I posted this video a while back, but now there’s a subtitled version. Definitely worth watching if you haven’t yet!
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[Videos] Invisible Learning and a Sudbury Jerusalem promo
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Two weeks ago, I had the pleasure of serving as interpreter to John Moravec, in his talk about the Invisible Learning project, in Halle (a town near Leipzig.) I had never done this before, but once I got into it it went pretty well.
You can judge for yourself – you can watch the talk (mainly English with my attempt at German translation) online:
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[Video] The History of English in 10 Minutes
Here’s an excellent and hilarious quick primer on the history of the English language, brought to you by the Open University:
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[Video/TED] Paddy Ashdown: The global power shift
Peter Gray on Video Games
Peter Gray, my favorite education blogger, has recently written two posts I can highly recommend:
- “The Many Benefits, for Kids, of Playing Video Games”
- “Video Game Addiction: Does It Occur? If So, Why?“
[Video/TED] Annals of the Robot Internet: Eli Pariser on Facebook and Google
I just watched this fascinating and slightly scary talk about what the Internet has become:
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[Video] Elizabeth Lesser: Take “the Other” to lunch
This excellent TED talk goes along the lines of what I’ve been thinking lately regarding Israeli politics and Israel/Palestine politics. Talking to the other sides is crucial in all conflicts, on whatever scale, internal or external — in a school, in a town, in a state, or between states. “Otherizing”, as Lesser calls it, is the seed of continued conflict and violence.
