| Title |
An Analysis on YouTube Contents to Build E-learning Videos for Interior Design Education |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.14774/JKIID.2019.28.6.041 |
| Keywords |
Interior Design Education; Video Content; e-learning; YouTube; YouTube Channel |
| Abstract |
This study investigates and analyzes video contents on YouTube in order to examine the possibility to build e-learning programs for interior design. The study has started on the current awareness that e-learning based on YouTube will change the conventional framework of university education which constrains space, time, and students. Now, on internet based e-learning, education opens to any one, any time, and any place. The study selects 23 YouTube channels for interior design topics and 195 top videos from selected channels. The contents of the videos are sorted into 7 areas and details, which are design planning, design process and method, space type, space design, details, construction, and others in reference to the NCS(National Competency Standards) Learning Module. And then the study analyzes the contents based on the keywords of playlists and the titles of the videos of the YouTube channels as well as examines six criteria of e-learning, which are utility, onsite, up-to-dateness, vividness, customization, and interactivity. The study finds that the most of the contents are about DIY and home tours, while some channels specialize in furniture, styling, construction and tours. The study also finds that the video lengths of the most contents are between 5 minutes and 10 minutes, while some of them are about 20 minutes or longer. The contents as viewing the design built-up step by step demonstrate useful educational tools to narrow down the gap between design education and practice. Moreover, YouTube videos with fast-paced speed produce in the various forms, including documentary, variety shows, and mixed formats, as well as common lecture formats. As a conclusion, this study finds that YouTube videos can apply to make an educational video for interior design, as they have the flexible lengths of the video, the diverse composition of the video due to the subjects, speedy editing strategy especially which is a strength in mobile-oriented media environment as well as current students’ satisfaction. The study suggests that guidelines are needed to build to the videos of YouTube for educational uses since the videos tends to simplify complex design process into short format and to orient contents into entertainment which can give interior design a limited view. |