Exploring the Use of YouTube and its Implications to Teaching and Learning in Technical University Education in Ghana

This research explored students of Takoradi Technical University’s perception on the use of YouTube to teaching and learning purposes. A total of 1200 structured questionnaires were distributed across MTECH, BTECH, HND and Diploma students’ platforms of all five faculties which gives the stratification of the population, and then randomly selected within each program with the use of descriptive statistics for analysis. The findings revealed that 52% and 51.8% of the respondents agreed that using YouTube as a learning tool improves their comprehension, and increases students' motivational level respectively. Moreover, more than half of the respondents indicated that YouTube makes learning interesting, enhances practical instruction and inspires learning, demystifies learning, and supports independent learning, as well as personalization of the learning experiences. The study recommended that the curriculum designers of technical education in Ghana should include YouTube as one of the tools and mode of teaching technical programs in Ghana