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YouTube-Based Student Assignments

Credit: iStock.com/5./15 WEST
Credit: iStock.com/5./15 WEST

Most instructors know the value of YouTube videos for supplementing instructional material. YouTube has a wealth of instructor- and expert-created content that can vividly illustrate course concepts. But instructors can use YouTube for more than just instructional content. They can also use it as the basis of assignments to initiate student thinking on the practical application of course content.


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