Recommended "Reading"

Whilst perusing the educational bounty of the worldwide web I happened upon this gem of a video. Hopefully by now you are familiar with Sir Ken Robinson and his argument regarding the ways in which the modern education system undermines creativity from his TED talk (if not, please watch it before Wednesday). If you found the TED video encouraging, problematic, or even a bit confusing and are looking for more historical contextualization and paradigmatic analysis of contemporary education from Sir Ken (this time with some lovely animation), take a few moments to watch, read, and contemplate this video from the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA).

For GEDI Seminar Feb. 2 --Hot Off the RSS Feeds

Please make sure that you also read the Wired Campus story, "Video Uses Student Voices to Explore New Directions in Education," on Michael Wesch's new video project before seminar on Wednesday.

GEDI or GEDI Discussion, What's the Difference?

Now that GEDI Discussion is open and ready for your critical interaction, some of you may be wondering about the points that distinguish the GEDI blog (where you are currently reading) from the GEDI Discussion blog. Well, in short, the GEDI blog is digital space where GEDI staff (i.e. Shelli, Holly, and Justin) will describe upcoming assignments, present information about new happenings and compelling information relevant to course topics. Although it is not advertised to the wider world, this blog is a public venue and readable by anyone with internet access.

Conversely, the GEDI Discussion blog is a forum (but not quite like the forum tool we recently used in Scholar; think about differences, similarities, pros/cons, etc.) for YOU and your GRAD 5114 colleagues to engage in out-of-class conversations about course topics. In order to make the GEDI Discussion blog an inviting and comfortable space for critical reflection and thoughtful engagement, access is restricted to class members. In other words, you should be comfortable to explore tough questions, dig into texts we're reading, think deeply about pedagogical theories. There are no foolish questions nor wrong answers. YOU (collectively speaking) are the only authors and only readers of this by-invitation-only, private blogging space.

Digital Media - New Learners Of The 21st Century

"Featuring the foremost thought leaders, innovators, and practitioners in the field, Digital Media is a startling preview of a 21st Century education revolution." ~PBS


Watch the full episode. See more Digital Media - New Learners Of The 21st Century.