Archives For Video – Wednesday Watchlist

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In this followup to his 2006 Ted Talk Sir Ken Robinson makes the argument that we must not settle for educational reform because this is simply changing an existing system, rather we need an educational revolution to radically change our educational system because it currenlty doesn’t work. Sir Ken Robinson states that there must be:

a radical shift from standardized schools to personalized learning — creating conditions where kids’ natural talents can flourish.

One can hope…

NewSchools

Dwayne Harapnuik —  June 16, 2010 — Leave a comment

NewSchools Venture Fund is a venture philanthropy firm working to transform public education through powerful ideas and passionate entrepreneurs so that all children — especially those in underserved communities — have the opportunity to succeed. The following video documents their development, vision and mission:

NewSchools Summit 2010: A New Policy World from NewSchools on Vimeo.

Standford’s dschool Environments Collaborative is unique space that evolved out of a unique idea.

Shaping Space: The d.school’s Environments Collaborative from Stanford d.school on Vimeo.

Ben Huh CEO of The Cheezburger Network, tell us all about Internet culture and what makes for a guaranteed flop online, and what elements can help content become viral.

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Next is Now

Dwayne Harapnuik —  May 5, 2010 — Leave a comment

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Next is Now depicts the human connections empowered by rapid changes in communications technology in Canada and around the world.

Thanks to Tyler Wall my friend and colleague back in Canada for this video link.