Comments on: TED talks and associated thoughts http://actedpsyc.net/2009/05/24/ted-talks-and-associated-thoughts/ Reconciling different identities into one. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:06:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Lucas Cook http://actedpsyc.net/2009/05/24/ted-talks-and-associated-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Lucas Cook Tue, 26 May 2009 16:57:54 +0000 http://actedpsyc.net/?p=29#comment-6 I definitely think that students would be more comfortable doing this than teachers would be, I think that it part of the generational difference. As to assuming that all students would have access to the technology could be problematic. Most students have a computer at home or at least have access to a computer on a regular basis (Library, school lab etc.) Really for one of these talks one need at least a microphone... a webcam or other camera would be nice but is not needed. One can get a mic for a computer fairly cheaply. This would be an issue but I think the school, if it has a computer lab, can provide most of the materials needed to do such an assignment... Worst case scenario I would accept a written transcript of what they would say... Really what I would want to accomplish for this would be to get the students to really think about a problem and try and come up with a solution. I think in schools we focus so much on the lower level thinking tasks (according to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blooms_taxonomy" rel="nofollow">Bloom's Taxonomy</a>) such as remembering and understanding and so little time on analyzing, creating and evaluating information and ideas. If we expect the next generation to succeed and solve real world problems we need to train them in the ways of thinking to do so. I definitely think that students would be more comfortable doing this than teachers would be, I think that it part of the generational difference.

As to assuming that all students would have access to the technology could be problematic. Most students have a computer at home or at least have access to a computer on a regular basis (Library, school lab etc.) Really for one of these talks one need at least a microphone… a webcam or other camera would be nice but is not needed. One can get a mic for a computer fairly cheaply. This would be an issue but I think the school, if it has a computer lab, can provide most of the materials needed to do such an assignment… Worst case scenario I would accept a written transcript of what they would say…

Really what I would want to accomplish for this would be to get the students to really think about a problem and try and come up with a solution. I think in schools we focus so much on the lower level thinking tasks (according to Bloom’s Taxonomy) such as remembering and understanding and so little time on analyzing, creating and evaluating information and ideas.

If we expect the next generation to succeed and solve real world problems we need to train them in the ways of thinking to do so.

]]> By: Olivia Meyer http://actedpsyc.net/2009/05/24/ted-talks-and-associated-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Olivia Meyer Tue, 26 May 2009 13:05:54 +0000 http://actedpsyc.net/?p=29#comment-5 Lucas, thanks for sharing this website! I'd never heard of it but I played around on it a little after reading your post and it looks really interesting. I'm intrigued by your idea of having students create their own talks and posting them. Do you think students would be more comforrtable doing this assignment than teachers would be assigning it, since students today are so used to YouTube and streaming media? Is it realistic to assume that all students would have access to the technology needed to complete that sort of assignment? That was an issue we had to address for a project we did last semester and I don't feel like we ever got a good answer, I'd like your insight. Lucas, thanks for sharing this website! I’d never heard of it but I played around on it a little after reading your post and it looks really interesting. I’m intrigued by your idea of having students create their own talks and posting them. Do you think students would be more comforrtable doing this assignment than teachers would be assigning it, since students today are so used to YouTube and streaming media? Is it realistic to assume that all students would have access to the technology needed to complete that sort of assignment? That was an issue we had to address for a project we did last semester and I don’t feel like we ever got a good answer, I’d like your insight.

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