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= Education Videos = toc Please see below for a great selection of videos on - or related to - education.

RSA Animate - The Surprising Truth About Motivation
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In this great talk from RSA Animate, Dan Pink presents a consolidation of the most recent research that has been done on human motivation.

RSA Animate - The Empathic Civilization
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From the RSA: Bestselling author, political adviser and social and ethical prophet Jeremy Rifkin investigates the evolution of empathy and the profound ways that it has shaped our development and our society.

TED Talks - Bill Gates on Mosquito's, Malaria and Education
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From TED: Bill Gates hopes to solve some of the world's biggest problems using a new kind of philanthropy. In a passionate and, yes, funny 18 minutes, he asks us to consider two big questions and how we might answer them. (And see the Q&A on the TED Blog.)

TED Talks - Michelle Obama's Plea for Education
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From TED: Speaking at a London girls' school, Michelle Obama makes a passionate, personal case for each student to take education seriously. It is this new, brilliant generation, she says, that will close the gap between the world as it is and the world as it should be.

Alfie Kohn - Homework: More Harm Than Good
Here is a video by Alfie Kohn about the dangers of too much homework. Key points that Alfie makes from the video are:
 * Some homework is good, but a lot is not - in particular work where students merely perform rote memorization.
 * Pointless homework drains students of their inherent curiosity and love of learning.
 * Quality of homework is more important that quantity.

TED Talks - The Child-Driven Education
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From TED: Education scientist Sugata Mitra tackles one of the greatest problems of education -- the best teachers and schools don't exist where they're needed most. In a series of real-life experiments from New Delhi to South Africa to Italy, he gave kids self-supervised access to the web and saw results that could revolutionize how we think about teaching.

Fora.tv - Sir Ken Robinson - A New View For Human Capacity
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From Fora.tv: Ken Robinson, innovation expert and author of Out of Our Minds: Learning to Be Creative, overcame polio to become one of the world's leaders in the development of creativity in business, education and human resources. Hear him hold forth on the potential and capacity of truly "human" resources

Fora.tv - What you Didn't Learn in School
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From Fora.tv: Many a wise person has proclaimed that the best education can be found outside the classroom. With that in mind, we've compiled lessons that go beyond reading, writing, and arithmetic. In this "back to school special," we present speakers who share intimate learning experiences while arguing for more creative curricula in schools. Clearly there's a need for fresh ideas about education. Watch, listen, and learn!

UCLA - Sir Ken Robinson
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From UCLA: Ken Robinson has written numerous books, most recently "The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything." This talk explores ways to connect peoples' natural aptitudes with their personal passions to achieve at their highest levels in education and business. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2003 for his outstanding achievements in education and the arts.

TED Talks - 7 Ways Video Games Reward The Brain
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From TED: We're bringing gameplay into more aspects of our lives, spending countless hours -- and real money -- exploring virtual worlds for imaginary treasures. Why? As Tom Chatfield shows, games are perfectly tuned to dole out rewards that engage the brain and keep us questing for more.

Two Minutes on Teacher Education - Dan Meyer
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Dan Meyer provides a two minute personal opinion on the current state of teacher education.