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Recorded online interviews with noted teachers, pundits, and researchers in the area of future edtech. I think of it as a mini TED for educators and instructional design.

Recorded online interviews with noted teachers, pundits, and researchers in the area of future edtech and pedagogy. I think of it as an online TED for educators and instructional design.

"Games like World of Warcraft give players the means to save worlds, and incentive to learn the habits of heroes. What if we could harness this gamer power to solve real-world problems? Jane McGonigal says we can, and explains how."

"As web companies strive to tailor their services (including news and search results) to our personal tastes, there's a dangerous unintended consequence: We get trapped in a "filter bubble" and don't get exposed to information that could challenge or broaden our worldview. Eli Pariser argues powerfully that this will ultimately prove to be bad for us and bad for democracy."

Something to think about in regards to educational leadership.

I was preparing a presentation for differentiating mathematics using technology recently, and ended up editing a TED talk by Salman Khan. What struck me was Khan's idea that technology can humanise the classroom - which, as Khan acknowledges, is in some ways counterintuitive. Indeed, when I talk to teachers about technology in the classroom, they have visions of a very inhuman scenario, where students have their eyes glued to the screens, interacting with noone. I'd argue that many things that currently happen in traditional classrooms are dehumanizing; however, we don't see them this way because that's how classrooms have always been. I'd also argue that technology can humanize these experiences. Here are four things I've invested time and effort into that have humanized the classroom.

Flipped Classroom Analysis Review the following articles on the Flipped Classroom and iTunes U Real Flipped Classroom The Inverted Classroom Khan TED Thinking Myths vs. Reality The Flipped Classroom: A Full Picture Flipped Classroom Network iTunes U

Conference talks recorded at the Aspen Ideas Festival. Games, Learning and Society. Cool to watch and learn. Another TED and POP! TECH conference.

Oh, and for your viewing pleasure, here's Matt Mills explaining in his TED talk how Aurasma works. Happy viewing!

"Jean-Baptiste Michel looks at how we can use large volumes of data to better understand our world."

Saba Ghole is an architect/urban designer turned education entrepreneur. As the Co- Founder and Chief Creative Officer of NuVu Studio, Saba leads the innovation center for middle and high school students, whose pedagogy is based on the studio model and geared around multi-disciplinary collaborative projects. Her experience in the urban design world exposed her to a myriad of innovative educational projects, including planning the Princess Nora Bint Abdulrahman University in Riyadh (the world's largest center of higher learning for women). Saba's design quirks and lure for adventure constantly fuel her efforts to re-design NuVu's curriculum and bring inspiring experts to coach students on how to innovate.

"... a helpful visual aid: an animated video map showing the connections between classical physics, quantum physics, and relativity."