Ed-Tech list members,
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Go to http://www.ted.com/tedtalks/ and look at the wonderful talks that are available to be watched on-line or downloaded.
MORE DETAILS
In the past two days I have been told about TED Talks by three independent sources. I suppose that means either it is my duty to spend some time on this and pass it on to you or else everyone else knows about it except me. So, if you don't know about TED Talks, here are some brief details.
TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. It is a conference and series of talks. The conference costs $6,000 to attend, I believe. The 2007 conference was March 7-9. The 2008 conference is already sold out, since only 1,000 people are allowed to attend. A number of the talks are available on-line. You might find many of them stimulating. You might find some of them useful as part of your student's learning experiences. The range of experts is wide, so there is material on almost every topic.
Go to http://www.ted.com/tedtalks/ to access the on-line talks. A new talk is made available each week. You can watch on-line or download the video or audio to use off-line. I encourage you to at least go to the http://www.ted.com/tedtalks/ page and see what is there. I hope that you will find it useful both in your personal development and your design of learning activities for your students.
Bill Vilberg
Assoc. Dir. of Instructional Advancement
305-284-3944
