Educational Technology

May 30, 2012

Can TED Talks Really Work in a Classroom?

Filed under: Educational Technology — admin @ 12:40 am

by Katrina Schwartz, Mind Shift

There’s been a lot of excitement around TED’s foray into education, bringing its inspirational video model to the classroom. TED-Ed launched the YouTube Channel with produced and animated videos about two months ago and now includes a free service that lets teachers upload any YouTube video to its polished platform. Teachers can also make any of the videos — TED or any other — more relevant to their classes by adding customized questions and quizzes. But it’s a work in progress at the moment, until educators can figure out the best ways to use the videos. The standard TED talk typically features a speaker, usually an expert in a subject, talking about innovations and inspirations. Most speakers cover topics in big, broad strokes, unlike, for example, Khan Academy videos, which parse and explain specific lessons in different subjects.

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/05/can-ted-talks-really-work-in-a-classroom/

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