President of Institute of Humane Education give a talk. Web page of the institute: http://www.humaneeducation.org/ From their web site: Humane education includes 4 elements: Providing accurate information (so we have the knowledge to face challenges); Fostering the 3C's: curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking (so we have the tools to meet challenges); Instilling the 3R's: reverence, respect, and responsibility (so we have the motivation to confront challenges); Offering positive choices and tools for problem solving (so we will be able to solve challenges).
Here is an interesting video for the essence of humanistic approach with a small introduction of a book "First the Child, Then Curriculum" by Donna Allender, a humanist teacher.
I was gonna share the same video but I doubted reposting it. Here you are :)
"Today, I don't wanna learn RED, I wanna learn YELLOW" maybe explains little bit about humanistic learning :)
TEGV and ilk-yar topluluğu in METU have been sharing the nearly same vision with what Kiran Bir Sethi is doing. They are quietly helping not only children but families and community.
I found this website while looking at Dr. Ana Paula Correia's several work. The website includes lots of technologies that can be used for educational purposes. It looks like an inventory that you can use for enriching your education with technology. One suggestion is that explanation for each technology should be increased, and the website might have several links for tutorials and etc.
Erdem, Thanks for sharing. We are going to do a similar website (wiki) in the class that I will be teaching next semester, with your suggestions taken into considerations of course.
This is a website where online lectures from universities such as Stanford and Harvard can be found and watched for free. there are lectures on different courses., I find it really useful):