September 15, 2007
California college offers YouTube class
Here's a dream-come-true for web addicts: college credit for watching YouTube.
"According to the The Canadian Press, liberal arts and sciences Pitzer College this fall began offering what may be the first course about the video-sharing site.
About 35 students meet in a classroom but work mostly online, where they view YouTube content and post their comments. Class lessons also are posted and students are encouraged to post videos.
Class members control most of the class content and YouTube watchers from around the world are encouraged to comment, in an effort to raise serious issues about YouTube, such as the role of "corporate-sponsored democratic media expression."
YouTube is "a phenomenon that should be studied," student Darren Grose said. "You can learn a lot about American culture and just Internet culture in general."
-- More from Pitzer College - Inside Higher Ed Features YouTube Class
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