YouTube has launched a new section of its site that organizes video offerings from more than 100 colleges and universities. The schools represent a cross section of institutions, and the topics offer a great way to compare your pedagogical technique to others around the country. Also, the clips can provide timely updates from noted authorities, as well as useful supplemental material for your classes. Lectures, interviews, and graphic presentations are all available—and it's free.
For example, history instructors may wish to view a 30-minute lecture by Walter Isaacson, discussing his book on Benjamin Franklin at the University of Pennsylvania. Or perhaps science teachers would like an entire course in Solid State Chemistry from MIT. Many of these items were available before, but the new platform is organized better.
The newly configured site is called YouTube Edu. The site lets viewers sort by school, and the content includes hundreds of complete courses in a wide variety of fields. Here's the index of schools. Also, you can use the search feature to find specialized topics.
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