Sir Ken Robinson “Changing Education Paradigms” animated.
Tag: Education
The Future of Learning [Video]
What is the future of learning in a networked world? “Teachers don’t have to have any answers. The answers are everywhere.They need to direct students to ask the right questions.”
Seth Godin on Education
16 minutes on the history of education (also known as indoctrination, unquestioning obedience, compliance) & its radical transformation (courtesy the internet).
West London Free School
An unapologetic attempt to provide quality education – without charging an arm & a leg. Also possibly the strictest school in England, as this article points out.
Getting an education [links]
The Internet has decimated the distribution system in a whole range of industries – newspapers, advertising, ideas sharing, communication, telecommunications etc. Education hasn’t been spared either. There are hundreds of online courses that offer specialised or general education courses, (Khan Academy, Coursera are a couple of examples). It has spawned what are called MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) from the likes of Harvard, Stanford, & other big-dollar universities, who don’t want to lose their advantage (& their revenues). Adding to the list, MRUniversity is offering a free economics education. Here’s a current collection of 530 free online courses, something might catch your fancy!
Education: Focus
The Hindu : Cities / Bangalore : ‘Education should not be about finding the right answer’:
Will anyone heed this?