Comments on: TED Talks are changing how I think http://www.darcynorman.net/2006/12/12/ted-talks-are-changing-how-i-think/ ce n'est pas la connaissance. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:43:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: John Martin http://www.darcynorman.net/2006/12/12/ted-talks-are-changing-how-i-think/#comment-82765 John Martin Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 1733998548#comment-82765 I too saw Majora Carter's presentation and have viewed a couple others and the one thing that all of these folks had in common that spoke most highly to me was their PASSION. Passion for what they do, passion for what they believe and the passion to share it with others. It brings to mind Will Richardson's post the other day about passion based learning and makes me think that passion based teaching is the other half of the equation. Inspired learners look to/for inspired teachers. TEDtalks seem to help bridge the gap in a virtual way and inspire change. Thanks D'Arcy! John http://edventures.whitemountaintech.net I too saw Majora Carter’s presentation and have viewed a couple others and the one thing that all of these folks had in common that spoke most highly to me was their PASSION. Passion for what they do, passion for what they believe and the passion to share it with others. It brings to mind Will Richardson’s post the other day about passion based learning and makes me think that passion based teaching is the other half of the equation. Inspired learners look to/for inspired teachers. TEDtalks seem to help bridge the gap in a virtual way and inspire change.

Thanks D’Arcy!

John
http://edventures.whitemountaintech.net

]]> By: Bill Kempthorne http://www.darcynorman.net/2006/12/12/ted-talks-are-changing-how-i-think/#comment-82777 Bill Kempthorne Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 1733998548#comment-82777 Ditto for me, Ken Robinson's presentation was excellent. As someone who does presentations frequently I really enjoy watching these folks and picking out what makes there presentations compelling. One of the bane of my current existence it the concept of technology 'pilot' project (see also - I you can't do it right you can always do it over). So Nicholas Negroponte session on the $100 laptop, I especially liked the 'days of pilot projects are over ... <explicative deleted> you can go to the back of line'. And the best use as tomato sauce as an analogy goes to Malcom Gladwell. Last, David Pougue's sing along is hilarious. I have a Mac mini connected to my TV and I have 2 days a week where I don't watch 'over the air' anymore - in favour of podcast and vodcasts. Ditto for me,

Ken Robinson’s presentation was excellent. As someone who does presentations frequently I really enjoy watching these folks and picking out what makes there presentations compelling.

One of the bane of my current existence it the concept of technology ‘pilot’ project (see also - I you can’t do it right you can always do it over). So Nicholas Negroponte session on the $100 laptop, I especially liked the ‘days of pilot projects are over … you can go to the back of line’.

And the best use as tomato sauce as an analogy goes to Malcom Gladwell.

Last, David Pougue’s sing along is hilarious.

I have a Mac mini connected to my TV and I have 2 days a week where I don’t watch ‘over the air’ anymore - in favour of podcast and vodcasts.

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