TEDucation

Sebastian Wernicke: 1000 TEDTalks, 6 words  I use the Hemmingway activity Sebastian refers to in his talk a lot. It can be used in lots of different ways. To capture learning and check progress, it...

Hans Rosling’s belief is that ‘making information more accessible has the potential to change the quality of the information itself."  I believe he is right. Rosling’s work provides a unique slant on...

Kiran Beth Sethi infects with 'I CAN!' A great talk to show at the beginning of September if you want something truly uplifting to start the new term off with the 'I CAN' bug! ENJOY!      

GUEST POST from Mike Reading (@mikereading) www.teacherstraining.com.au  "I came across this short TED Talk yesterday.  The premise is that Google and Facebook are now tailoring your internet experience...

James Geary beautifully illustrates the power of metaphor in this 10 minute talk. The learning implications this talk has for me is to reflect on the ability of teachers to present quality explanations...

Adora Svitak argues for MORE childish thinking, opportunities to embrace exciting, bold ideas and, most of all, optimism. Isn't that one of the things that we tend to lose as we grow up? We all know...

David McCandless brings data alive with his infographics. Since this talk, infographics and data visualisations have become pretty mainstream in the media. For me, the potential of explaining mathematical...

This thoughtful talk by John Wooden gives some valuable insights into ways in which we can get the best out of our learners. John Wooden is referenced in a number of books I've read recently, including Carol...

Sunni Brown's TEDx talk needs to be linked up with her great article entitled, "The Miseducation of the Doodle" (you can follow her on Twitter @SunniBrown) all of which are great for the linking of...

Sugata Mitra shares his findings from the "Hole in the wall project". If ever we needed evidence that standing back and allowing learners to explore, discover and learn for themselves, this is it...

Johanna Blakley offers some fascinating insight here into how we can make a distinction between creative innovation and copying. She explores the relatively free-of-copyright world of the fashion industry...

Tim Brown gives some great insight here into practical creativity in his work place at IDEO. I've used many of the activities he showcases here with teachers and students. The 30 Circles activity is...

Dave Eggers set up his pirates shop as a way to secure a property to house his writing workshops, as you will learn from this video. Since this, a crop of similar projects have sprouted, including a...