Video and Multimedia
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Video Links
In this TedTalk (21 minutes), Barry Schwartz argues that we must embrace and utilize practical wisdom in order to successfully address the numerous issues facing our society.
Learning Objective: 14-2
2. Marc Prensky – Digital Natives
In this five-minute video, Marc Prensky discusses the digital native population to educators and how teachers must adapt in how to engage these students.
Learning Objective 14-5.
3. Embracing Cultural Diversity
In this fifteen-minute TedTalk, Mehmet Celeb discusses the challenges and opportunities inherent in the refugee crisis.
Learning Objective 14-4.
This 27-minute PBS documentary discusses the costs, benefits, and distractions of the digital age.
Learning Objective 14-6
Audio Links
1. Intentionally Authoring the Next Chapter
This five-minute podcasts discusses the importance of intention and purpose in decision making about one’s future.
Learning Objective 14-1
This nearly hour-long podcast discusses how loving kindness allows us to treat all of humanity with dignity and respect.
Learning Objective 14-4
3. Bridging the Digital Divide
This 18-minute podcast explains how the Internet is being brought to Africa in an attempt to bridge the digital divide, and the positive outcomes that can be achieved.
Learning Objective 14-5
Websites
1. Ten Demographic Trends that are Shaping the U.S. and the World
The Pew Research Organization discusses the ten key demographic shifts that are occurring in the United States.
Learning Objective 14-3
2. The Positives and Negatives of Using Social Networking Sites
This brief BBC news article highlights the advantages and disadvantages of social networking sites for students.
Learning Objective 14-6
3. How Diversity Makes Us Smarter
This Scientific American article discusses how we need to embrace diversity for the benefit of all.