Archive for December, 2015
Jon Stolk – Creating Autonomy-Supportive Learning Environments – TEDxSMU 2015
Educators talk a lot about learner autonomy, but less so about the conditions that promote learners’ feelings of choice and control. In this talk, Jon Stolk examines how learning environments may be better designed to promote the emergence of confident, agile, self-directed learners. Jon Stolk strives to design and facilitate extraordinary learning experiences. He creates [...]
Read moreEthan Decker – We’re All in Marketing: What Evolution Tells Us About Advertising – TEDxSMU 2015
Advertising is the Dirty Profession, famous for snake oil salesmen and shysters, shilling things that nobody needs, creating this bankrupt consumerist culture. But what if I told you that you were unknowingly in advertising too? My own journey from human evolution and ecology into marketing has taught me that we are all in advertising—and that’s [...]
Read moreCalled to be Actionists
By Monica Rodriguez on December 14, 2015 It’s not everyday that you get to sit down, relax, and listen to inspiring stories that could just possibly change your life, and the face of the planet, for the absolute better. On October 17th, 2015, that’s exactly what I did. Into the second session of the conference [...]
Read moreUnexpected Experience at TEDxSMU
By Dhruv Kaushal on December 7, 2015 An opportunity to attend a TEDx conference is a great one, and I was lucky to have been selected worthy enough to attend. A day long affair of intellectual talks, open to networking people, and a plethora of decorations and food set up the stage for TEDxSMU 2015. [...]
Read moreThe fight I won with 6 words
By Christopher Lydick on November 30, 2015 TEDxSMU 2015: a day full of inspiring ideas, captivating speakers, and powerful talks focusing on community, meat, and an aesthete’s career path – just to name a few. Each talk drew me in to its unique story; every project earned my full attention, appreciation, and awe. It seemed [...]
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