TED Talk by Jane Chen
1. I took away many heart-warming and frustrating ideas from this video. Higher class people tend to not realize the problems in lower class countries. One major problem is lower class women giving birth to premature babies and not being able to keep them alive because they have to access to an incubator to keep the baby warm and help it develop properly. When premature babies are born, they have no way of regulating their own body temperature. 20 million premature babies are born each year and at least 4 million die. However, those who survive grow up to have serious health problems due to improper development during their early life. Many of these problems could be fixed if the babies could be kept warm. This is usually done through an incubator. But they cost up to $20,000, so they will not be available in rural areas in developing countries. Because of this, parents resort to unsafe and ineffective methods to keep them warm, showing their desperateness. Because of these problems, a solution needed to be found. The solution is a seamless, waterproof, sleeping bag looking device that you put the baby in. In the back there is a bag of wax-like substance that melts at human body temperature and will stay warm for 4-6 hours. You simply melt the wax, put in into the sleeping bag, and keep your baby warm. This device is called the Warm Embrace. Because of concerns about premature babies in third world countries, people have reached out to help them. This really inspires me. I'm amazed that these people can create such a live-saving device that is effective, portable, and affordable, and will make a huge difference in the lives of premature babies in third world countries.
2. The speaker has a very effective speaking technique. She spoke in a soft and concerned voice that really plucked some strings in my heart and the hearts of the audience members. She spoke very directly to the people listening to her, as if she was having a private conversation with each member of the audience. The way she spoke made it easy to listen to her and take her point to heart.
3. The speaker also had a very interesting presentation style. She started off by circling around the problem she wanted to discuss, then she dove right in and explained the problem, the process, and the solution and backed it up with hard facts and statistics. She also engages the audience in the presentation. When she told the people in the crowd to close their eyes and hold out their hands, I did it too. She used situations that people in the audience could connect to so that they would take to heart the issues premature babies in third world countries experience.
4. What matters in this video is the amazing persistence of Jane Chen and her team that designed a living saving device, the Warm Embrace. Because of the large costs of an incubator, premature babies born in third world countries are not provided the means they need to survive. This video connects to me because it inspires me to know that people are reaching out in many ways to families living in lower-class conditions and makes me want to do the same. This invention connects to education because it shows that a great invention doesn't have to be a large, expensive, complex device, it can be small and simple, but very effective. This connects to the world because it will save many lives of the premature babies living in third world countries.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Friday, April 22, 2011
TED Talk Response #4
TED Talk by Clay Shirky
1. Making crisis mapping public. Cognitive surplus. The ability of the world's population to volunteer and come together on shared and possibly world wide projects. People have free time, media tools, modivation and technology to use to come together to help. Which makes me wonder, what kind of world projects have been most effective through using these things? Media landscape is expanding. Any creative act should be put out into the world because it can be improved and redone and expanded on. He brought up "LOL Cats" and I was confused to how this connected to his presentation. Freedom to experiment is important in society. Our society should be design for generosity. Cognitive surplus and different motivation designs. Culture that is broken stays broken. Material with communal value is created by people for each other that should be shared between people. Material with civic value is created by participants, but enjoyed by people for a whole and is used to make life better for everyone in the society that enjoys it. This partially explains why he brough up the "LOL Cats", but I'm still confused why he used that example. What other kinds of things are considered to have civic value? People have around a trillion hours of extra time each year that can be put toward working together and helping. Supporting cognitive surplus can lead to more civic value. I think that the free time that the world has can be put to use. Collaberation and talents can be put together to make a difference.
2. The presenter's speaking techniques were not very effective. He talked very quickly and jumbled words together often. He was hard to follow and could have spoken in a more interesting tone of voice.
3. The speaker's presentation style was very informative and straightforward, however he didn't really connect to people. He expressed his opinions and talked to hard facts, which got his point across, but not in a very interesting or engaging way. He also was very scatterbrained in his presentation style. He would bring up an idea, not complete it, then stray away to another idea, and without completeing it, return to his first unfinished idea. This unorganized presenting made me think that he may not be the right person for this presentation because he was talking about how organizing people together can help make a difference in the world. An unorganized speaker talking about an idea that requires organization... huh.
4. This idea is important because it is a way for people to use their time and talents to come together and make a difference in this world. This connects to me personally because I know as a young American, I can join together with people and make a difference. This connects to education because this can be related to our Warrior Week. We came together as a school to collect money and make a difference in cancer patient's lives. This connects to the world because if we use the cognitive surplus we have as a whole world population, we can seriously change the world for everyone.
