My students definitely got hooked on TED this year. After I showed a few of the talks to my classes, they complained about viewing so many TED talks that they got behind in their other school work. The videos really are that good. We have our own favorites, but TED announced their top ten today:
Top 10 TEDTalks of all time
1. Jill Bolte Taylor’s stroke of insight
2. Jeff Han’s touchscreen foreshadows the iPhone and more
3. David Gallo shows underwater astonishments
4. Blaise Aguera y Arcas demos Photosynth
5. Arthur Benjamin does “mathemagic”
6. Sir Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity
7. Hans Rosling shows the best stats you’ve ever seen
8. Tony Robbins asks why we do what we do
9. Al Gore on averting a climate crisis
10. Johnny Lee demos Wii Remote hacks
I haven’t seen these, but I think I’ll start with Sir Ken Robinson. I’ve believed for many years that we need to find new models for education that preserve the curiosity and creativity of children. When I have senior students who express concern that the answers for my essay questions “are not in the book,” I know we have a problem, and it doesn’t start in college.
I’ve read Jill Bolte Taylor’s accounts of the changes she experienced following her stroke, so that’s on my must-view list, too.
If you have other TED favorites, let me know.
