GlobalSkillsCC

From their About page, "edshelf is a directory of websites, mobile apps, and desktop software that are rated & reviewed by educators, for educators. We decrease the friction of using and procuring effective technology into the classroom." Concentration is on K-12, but these apps might also be useful for postsecondary teachers.

Presented on TED.COM, filmed Feb 2010 and posted April 2010. Wujec discusses his experience using the Marshmallow Challenge in team-building exercises. Observing the challenge 100s of times, he sees that kindergarteners do better than recent business school grads (better at prototyping, less jockeying for leadership), CEOs do well, but do even better with an executive admin on their team because facilitation is important. High stakes (he's offered a cash reward) works better once the team has acquired skills; high stakes with no skills is a disaster.

Inspired by this video, both LS and RS used the Marshmallow Challenge as an icebreaker on their first class meetings (2nd semester) and both were pleased with the results.

The marshmallow challenge continued to be a popular icebreaker throughout the GSCC project. In semester 4, RS referenced this video again, and LS created her own video (see tag marshmallow) with her students completing the challenge.

TED2005, filmed Feb 2005, posted Dec 2006. St. John interviews a variety of "TED-sters" to learn their secrets of success, which are condensed into 8 points in this very brief talk,.

TS showed this TED talk and then asked her students to identify the thesis statement, week 3, semester 4.

Posted by TheChe808 on Sep 6 2011. Video of a classroom of students working on the "marshmallow challenge," a popular ice-breaker where small groups of students have to work together to build structures from kitchen items (marshmallows and spaghetti).

This is a video of LS's class (posted to YouTube by her); the marshmallow challenge became a popular ice-breaker among GSCC faculty. Week 1, semester 4.

TED2006, Filmed Feb 2006; posted June 2006. From the description, "Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity."

Looking to add "variety in instruction," KP closed her class with the first 6 minutes of this TED talk, week 1, semester 4.

Posted on website ClassTools.net, this tool helps instructors (and others) to select names from their class list at random. No creator name (or date) is given.

KP used this tool to help her select students at random when going over answers on the first day of class, week 1, semester 4.

A citation creation tool built by David Warlick and the Landmark Project, 2000. It "is part of the Landmark for Schools Web site for teachers." The tool helps students create citations that are formatted correctly.

M.Z. presented this in class, week 12, semester 2, and again week 13, semester 4.

Posted to YouTube by twilight28xo on December 26 2008.

MZ used this song in her lesson, Introduction to Analytical Writing. She began by distributing the lyrics to this song and the Frost poem, The Road Not Taking, and inviting students to compare the two. She then showed this video. Week 8, semester 4.

TEDxTeen, filmed April 2011; posted Nov 2011. Warne defines "anonymous extraordiaries," the unknown people who make a big difference, e.g. the man who wrote Dr. King's speeches, or the young organizers (like Warne) who helped to organize a world-wide event that made a difference in a 25-year war in East Africa.

RO used this video in her penultimate class, which also included discussion of service learning, week 14, semester 4.

Posted to YouTube by unitedfranchisegroup on October 9 2008. The lecture is by Jim Tatem.

RO used this video in a lesson called Urgent vs. Important, week 12, semester 4.

Posted to YouTube by Harmonic ThinkingNow on Jan 19 2010.

RO used this video for her lesson Change Patterns, week 11, semester 4.

Posted on YouTube by InformalMantis on July 17 2011.

RO used this video for her lesson, Change Patterns, week 11, semester 4.

How to Get the Most Out of Studying: Part 2 of 5, posted to YouTube by SamfordCommunications (Samford University), August 16, 2011.

RO showed this video as part of a "How to Study" lecture, week 10, semester 4.

A video about Nick Vujicic, who has no arms or legs, posted by Daily Motivation to YouTube (on the Daily Motivation channel), Jan 2009.

RO showed this to her class in a lesson titled Reevaluation of motivation and setting goals, week 9, semester 4.

Part of TED2001, filmed Feb 2001 and posted March 2009. Coach John Wooden of UCLA was one of the winningest coaches in basketball. According to the description, in this talk, "Wooden redefines success and urges us all to pursue the best in ourselves."

RO showed this video in class that looked at student success and paragraph structure, week 6, semester 4.

A series of exercises on commas, as posted to Grammar Bytes! by Robin L. Simmons (n.d.).

RO gave the comma exercises as an assignment, week 5, semester 4.

From TEDxToronto 2012. Filmed Sept 2010 and posted on Ted.com Jan 2011. Pasricha, who blogs 1000 Awesome Things and has written a best-seller, The Book of Awesome, asserts that with attitude, awareness, and authenticity, one can lead an "awesome" life.

RO used this video as a resource for her victim-creator essay, week 4, semester 4.

Excerpted from Saturday Night Live and posted on Hulu.com, skit runs 5:39, n.d.

R.O. used this humorous Debbie Downer skit as an example of a victim for her students victim/creator lesson, week 4, semester 4.

Excerpted from On Course, Study Skills: Strategies for Creating Success in College and in Life, by Skip Downing, posted on Google Books.

RO used this case study in class for discussion and to generate a writing assignment, week 3, semester 4.

This page provides access to a self-assessment based on Skip Downing's On Course (4E), posted on the Online Study Center, Cengage Learning.

RO used this self-assessment with her students, week 4, semester 4.