YouTubers do it on video: YouTube = skills = opportunity for educators.

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What is the future of video in education?

It will explain how I developed this idea and the first unsuccessful
(so far) steps I have taken to revolutionise learning in the classroom.

To many in the 30-something and beyond
generations, YouTube is a strange phenomenon and a somewhat confusing
business concept. Older generations do not fully understand what
YouTube is about and generally avoid it. ‘Kids’ spending hour after
hour on the computer making & sending silly video clips to each
other What is that all about? In my day…

Well YouTube is
here to stay and that is that. And if it is here to stay, can it be
used in the field of education?

Can the skills young people have
developed in making and publishing YouTube videos be utilized in
education? 

Can the making of educational videos
by students be used in the classroom and how beneficial might this be
in improving student understand a topic?

Would a ‘hands-on’ approach to make
a video essay allow students to better retain what they are learning?

This article will argue that the short
answer to each of these questions is ‘yes’. The key is how is it to
be done and what resources are out there to help.

Where did this idea come from?

Thank Ozzie.

The genesis of this idea started while
I was standing under the North Face of the Eiger in Switzerland. 
I was traveling on my own as I have recently been let go from my job
(redundant in UK parlance) and decided to visit several places on my
‘to see before I die’ list.

While the Swiss mountains are
breathtaking, I only had Ozzie to share it with and he wasn’t much
good. Ozzie is a 3 inch tall blue and white soft-toy mouse which I
found while working in the Australian Outback in Kalgoorlie-Boulder,
Western Australia some 13 years ago.

I suggested to a teacher friend of mine
that I could photograph Ozzie in various exotic locations for her
class of 5 year olds (who gave the ‘mascot-with-no-name’ his current
title by the way). I took many photos in Switzerland, Prague and
Amsterdam but more importantly ended up producing a series of video
clips of his escapades abroad ( , it looks like I did the wrong course.

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