube has helped make the classroom more interactive for teachers and students.

Thomas Fauls, a professor at Boston University said: “It’s great. There’s a fair amount of reliability; you can find what you need. It’s a no-brainer that it’s an instant hit in the class.”

As a university student, I agree that YouTube does in fact make lectures more interactive and exciting. One of the things which keep me awake during my psychology lectures is the frequent use of YouTube. Our lecturer shows us footage of interesting experiments almost every week which makes the class so much more exciting and appealing.

Personally, I believe that it’s much easier to understand and remember an experiment if you see it take place, rather than simply read it from a book. This can be applied to all subjects, not just psychology.

This illustrates how YouTube can in fact be seen as a success.

What do you think? All comments welcome…