[cross-posted at Swallow-a-Blogcycle]
I'm a bit behind the times - until recently, I had never seen a TED lecture.
TED stands for "Technology, Entertainment, Design" and, at its core, it is a series of conferences that brings together "the world's most fascinating thinkers and doers" to give a wide variety of presentations. Videos of these presentations are available online at www.ted.com.
One video in particular has been doing the rounds in my artistic circles for quite a while: Ken Robinson on creativity.
http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html
I've watched it a couple of times now, and I think it's a tremendously intelligent and important topic. (I wasn't a huge fan of his comments about gender difference at the end, but nobody's perfect.) It's only 20 minutes long; I highly recommend that you set aside the time!
Watching it today, I was immediately reminded of the University of Calgary's recent decision to merge the faculties of Communication and Culture, Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences into a single Franken-faculty.
Over the next little while, I'm going to work my way through the vast library of past TED talks, and I will post links to those that I find particularly compelling. I would love to start a conversation, so if anything sparks you in these videos, please feel free to comment!
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2 comments:
heyyyy man, just read the thing that you wrote at Colin's blog (why is it on Colin's blog??), & I don't get it!!
I mean, I get that it sucks to not have different faculties for different programs (I think). but as for "the gap between your education and that of your peers" & the "profound difference between a BA and a BFA" & the hierarchy within the arts in education .. isn't that what school is all about? teaching you the theory & the fancy words, not what your future job/career/life is actually going to require? I mean, it would be cool if an undergrad degree would be super useful & based in reality, but is it worth it to be shocked when it doesn't turn out to be? what do artists do who don't or can't get any kind of formal training?
I dunno, I guess I am babbling. basically, what's the prob here, & what is anyone planning to do about it?
Ken Robinson is an excellent speaker and I love this video. The content is mostly anecdotal, though, and I wish he could have delved more into how teachers can make the arts a priority, especially when the school system has trouble seeing its use past grade 5.
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