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Introducing YouTube EDU!

Google's response to iTunes University: Dan Colman writes, 'Today, Google has launched YouTube EDU, which centralizes the content from over 100 universities and colleges. This robust collection gives you access to lectures by professors and world-renowned thought leaders, new research and campus tours. At the moment, you can access over 200 full courses from leading universities, including MIT, Stanford, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Yale and IIT/IISc. And it's all searchable within YouTube EDU." All very nice, but I would not equate a collection of large American universities with "Education". If Google is serious about 'Google Education', it should be posting educational videos, whatever their source, and not just acting as a proxy for marketing for the U.S. university system. Dan Colman, Open Culture, March 26, 2009. [Link] [Tags: United States, Video, Google, Marketing, Research, YouTube] [Previous][Next]

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Re: Introducing YouTube EDU!

Stephen Dalley, March 26, 2009

"If Google is serious about 'Google Education', it should be posting educational videos, whatever their source, and not just acting as a proxy for marketing for the U.S. university system"

What else could we expect. It's and American company promoting American values, lifestyle and global domination/control. We already use Intel chips, MS Operating systems and mostly US software.

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Re: Introducing YouTube EDU!

Anymouse, March 26, 2009

You mean like the lectures from the Indian Institute of Technology, which are already featured on the site?

Get off your high horse, Stephen. They're hosting videos from any university willing to share them. [Comment] [Permalink] [Previous][Next]

Re: Introducing YouTube EDU!

Anymouse, March 26, 2009

He doesn't have to be on high horse. Look at the ratio. Its not as simple it is. Hegemony is one of the problems. [Comment] [Permalink] [Previous][Next]

Re: Introducing YouTube EDU!

Stephen Downes, March 27, 2009

Also, IIT is not listed among the sources.
http://www.youtube.com/edu?action_directory=1

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Re: Introducing YouTube EDU!

Anymouse, March 28, 2009

It is, but just listed as the "National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (IIT/IISc)."

http://www.youtube.com/edu?action_directory=1#directory-N

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Re: Introducing YouTube EDU!

Anymouse, May 13, 2009

Is anyone using it to promote learner-generated video? That's what I plan to do and would love to work with any like-minded people on this. [Comment] [Permalink] [Previous][Next]

Re: Introducing YouTube EDU!

Anymouse, May 13, 2009

If you're interested in the learner-generated idea please contact me: a.j.middleton AT shu.ac.uk
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