1. Making crisis mapping public. Cognitive surplus. The ability of the world's population to volunteer and come together on shared and possibly world wide projects. People have free time, media tools, modivation and technology to use to come together to help. Which makes me wonder, what kind of world projects have been most effective through using these things? Media landscape is expanding. Any creative act should be put out into the world because it can be improved and redone and expanded on. He brought up "LOL Cats" and I was confused to how this connected to his presentation. Freedom to experiment is important in society. Our society should be design for generosity. Cognitive surplus and different motivation designs. Culture that is broken stays broken. Material with communal value is created by people for each other that should be shared between people. Material with civic value is created by participants, but enjoyed by people for a whole and is used to make life better for everyone in the society that enjoys it. This partially explains why he brough up the "LOL Cats", but I'm still confused why he used that example. What other kinds of things are considered to have civic value? People have around a trillion hours of extra time each year that can be put toward working together and helping. Supporting cognitive surplus can lead to more civic value. I think that the free time that the world has can be put to use. Collaberation and talents can be put together to make a difference.
2. The presenter's speaking techniques were not very effective. He talked very quickly and jumbled words together often. He was hard to follow and could have spoken in a more interesting tone of voice.
3. The speaker's presentation style was very informative and straightforward, however he didn't really connect to people. He expressed his opinions and talked to hard facts, which got his point across, but not in a very interesting or engaging way. He also was very scatterbrained in his presentation style. He would bring up an idea, not complete it, then stray away to another idea, and without completeing it, return to his first unfinished idea. This unorganized presenting made me think that he may not be the right person for this presentation because he was talking about how organizing people together can help make a difference in the world. An unorganized speaker talking about an idea that requires organization... huh.
4. This idea is important because it is a way for people to use their time and talents to come together and make a difference in this world. This connects to me personally because I know as a young American, I can join together with people and make a difference. This connects to education because this can be related to our Warrior Week. We came together as a school to collect money and make a difference in cancer patient's lives. This connects to the world because if we use the cognitive surplus we have as a whole world population, we can seriously change the world for everyone.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
TED Talk Response #3
TED Talk by Daniel Pink
1. There is great power in inscentives. Motivation is strong. The mechanistic "carrot and stick" worked well for simple problems with sets of rules, but when the problem gets harder and more complicated, rewards will narrow your view and it will be easier to solve those problems without a motivational rewards. Creative thinking is important for future jobs. For simple tasks, rewards increase performance. For hard, cognitive tasks, large rewards decrease performance. Mastry is the desire to get better and better. Purpose is the desire to be part of something larger than yourself. These are important building blocks for new kinds of business. Worker productivity will increase when people are not forced into doing things in a certain way, but are given choices, flexibility and the opportunity to be creative. There is a mismatch between what science knows and what business does. If-then rewards and dicipline systems destroy creativity.
2. His speaking technique is very direct and interesting. His voice changes and keeps the audience interested. He speaks louder to emphasize certain points, and quieter when he's trying to make a longer point, so the audience finds more pleasure in listening to his voice for an extended period of time.
3. His presentation style was very loud and interactive. He included many pictures and questions to keep the audience hooked. Also, he included well done research to back up his points.
4. What matters in that video is that motivation should be changed in order for people to be more productive. This connects to me personally because it could possibly change the way students are being taught in schools. This connects to education because this new form of motivation could be used later as a way to teach students in a more creative way. This connects to the world because it would effect the way business is run by including more creative options for working through problems and tasks.
1. There is great power in inscentives. Motivation is strong. The mechanistic "carrot and stick" worked well for simple problems with sets of rules, but when the problem gets harder and more complicated, rewards will narrow your view and it will be easier to solve those problems without a motivational rewards. Creative thinking is important for future jobs. For simple tasks, rewards increase performance. For hard, cognitive tasks, large rewards decrease performance. Mastry is the desire to get better and better. Purpose is the desire to be part of something larger than yourself. These are important building blocks for new kinds of business. Worker productivity will increase when people are not forced into doing things in a certain way, but are given choices, flexibility and the opportunity to be creative. There is a mismatch between what science knows and what business does. If-then rewards and dicipline systems destroy creativity.
2. His speaking technique is very direct and interesting. His voice changes and keeps the audience interested. He speaks louder to emphasize certain points, and quieter when he's trying to make a longer point, so the audience finds more pleasure in listening to his voice for an extended period of time.
3. His presentation style was very loud and interactive. He included many pictures and questions to keep the audience hooked. Also, he included well done research to back up his points.
4. What matters in that video is that motivation should be changed in order for people to be more productive. This connects to me personally because it could possibly change the way students are being taught in schools. This connects to education because this new form of motivation could be used later as a way to teach students in a more creative way. This connects to the world because it would effect the way business is run by including more creative options for working through problems and tasks.
Monday, April 18, 2011
TED Talk Response #2
TED Talk by Gever Tulley
1. We live in a world where there are endless child safety regulations. There is no limit on how crazy child safety regulations can get. Everything sharper than a golf ball needs a warning printed on it to keep the children safe. Because we are preventing children from coming in contact with anything dangerous, the first time they encounter something like that, they will most likely hurt themselves with it. When the "safety zone" gets smaller, we cut children off from learning about how to deal with the world around them. Even though we try to protect them, they will still figure out how to do something dangerous. Playing with fire, owning a pocket knife, throwing a spear and deconstruction of appliances can help us raise our kids to be creative, confident, and in control of their environment. Each of things things stimulate the brain in different ways and can help children learn.
