I came across this excellent Ted Talk by Juan Enriquez the other day. Titled, You Online Life, As Permanent As A Tattoo, this talk explores the idea that all of the digital data collected on you, and to which you contribute yourself through social media, is imprinting you with a permanent "digital tattoo." Traditional tattoos tell... Continue Reading →
SPOTLIGHT: The TED-Ed Mini-Course Creator
TED-Ed comes from the creators of TED Talks as a means of turning any YouTube video into an interactive lesson. Choose a video and build discussion boards, multiple choice and open-ended quizzes, and links to additional resources. TED-Ed is a simple platform with few but straightforward features. Because TED-Ed lessons are bite-size pieces of content, they are... Continue Reading →
Heading to St. LouASHE: The Future in 6:40 Revisited
I'm heading to the Association for the Study of Higher Education national conference in St. Louis this week. I'm excited to be presenting a Future in 6:40 session with some amazing colleagues. (If you're new to all this, you can find out about PechaKucha's and what's been done in the past, here.) Here is what... Continue Reading →
You’ve watched TED Talks, but have you read the new TED Books? [UPDATED]
This week, the folks over at TED just released a new initiative known as TED Books. Available through apps for iPad, Kindle and Nook, TED Books are meant to be the eTextbook complement to the innovative series of TED talks we have all grown to love. Following the TED tradition of brevity, they are all... Continue Reading →