A discussion of the future of news with Jeff Jarvis of BuzzMachine, Steve Coll of the New America Foundation (ex of the Washington Post) and John Sturm of the Newspaper Association of America:
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The Future of News
Posted: 16th May 2010 by Brandon in Education, Talks and DiscussionsTags: Education, google, internet, Tech
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This is Bullshit. (Lecture by Jeff Jarvis)
Posted: 22nd April 2010 by Brandon in Education, LifeTags: Education, lectures, TED
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Jeff Jarvis of BuzzMachine gave a lecture about how lectures are outmoded forms on education and news. Listening to his talk I remembered being in Junior High School feeling like I was getting the cookie cutter education that Jeff talks about in this video.
I like when he pointed out that in this age of information at our fingertips, learning memorisation is a waste. I believe Jeff is correct. If you can find the facts and conduct research on your own doesn’t that show you have truly learned something? Jeff also talks about how standardized tests are not needed. I will never forget the day when we stopped reading literary works in twelfth grade literature class to get ready for the test coming up at the end of the year. I often wonder what great stories I could have read.
Interview With David Paterson
Posted: 21st February 2010 by Brandon in MoviesTags: arkansas filmmakers workshop, artists, bridge to terabithia, directors, Education, Movies
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David Paterson is the screenwriter and producer of the film “Bridge to Terabithia”. David was one of our presenters at the Arkansas Filmmakers Workshop 2010 in Hot Springs Arkansas. The local Arkansas’ students watched the film and had a Q&A with David Paterson afterward. David sat down with me and talked about the story behind “Bridge to Terabithia”, offered advice to young filmmakers and artists, and gave us some information on some of his upcoming projects.
Thank you again David.
Katherine Paterson’s website can be found here.