October 8, 2011 | Arts, Arts/Media, Education, India, United States | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen |
Child prodigy Adora Svitak says the world needs “childish” thinking: bold ideas, wild creativity and especially optimism. Kids’ big dreams deserve high expectations, she says, starting with grownups’ willingness to learn from children as much as to teach. © TED 2010.
October 8, 2011 | Computer Science, Software, Technology, United States | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen |
Games like World of Warcraft give players the means to save worlds, and incentive to learn the habits of heroes. What if we could harness this gamer power to solve real-world problems? Jane McGonigal says we can, and explains how. © TED 2010.
October 7, 2011 | Biology, Genetics, Health, India, Science, Technology, United States | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen |
President Obama welcomes the winners of the first-ever Google Global Science Fair to the White House. Go behind-the-scenes with the three remarkable, young, American women that swept the awards and hear what the journey to success has been like. Read more at the White House’s STEM page. © USA 2011.
May 12, 2011 | Arts/Media, Computer Science, Education, Engineering, Technology, United States | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen |
Nichole Pinkard from New Learning Institute on Vimeo.
Nichole Pinkard, founder of the Digital Youth Network describes the importance of media literacy as an essential component of a 21st century education. © New Learning Institute 2010.
May 12, 2011 | Arts/Media, Computer Science, Education, Engineering, Technology, United States | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen |
Katie Salen from New Learning Institute on Vimeo.
Katie Salen, Professor at Parsons The New School for Design and Founder of the Institute of Play, describes the importance of designing games as a way to engage students in the exploration of systems. © New Learning Institute 2010.