A YouTube Class?

Posted by in Uncategorized Sep 27th, 2007

If you're like me, the word "YouTube" conjures up images of bad singing and puppies on skateboards. But, one Pitzer College instructor decided to design an entire course around the popular site.

Here's what Time has to say about the new YouTube class:

"Pitzer College this fall began offering what may be the first course about the video-sharing site. About 35 students meet in a classroom but work mostly online, where they view YouTube content and post their comments.

Class lessons also are posted and students are encouraged to post videos. One class member, for instance, posted a 1:36-minute video of himself juggling.

Alexandra Juhasz, a media studies professor at the liberal arts college, said she was "underwhelmed" by the content on YouTube but set up the course, "Learning from YouTube," to explore the role of the popular site."

One of the more interesting aspects of this class is the non-student participation. YouTube viewers are all encouraged to comment and interact with students.

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