New Vision for Education: Fostering Social and Emotional Learning Through Technology
2-Dec-2016 by Danny Wong in category Education, Technology, VideoReport from the World Economic Forum published on March 2016. Read more here
0 0 Read moreComputer science is for everyone | Hadi Partovi | TEDxRainier
11-Nov-2016 by Danny Wong in category Coding, Computer Science, Education, Learn to Code, VideoThis talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. This persuasive talk shows how essential and easy it is to gain a basic understanding of computer science learning principles. Our world increasingly driven by technology and software, so we all need to know the creative, problem-solving power of computer [...]
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11-Nov-2016 by Danny Wong in category Coding, Learn to Code, VideoLinda Liukas believes that a movement in technology is already happening and that we need to engage everyone -- especially the next generation -- to take part. She wants to create a more diverse and colourful world of technology, starting with the poetry of code. Linda Liukas is a programmer, storyteller and illustrator. Her children's [...]
0 0 Read moreA Video Game That Teaches You How To Code
5-Nov-2016 by Danny Wong in category Education, Learn to CodeEverybody in this country should learn how to program a computer because it teaches you how to thinkSteve Jobs For a beginner, learning to code can be intimidating. Enter CodeSpells. UC San Diego's Sarah Guthals has developed this video game to teach people how to code. The story line is simple: you’re a wizard that [...]
0 0 Read more5 skills Children need for future workforce
5-Nov-2016 by Danny Wong in category Education, GamionThe changing time is demanding a lot from children; it's not about their academic qualification that helps in fetching a good job but a sound personality accompanied with skills like leadership, agility, persistence, initiative and inquisitiveness that plays an integral role in making a person stand at a decent position in life. The importance of [...]
0 0 Read moreHow school makes kids less intelligent
5-Nov-2016 by Danny Wong in category Education, VideoThis talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Eddy Zhong, successful technology entrepreneur, dives into the truth behind our K-12 education system. Eddy strongly believes that the education system diminishes creativity and confines children to a certain path towards success. He contends that kids are taught to believe [...]
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