Sunday, April 10, 2016

Favorite TED talks

First a few thoughts on Distance Education:

I have had the pleasure of having educators from 6 different countries visit my classroom. They were interested in MOOCs and creativity. It was a smashing success! Her er lenke som beskriver litt av hva jeg viste FUN (Fleksibel Utdanning) folka: fleksibelutdanning.no/dysleksivennlig-skole/

I was fortunate enough to start my Master of Science degree online back in the 90's, and have been a huge fan of Khan Academy and Flipped Classrooms for years. I am currently taking NTNU's #smartlæring class via EdX and hence, needed to create another web page (perhaps I'll keep this one for a while). I like the idea that this web page is a blogg since I can pretty much just rattle on about whatever strikes my fancy (just kidding, sort of). Seriously, though. If you are not a fan of TED talks yet, be warned. They are almost as conducive to chilling and binge watching as Netflix ;) Here's a sampling:







Almost everyone has seen Sir Ken Robinsons talk about educational creativity and Brene' Browns fabulous talk about vulnerability, so I wasn't even going to mention those. There are thousands of other presentations by leaders in their fields. These world experts share their perspectives, book recommentations and so much more. The most popular TED talks are entertaining and brain stretching. Search "education" or "learning" and prepare to be blown away. Or, any other topic you find fascinating: relaxation techniques, improving your memory, or how to control someone else's arm with your brain

Go ahead, I dare you to go down the rabbit hole: TED talks and, don't say I didn't warn you!

If you found a favorite or have a comment or question, drop me a line:

Things that can't be googled

In addition to my fascination with ways to use technology in education I have a number of side projects. One of the things I have been attempting to collect for some time are good answers to the following questions: 

  • Can you think of something that cannot be googled?
  • What are some educationally relevant things you can ask Siri?
  • I am also curious about others' favorite Ted Talks/inspiring links, authors, apps, tech tips and best lesson plans.
  • Flipped classroom links and other ways to make the classroom more engaging and interactive.
  • How to stay organized and maintain balance. 
Time constraints will determine how much of this will be in English vs Norwegian. Since more people read English, I thought I'd start with that. 


Coming up soon: Who the heck am I? Answers and thoughts on some of the above points. Am particularly excited to share what I've learned as a result of other "tankegods leverandører." This is one of those phrases that doesn't translate well, but roughly means the following to me: people who've inspired me to think differently - inspirational speakers/philosphers/entities and so much more...




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(I'm really not all that interesting... yet ;)