2. In this TED talk, the speaker did not have great speaking technique. He stuttered a little and his speaking was not very smooth. However, it was effective because he got a lot of valuable information across to the audience in a short amount of time.
3. Tulley's presentation style was very straightforward and easy to relate to. He included pictures of small children doing things he suggests we let them do, as well as familiar warning signs and things parents can relate to.
4. What matters from this TED talk is the idea that we should not restrain our children from the world around us, because when they are allowed to explore and discover through things we may consider "dangerous", they develop a sense of confidence and security when they are out in the world. This connects to me personally because I've always been allowed to experiment with things that could be called dangerous, and as a result I have a better understanding of what's really dangerous in this world and why. It connects to education because in modern days our education is very safe and steers children clear of dangerous things, but if we let them experience more not totally safe situations, they could be better prepared to face the outside world on their own. This talk connects to the world because we do have an ample amount of unnecessary child safety regulations that could be loosened up so our children could learn and explore real life situations, not just things inside their "safety-zones".
1. We live in a world where there are endless child safety regulations. There is no limit on how crazy child safety regulations can get. Everything sharper than a golf ball needs a warning printed on it to keep the children safe. Because we are preventing children from coming in contact with anything dangerous, the first time they encounter something like that, they will most likely hurt themselves with it. When the "safety zone" gets smaller, we cut children off from learning about how to deal with the world around them. Even though we try to protect them, they will still figure out how to do something dangerous. Playing with fire, owning a pocket knife, throwing a spear and deconstruction of appliances can help us raise our kids to be creative, confident, and in control of their environment. Each of things things stimulate the brain in different ways and can help children learn.
2. In this TED talk, the speaker did not have great speaking technique. He stuttered a little and his speaking was not very smooth. However, it was effective because he got a lot of valuable information across to the audience in a short amount of time.
3. Tulley's presentation style was very straightforward and easy to relate to. He included pictures of small children doing things he suggests we let them do, as well as familiar warning signs and things parents can relate to.
4. What matters from this TED talk is the idea that we should not restrain our children from the world around us, because when they are allowed to explore and discover through things we may consider "dangerous", they develop a sense of confidence and security when they are out in the world. This connects to me personally because I've always been allowed to experiment with things that could be called dangerous, and as a result I have a better understanding of what's really dangerous in this world and why. It connects to education because in modern days our education is very safe and steers children clear of dangerous things, but if we let them experience more not totally safe situations, they could be better prepared to face the outside world on their own. This talk connects to the world because we do have an ample amount of unnecessary child safety regulations that could be loosened up so our children could learn and explore real life situations, not just things inside their "safety-zones".
TED Talk Response #1
TED Talk by Sir Ken Robinson
1. The main ideas that I took away from this Ted Talk are along the lines of the idea that our schools and education systems need more creativity incoorperated into them. If you aren't prepared to be wrong, you won't come up with any original ideas. Creativity needs to be put into eductation at the same importance of literacy. Professors see their bodies as a way to move around their heads. The modern education system is based on acedemic ability more than the true talents of youth. Children steered away from things they like because they wouldn't be able too get a job in those fields. As a result, people feel like they aren't worth as much as they really are because they didn't succeed in the things at school that were important. Acedemic inflation. Intelligence is diverse, we think in many different ways. Intelligence is dinamic, very interactive. Intelligence is distinct. Rethink the fundemental principals on which we are teaching our children. Educate the whole being of our children so they can succeed in the world.
2. The speaker is very effective in his speaking because he can connect to the audience and be comfortable by using stories, examples and a very casual speaking style.
3. Very light hearted, funny and made everyone laugh. He didnt move around much, but did look around at everyone. Includes lots of personal stories and experiences in his talk.
4. What matters in this video are the changes the speaker thinks need to happen to education in this world. This effects me personally because I am part of the education system. This effects education because the speaker is proposing to change it. And this effects the world because it will change the way the children are taught.
1. The main ideas that I took away from this Ted Talk are along the lines of the idea that our schools and education systems need more creativity incoorperated into them. If you aren't prepared to be wrong, you won't come up with any original ideas. Creativity needs to be put into eductation at the same importance of literacy. Professors see their bodies as a way to move around their heads. The modern education system is based on acedemic ability more than the true talents of youth. Children steered away from things they like because they wouldn't be able too get a job in those fields. As a result, people feel like they aren't worth as much as they really are because they didn't succeed in the things at school that were important. Acedemic inflation. Intelligence is diverse, we think in many different ways. Intelligence is dinamic, very interactive. Intelligence is distinct. Rethink the fundemental principals on which we are teaching our children. Educate the whole being of our children so they can succeed in the world.
2. The speaker is very effective in his speaking because he can connect to the audience and be comfortable by using stories, examples and a very casual speaking style.
3. Very light hearted, funny and made everyone laugh. He didnt move around much, but did look around at everyone. Includes lots of personal stories and experiences in his talk.
4. What matters in this video are the changes the speaker thinks need to happen to education in this world. This effects me personally because I am part of the education system. This effects education because the speaker is proposing to change it. And this effects the world because it will change the way the children are taught.
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