Inspiring Simplicity

July 25th, 2008 | Tags: | Category: Quotes, Videos | Leave a comment

Brain Talk

I was reminded of this extraordinary talk

today by an article in today’s Guardian by Emma Brockes.
A brain of two halves.
A fascinating article from Successful Teaching relating teaching to Jill Bolte Taylor’s experience of recovering from her stroke.
Teaching vs Stroke Recovery

July 15th, 2008 | Tags: | Category: Quotes | Leave a comment

What’s next? 21 ideas for 21st Century Learning

Charles Leadbeater is the man of the moment.
A video from 2005

Which chimes with this chap. Clay Shirky

Back to the UK, Charles Leadbeater’s 21 ideas. From the Innnovation Website

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
What’s Next? – Page from the Innovation website.
Blue Skies Learning from last week’s Guardian, by John Crace

July 15th, 2008 | Tags: , | Category: Quotes | Leave a comment

The Birth of the computer.

June 20th, 2008 | Tags: | Category: Quotes, Videos | Leave a comment

A lyrical view of life on earth.

June 20th, 2008 | Tags: | Category: Quotes, Videos | Leave a comment

Picturing Excess

Visual mathematics
 

June 20th, 2008 | Tags: | Category: Quotes, Videos | Leave a comment

I fell in love with the way things move.

A slight tangent but I find Arthur and his work fascinating, beautiful and awesome. Perhaps you will too.

Arthur Ganson’s website for more videos of his work.
Machine with 23 scraps of paper.

From EbaumsWorld

June 3rd, 2008 | Tags: | Category: Quotes | Leave a comment