Education is linear?

Education used to be about transfer of information from teacher to student. Now there is too much information available in the world. Much of this information is being used by people trying to sell us something: an idea, a product, a political agenda, a way of seeing our entire country.

New Hampton School's Junior Urban Adventure attempts to turn around this notion of one-way education in the same way that Web 2.0 is changing the way we think about the web. Students will learn to ask questions, make meaning from the glut of information available to them and engage, upload and maybe even start to solve some of the world's problems.

I was inspired by many people and many YouTubers to create this video - and much of their work appears here. More than that - I've also been inspired by them to make their ideas actionable and create a learning experience that I hope will do justice to their work.

Please check them out!

AngryLittleGirl for her thoughts on the power of questions: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OruQy-X32O0

Ken Robinson of TEDTalks for his thoughts on education and creativity:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG9CE55wbtY
(I know this link is broken, when I type it in it looks fine, try copying and pasting it and fixing the space)

Al Gore and MethodicalMadness for the Inconvenient Truth trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XMn_Ry3z6M

Bravenewfilms and Fox News for this perspective on global warming: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnt3FWToSWs

Apple and Radioboy for the iPod commercial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qP79rRzzh4

belda67 for the powerful images that serve as a call to action for all of us: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-ohghx9gxA

punkie99 for the great collection of WMD Lies: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYI7JXGqd0o

theresident for her consistently great commentary and reflections on the roots of problems - love your work!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVm2GdYDrXo

And of course mwesch for his seminal video on web 2.0 that got me started thinking about education 2.0 and formed the model for this video in the first place - thanks!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLlGopyXT_g&feature=PlayList&p=B4CED27...

The music is Winnipesaukee by Mark Elbaum and MD2 from their album New Edge Old Soul and is used by permission: http://www.amazon.com/New-Edge-Old-Souls-MD2/dp/B00000IFLV

Update 4/23/09 - I started a 'promotion' on this video yesterday to learn about how that works. Leave a comment: does this enhance or devalue this video?

Category:

Education

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• education
• 2.0
• global
• warming
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• lies
• wmd
• mwesch
• junior
• urban
• adventure
• new
• hampton
• school
• experiential
• learning
• web
• independent
• boarding

[berkshirecat]

Well done!

[burleighmt]

@berkshirecat Thanks!

[burleighmt]

So nerd-cool to be a 'related video' to Ken Robinson's latest!

[savageheart23]

nice job !!!!

[burleighmt]

@savageheart23 Thanks!

[GeoffM1990]

Damn stumble supporting government propaganda.

[burleighmt]

Government propaganda?

[MindMixMaster]

Stumbleupon

[alwaysthedreamer]

I wish i could get more education on this and other things but it all costs too much money. At the end of the day thats the root of alot of education problems. the people with the most money get the education they want. while the poor or middle class get the minimum education to work in an office or factory.

[davidiscoolerthanu69]

girl 3:30 is hot

[burleighmt]

Thanks! Glad you found it!

[Jagjamin]

Just stumbled today. It's very a nicely made video.