First of all, be sure to see this one:
Laughology Clip: Origins of the Laughman – MTV, Global, CBC, Good Morning America Test The Laughman
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First Competitive American Laughing Championship Set for California
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How technology wires the learning brain –– from Mind/Shift
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Disrupting the learning dynamic with technology — from Cisco
So how can technology disrupt the academic learning dynamic as effectively as it has disrupted the process for becoming more adept with social engagements? A new PBS documentary, Digital Media: New Learners of the 21st Century, explores this subject in depth. View an excerpt from the documentary…
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Salman Khan: Let’s use video to reinvent education — March 2011
Salman Khan talks about how and why he created the remarkable Khan Academy, a carefully structured series of educational videos offering complete curricula in math and, now, other subjects. He shows the power of interactive exercises, and calls for teachers to consider flipping the traditional classroom script — give students video lectures to watch at home, and do “homework” in the classroom with the teacher available to help.
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From DSC:
Before rushing to a quick take/judgment on this, hear him out. Turning over more control to the students during the relaying of the information makes sense to me. They can pause, rewind, fast forward, etc. They can re-listen to the lecture again and again, without affecting the flow of a typical face-to-face classroom. Then they come into class and can get help on their homework, instantly and when they need the assistance.
- Flipped Model of Learning: A Podcast with Jonathan Bergmann and Aaron Sams — from November Learning