Comments on: UC Berkeley Launches YouTube Channel

By: wanda moye

wanda moye — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:18:30 +0000

UC Berkeley gets it! It is reaching thousands, if not millions of potential students in ways that the old traditional literature could not. Since I have subscribed to YouTube as an educator, I have become a better teacher. For a budget, I only have EEF state moneys for my supplies. As of last year it was under 250 dollars for three classes. Discovering YouTube has been a financial windfall. I have downloaded many video on how to make my lectures on appealing. I have also viewed instructional videos and even entertaining videos. One of the best YouTube videos is the one about how to embed a YouTube video into your powerpoint. This is when I was exposed to the online media converter. I have been using it ever since.

UC Berkeley understands the demands of this new digital age and is responding to its audience by making choices available through the Berkeley Channel. The university is very forward thinking to have over 300 hours of events for free. The channel offers everything from an introduction to campus life at UC Berkeley, to video on student ballroom dancing.

Having free scholastic videos on biology, chemistry, and bioengineering afford students a second opportunity to understand their assignments. Also, it is an excellent learning strategy for some anyone interested in being more exposed to what is happening on the university campus.

I am sure that more universities will broaden their horizons and establish lectures and events on YouTube.

By: guoqiangcui

guoqiangcui — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:34:18 +0000

This is really inspiring news. The launch of open courses and events on YouTube is a great and successful integration of education and technology. YouTube is the popular video sharing website and people can view most of the video clips online and they can also upload their own personal-made videos and share with others. Youtube was created in 2005 and it is developing and growing at an amazing speed.Most people must have been there before and viewed the interesting videos there. It is indeed many funny home-made videos and you can get to know others through this. To the teachers and students, there is also one expended TeacherTube where students can get quality education lectures about all fields. Students can find lots of meaningful and useful video clips there related to their field and they can reap a lot from that.

But the launch of the YouTube channel by the University of California in 2007 is more educational, leading and its significance is far reaching. It is one bold action and shows the confidence of the university. They offer so many free courses there and students all over the world can get so close to the top education and this is a great contribution to the worldwide education. It further expands public access to its intellectual riches through the most popular Web destinations. This will lead to a trend in the open education movement and we hope and believe there will be more open courses online for the thirsty students.