Guillermo Ramirez from Politecnico Grancolombiano in Bogota Columbia has shared a provocative presentation on SlideShare that attempts to bring us back to the basics of what education is and what education is not. His presentation highlights that the primordial essence of the concept of education is strongly rooted in a relationship between teacher and learner. The presentation is a good reminder that educational models that put the learner first, the instructor second, and the technology third are models that are congruent with long proven educational concepts. MORE >>

The quick videos are designed to gain attention and education. Here is what Fast Company had to say about it : TED, the conference dedicated to “Ideas Worth Spreading,” took a step forward in its educational mission today by launching a TEDEd video channel on YouTube. EducationTED, the organization that brings thought provoking and exciting talks to the web and around the world (a group is doing a TEDx event to Bloomsburg.more later) is launching the idea of TEDEd. It’s a wonderful idea. Here’s a new video explaining progress on TedEd. MORE >>

In this 21 minute video you can hear his opinion on education. Noam's ideas on education in short (and paraphrased by me at times): There is a constant struggle between two realities: the principles of the enlightment and indoctrination. Technology is a neutral instrument, education is a framework Currently there is a substantial growth in technology, culture. Technology is a neutral instrument, also for education. Education is a value on itself, because it can help to build better human beings. blogphilosophy education technology conferences MORE >>

There is a growing amount of discussion about the use of “badges” in education. There are many people who are starting to pick up on the idea of badges for education, and there are many perspectives grounded in their experiences. This is the overall challenge for public education when looking at Boy Scouts (caveat: I don’t know much about the Girl Scouts program so I don’t go into it here) as a model. love the idea of merit badges in education, but only if we’re going to bring with them the framework by which they are effective. MORE >>

There is a growing head of steam around changes to education systems around the world, largely driven by budget cuts. Tags: open university education black swan So says Clayton M. Christensen and Michael B. Horn in Forbes magazine. As authors of Disrupting Class, a useful manifesto on how innovation will change "the way the world learns". My hope is that the opportunity is grabbed to more deeply re-think how we use learning technology to. MORE >>