YouTube Learning
Teens use this platform not only for fun but also for schoolwork and hobbies.
What is YouTube?
TikTok creators now post these kinds of videos besides entertainment.
What are educational videos?
YouTube helps students understand class topics while also exploring these.
What are personal interests?
Both YouTube and TikTok make learning more appealing because of this format.
What is short form content?
One key advantage of YouTube for learners is being able to pause, rewatch, and learn at this speed.
What is their own pace?
TikTok’s short, engaging videos make people feel they learn in this way compared to traditional sources.
What is faster and more motivated?
Learning on social media is considered this type of learning since it happens outside of traditional classrooms.
What is informal learning?
Viewers say social media makes them feel this way compared to just reading textbooks.
What is more motivated?
This study found YouTube acts as a bridge between these two kinds of learning.
What are formal and informal learning?
Researchers said TikTok functions like this, where users share knowledge and learn together.
What is a community of practice?
When students rewatch and choose their own teachers on YouTube, they are exercising this kind of control.
Learner autonomy.
By using comments and discussions, learners turn social media into this type of interactive process.
What is knowledge sharing?