First keynote of BLC12 is with the creator of TEDTalks. Garth and I have posted and used several TEDTalks throughout the course of this blog and our careers. The purpose of TED is (in It's own words): "TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. Since then its scope has become ever broader. Along with two annual conferences -- the TED Conference in Long Beach and Palm Springs each spring, and the TEDGlobal conference in Edinburgh UK each summer -- TED includes the award-winning TEDTalks video site, the Open Translation Project and TED Conversations, the inspiring TED Fellows and TEDx programs, and the annual TED Prize."
Chris started his keynote talking about the amazing connection that occurs between teachers and students. The big push of Alan at this BLC is "The First Five Days", speaking to the idea that the tone set in the first week of school can make or break your learning environment. Chris continued to speak about this idea and how technology can help the process. Highlighting the new TedEd site where teachers were paired with animators to create truly awesome mini-lectures. Chris calls it a way to "amplify teachers' voices".
Chris went on to speak about the other advantages technology brings to students. Not only can you open up lectures from other teachers, but it gives you access to experts when they are needed. All-in-all it was a very interesting look at the changing atmosphere of technology in education; whereas technology integration is no longer about putting things in a classroom, but people are finally seeing the fact it is about a philosophical shift.
-Mike
Chris started his keynote talking about the amazing connection that occurs between teachers and students. The big push of Alan at this BLC is "The First Five Days", speaking to the idea that the tone set in the first week of school can make or break your learning environment. Chris continued to speak about this idea and how technology can help the process. Highlighting the new TedEd site where teachers were paired with animators to create truly awesome mini-lectures. Chris calls it a way to "amplify teachers' voices".
Chris went on to speak about the other advantages technology brings to students. Not only can you open up lectures from other teachers, but it gives you access to experts when they are needed. All-in-all it was a very interesting look at the changing atmosphere of technology in education; whereas technology integration is no longer about putting things in a classroom, but people are finally seeing the fact it is about a philosophical shift.
-Mike
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