Abstract of

Media Literacy
“Cool” Engagements With YouTube: Part 1

James Trier

This article discusses the participatory potential of YouTube, a social website that allows users to upload, view, and share video clips. The author provides examples of how YouTube was incorporated into a course as part of a “mosh-pit” pedagogy that involved both students and teachers in engaging with a variety of YouTube videos.

Abstract from Trier, J. (2007, February). “Cool” Engagements With YouTube: Part 1. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 50(5), 408–412. doi: 10.1598/JAAL.50.5.7