Tuesday, September 14, 2010

How web video powers global innovation

TED's Chris Anderson says the rise of web video is driving a worldwide phenomenon he calls Crowd Accelerated Innovation -- a self-fueling cycle of learning that could be as significant as the invention of print. But to tap into its power, organizations will need to embrace radical openness. And for TED, it means the dawn of a whole new chapter ...

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Sugata Mitra: The child-driven education

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.

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Visitors @ edcentre.ca

Sonny and Lucy came for a visit today while Sonny's mom (Rachel) was working on her Biology 30 class.

Stop by for a visit if you are in the area. The coffee is always on!

What Is Your Water Footprint?


What Is Your Water Footprint?

Take a water tour with us through your home, garden, diet, energy use, and your stuff! Then, pledge to cut your water footprint by 20%.

Click on the Picture of the Duck for a link to the web site

Cobra vs. Mongoose