Grace Kelly Ladybird Trust
Not my usual educational post today, although this is an appeal for greater education into a particular field of research. Grace Kelly, was a four year old who lost her … Continue reading
Graham Brown-Martin on the Uberfication of Teaching
There was a time when education was regarded as a public good – you could never have too much of it and there was a moral, economic and political justification … Continue reading
Managing Transition – A Useful Resource
Technology at its best in the support of learners. Thank you for sharing, PSW Education and Leadership.
TED Talks: Shukla Bose on teaching one child at a time
A seminal TED Talk by Shukla Bose regarding respecting individuality and rejecting production line based learning. Shukla Bose: Teaching one child at a time | TED Talk | TED.com
TED Talks: Sugata Mitra and the Hole in the Wall Project
Sugata’s Hole in the Wall Project is a famous piece of field research in education. In some of the poorest regions of India, he placed the latest computers into walls. … Continue reading
TED Talks: Ken Robinson on Schools Killing Creativity
In this poignant, funny follow-up to his fabled 2006 talk, Sir Ken Robinson makes the case for a radical shift from standardized schools to personalized learning – creating conditions where … Continue reading
Every Child Needs a Mentor (ECNAM)
Mentoring provides a different paradigm for learning that stresses partnership and empowerment for the student in the relationship with the teacher/mentor. Mentor Herman Stewart posted this case study from his … Continue reading
Photographer creates stunning video of Mars from HiRISE images | DIY Photography
Photographer and videographer Jan Fröjdman created a fictive flight above Mars using real images of the red planet. He has hand-picked reference points on anaglyph images from the HiRISE camera, which … Continue reading
NASA makes their entire media library publicly accessible and copyright free
NASA have made their entire collection of images, sounds, and video available and publicly searchable online. It’s more than 140,000 photos and other resources available to view and download. Almost every … Continue reading
Inside an Examiner’s Mind | BBC Bitesize
Jack interviews three examiners to unveil the face behind the papers and discovers that they are not as scary as you may think! He questions them on how the marking … Continue reading
Amazing Things Happen | YouTube
An introduction to autism that aims to raise awareness among young non-autistic audiences, to stimulate understanding and acceptance in future generations. It is intended to be viewed, discussed and shared … Continue reading
BBC Bitesize | The Mind Set | Smart Revision Advice
The Mind Set – smart revision advice from exam survivors. Source: BBC Bitesize Highlights – Smart revision advice
8th Graders Writing a Novel? | Edutopia
Two videos explore what happens when a middle school teacher challenges her students to write a novel in just one month. Source: 8th Graders Writing a Novel? | Edutopia
The pace in space is hotting up: SpaceX launch
Footage from the latest Space X launch 19 Feb 2017…
What ‘Orwellian’ Really Means – Noah Tavlin | TED-Ed
If you’ve watched the news or followed politics, chances are you’ve heard the term Orwellian thrown around in one context or another. But have you ever stopped to think about … Continue reading
Meet the kids who think for themselves | BBC News
A new learning technique is driving results up in UK schools. Watch the video on the BBC website: Meet the kids who think for themselves | BBC News
Depression Explained – A Primer for Teachers and Students
This animation gives some valuable insights into depression and recognising the symptoms. Via: What Is Depression? Let This Animation With A Dog Shed Light On It | Upworthy.com
The Shape of Things to Come… Augmented Reality and Learning
The problem with many leading-edge learning technologies is that the cost of adoption is so great only large corporations, the military or research programmes can afford them. However the last … Continue reading
Music and Memory
As if a justification for music is necessary, research suggest a powerful effect of music on people with Alzheimers…
Educational Leadership 101
We have linked to the talks given by TED many times. As examples of the use of media to deliver profound messages in a simple format there are few … Continue reading
Economics Explained and the Power of the Animate
Starting with some talks by Sir Ken Robinson on educational futures some years ago, the Royal Society of the Arts, Commerce and Manufactures (RSA) regularly produces talks in an Animate format. … Continue reading
Schools Reinvented, or Rather Learning Reinvented
An interesting presentation from School House about reinventing schools for the 21st century. Amazing how often people say “changing schools” when what they really mean is “changing learning”…
A fantastic insight into Autism Spectrum Disorders from Rebecca Burgess
The term Autism is popularly used as a non-specific catch all term for a range of symptoms and behaviours. The actuality is more complicated, as Rebecca Burgess explains in this … Continue reading
Future Skills from the World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum should know something about the skills needed to power the global economy of the future. This presentation outlines what they consider to be the top ten … Continue reading
The March of the Machine – Technology and Learning Challenges
This is a TedX talk on the frontiers of artificial intelligence… the talking machine. I find this both fascinating and worrying in equal measure.
Deep Learning Explained by Andrew Ng
A really useful overview of Deep Learning from Andrew Ng from Baidu Research:
Kinetic Art Changing Perceptions in Prague
This is everything Art should be…
