One aspect of teaching that is not understood enough is motivation. Many have studied the effects of motivation in the work force, but I wonder if these same concepts hold true in a classroom?

Randall Robinson on Incarceration in the US

I have been doing a unit on social justice with my freshmen. One fascinating aspect of the conversation that I wasn't expecting relates to incarceration in the United States. This is a growing phenomenon, from 250,000 to 2.5 million over the last 40 years, grown from implicit bias which we can no longer ignore.

The statistics are mind boggling.

Michelle Alexander & Randall Robinson on the Mass Incarceration of Black America Part 1 of 2 from Democracy Now! on Vimeo.

Michelle Alexander & Randall Robinson on the Mass Incarceration of Black America Part 2 of 2 from Democracy Now! on Vimeo.

Clay Shirky: How social media can make history

This sums up what I am trying to do in my Media Studies classes. I also like his talks on collaboration and SOPA. He was talking about this back in 2005.

Patrick Awuah on Educating Leaders