http://blogs.msdn.com/b/socaldevgal/archive/2011/03/11/is-you-tube-this-generation-s-teacher.aspxLlewellyn and I are quite interested in best practices around education in general (as we continue to develop our TKP courseware and teaching methods).&#160; Lately we’ve been struck by several presentations about the use of YouTube for education. Theen-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)http://blogs.msdn.com/b/socaldevgal/archive/2011/03/11/is-you-tube-this-generation-s-teacher.aspx#10143501Sun, 20 Mar 2011 06:24:12 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:10143501Cloudrocket<p>YouTube is where kids with internet are today. &nbsp;If we continue to hold them back with our institutional stupidities, Salman&#39;s kid communities will kick our lazy asses, and blow right by their own dysfunctional educational systems the same way they ditch voice calls for text messaging. &nbsp;</p> <p>Once these peer communities organize themselves they will chuck the institutions and move on without even noticing. &nbsp;Something new will take their place as the arbiter of educated, and while we may not like it one bit, it will be infinitely more effective than what we do now. &nbsp;</p> <p>I can&#39;t wait. &nbsp;</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=10143501" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/b/socaldevgal/archive/2011/03/11/is-you-tube-this-generation-s-teacher.aspx#10139958Fri, 11 Mar 2011 18:42:55 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:10139958Elisabeth<p>The first thing that popped in my head is &quot;learn at your own pace&quot; which is far more easily accommodated when the comptuer is a tool that can be incorporated in the process. &nbsp; I think that&#39;s the problem with traditional teaching. Those that can have to sit in neutral, while the teacher deals with those who don&#39;t understand. Time for a change. </p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=10139958" width="1" height="1">