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Sir Ken Robinson - Leading a Learning Revolution
Sir Ken Robinson provides the closing statement for the LWF 12 conference under the theme "leading a learning revolution". Reforms are required for our industrial scale education systems but what forms shall they take, what will they value and what purpose shall they serve?Collected in learningwithoutfrontiers's videos Feb 22, 2012 -
Emma Mulqueeny - Young Rewired State
Young Rewired State is the philanthropic arm of Rewired State and is a network of developers aged 18 and under. Its primary focus is to find and foster the young children and teenagers who are driven to teaching themselves how to code, how to program the world around them.Collected in learningwithoutfrontiers's videos Feb 22, 2012 -
Jim Knight - If Steve Jobs Designed Schools
What if Steve Jobs had re-invented the education system rather the computer and consumer electronics industry? Steve Jobs was a contradictory character, combining control freak and Zen Buddhist, and technology with design.Collected in learningwithoutfrontiers's videos Feb 21, 2012 -
Anthony Salcito - The New Classroom Experience
Anthony Salcito, Global Vice-President for Education, Microsoft discusses why technology and computers have yet to have a significant impact on education in the classroom. In this talk Anthony explain why he believes technology can be used to make a difference on learning, how learners and teachers can be empowered with new techniques and experiences that connect them to 21st century skills that enable them not only contribute to the economic workforce but also to solve some of the challenges that we're facCollected in learningwithoutfrontiers's videos Feb 21, 2012 -
Francis Gilbert - Escaping the Education Matrix
In this searing polemic on our industrial scale education systems teacher and author, Francis Gilbert, discusses the myths and purpose of education, the promise and reality of the teaching profession, the negative impact of assessment on learning and how teachers construct their identity. Presented at the Learning Without Frontiers Conference, London, January 26th, 2012.Collected in learningwithoutfrontiers's videos Feb 20, 2012 -
Stephen Heppell - Child Led Learning
"We need to trust our children to be good learners, we need to trust ourselves to be professionals, and we need to trust our systems to get out of the way." Drawing upon real world examples and programmes Stephen Heppell (heppell.net) discusses the impact of exponential technological change on learning calling for a greater involvement and participation in the design of learning and learning environments by the learners themselves. "We are not going to build better learning for our children; we are going toCollected in learningwithoutfrontiers's videos Feb 19, 2012 -
Jesse Schell - Learning is Beautiful
Jesse Schell, Chief Executive and Creative Director - Schell Games. Jesse Schell believes that the future of learning is beautiful.Collected in learningwithoutfrontiers's videos Feb 15, 2012 -
Martin Rees - Learning to Survive
Martin Rees, The Astronomer Royal. Whatever part of the world we live in we're going to have to contend with the fact that the world is getting more crowded and that each individual is going to become more demanding of resources, energy and food.Collected in learningwithoutfrontiers's videos Feb 15, 2012 -
Jason Wishnow - Learning from TED
Jason Wishnow, Film Director at Large for the TED Conferences explains how to shoot a TEDTalk and discusses the value of video-recorded lectures for learning. Presented at the Learning Without Frontiers Conference, London, January 26th, 2012.Collected in learningwithoutfrontiers's videos Feb 14, 2012 -
Lisa Ma - Learning from the Fringe
Lisa Ma, speculative designer & researcher. Lisa discusses her work with fringe communities and ethnographic research.Collected in learningwithoutfrontiers's videos Feb 14, 2012 -
Gerard Kelly - 21st Century Learning
Gerard Kelly, Editor, Times Educational Supplement (TES) chairs the 2nd part of the "21st Century Learning" session at the Learning Without Frontiers Conference, London, January 26th, 2012. http://www.learningwithoutfrontiers.comCollected in learningwithoutfrontiers's videos Feb 14, 2012 -
Dr Paul Howard-Jones - Neuroscience, Games & Learning
Dr Paul Howard-Jones, a leading expert on the role of neuroscience in educational practice and policy with a particular interest in how gaming engages the brain and the application of this knowledge in education. Paul discusses the findings of his recent research that reviews the potential effects of video games and social media on the brain.Collected in learningwithoutfrontiers's videos Feb 14, 2012 -
Mark Surman & Michelle Levesque - Open & Distributed Learning
Mark Surman, Executive Director & Michelle Levesque, Engineer - Mozilla Foundation. Open, participative and distributed are Mozilla Foundations aims for the future of learning.Collected in learningwithoutfrontiers's videos Feb 13, 2012 -
Mitch Resnick - Learning from Scratch
Mitchel Resnick's Lifelong Kindergarten research group developed the ideas and technologies underlying the LEGO Mindstorms robotic kits and the Scratch programming software used by millions of young people around the world. With these technologies, young people learn to design, create, experiment, and invent with new technologies, not merely browse, chat, and interact.Collected in learningwithoutfrontiers's videos Feb 13, 2012 -
Lord David Puttnam - 21st Century Learning
Lord David Puttnam provides the opening statement and chair for the conference session themed "21st Century Learning" at the Learning Without Frontiers Conference, January 26th, 2012. Lord Puttnam introduces Mitch Resnick, MIT, Media Lab, Mark Surman and Michelle Levesque, Mozilla Foundation and Dr Paul Howard-Jones, Neuroscientist, Bristol University.Collected in learningwithoutfrontiers's videos Feb 13, 2012 -
Geoff Mulgan - Learning to Innovate
Geoff Mulgan, Chief Executive, NESTA Geoff discusses what he considers to be one the most important needs for innovation in schooling in the UK. He looks at the priority of bringing together two sets of problems, the challenge of large numbers of bored teenagers who just don't like school and can't see the relationship between what they learn at school and future jobs, and employers who complain that young people leaving school without necessary skills or right attitude.Collected in learningwithoutfrontiers's videos Feb 8, 2012 -
Jacob Kragh - Learning with LEGO
Jacob Kragh, President, LEGO Education. Jacob is committed to making a positive difference to children in their development and discusses the many initiatives that LEGO Education are undertaking throughout the world that help children to better understand their world, its challenges and how they may embrace their own creativity and innovation to solve bigger problems from renewable energy to green cities, after-school clubs to robotics from pre-school through the secondary education.Collected in learningwithoutfrontiers's videos Feb 8, 2012 -
Ed Vaizey - Learning for Prosperity
Ed Vaizey, UK Minister for Culture, Communications & the Creative Industries discusses the UK Governments position on innovation, creativity and growth. Presented at the Learning Without Frontiers Conference, January 25th, 2012 http://www.learningwithoutfrontiers.comCollected in learningwithoutfrontiers's videos Feb 7, 2012 -
Andrew Eland - Learning to Compute
Andrew Eland, Lead Software Engineer, Google UK. Google's technology platforms have shaped the way we use the internet and has had a profound impact on numerous industries in numerous sectors including education and learning.Collected in learningwithoutfrontiers's videos Feb 7, 2012 -
Michael Brooks - The Anarchy of Science
When Jake Davis, the alleged spokesperson for the teenage hacking group LulzSec, was released from court on bail he left holding a copy of Michael Brooks book "Free Radicals: The Secret Anarchy of Science". Michael Brooks discusses how many of of Davis' generation think science is dull, beyond them and something that has no need of their input and that this is because every generation before them has colluded in creating the myth that science is boring, that scientists are dull, passionless, cold and logicaCollected in learningwithoutfrontiers's videos Feb 7, 2012
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Feb 22, 2012