TEDxOntarioEd

Video Posted – Jesse Brown: The Case for Comics in the Classroom

Ben Hazzard — Fri, 07 May 2010 03:07:51 +0000

Highlights of TEDxOntarioEd – April 2010

Ben Hazzard — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 02:32:31 +0000

Highlights of TEDxOntarioEd – April 2010 is now posted.

Tim – The Student’s Video Is Available

Ben Hazzard — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:20:41 +0000

Webstream of TEDxOntarioEd

Ben Hazzard — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 02:59:27 +0000

The program for the evening begins at 6:55 pm Eastern Time.

There are several ways to participate:
- In person (sold out)
- Joining a viewing party
- Viewing the live webstream: Please note address is http://www.livestream.com/tedx

Please join in!

TEDxOntarioEd Schedule

Ben Hazzard — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 23:08:32 +0000

TEDxOntarioEd Schedule

The TEDxOntarioEd program begins at 6:55pm Eastern Time

6:30:00 Music. Refreshments & hors d’oeuvres served.
6:55:00 TEDx Intro Video
7:00:00 Welcome: Rodd Lucier
7:05:00 Dan Misener
7:10:00 Paul Finkelstein
7:20:00 Ray Zahab
7:35:00 Lee LeFever
7:45:00 Joey Savoy
7:55:00 Zoe Branigan-Pipe
8:05:00 Tim Long
8:15:00 TEDx Video
8:20:00 BREAK
8:40:00 TEDx Video
8:45:00 Robert Martellacci- Mind Share Learning
8:55:00 Danika Barker
9:05:00 Nathan Toft & Jane Smith
9:15:00 Jesse Brown
9:30:00 Alec Couros
9:40:00 Kathy Hibbert
9:50:00 Tim – Student
10:00:00 End of Program | Social

10:30:00 After Party: The London South Keg, 1059 Wellington Road, London, Ontario.

There are several ways to participate:
- In person (sold out)
- Joining a viewing party
- Viewing the live webstream: Please note address is http://www.livestream.com/tedx

*This schedule is tentative and subject to change. (revised 5pm, April 7th)

Ray Zahab: TEDxOntarioEd Speaker

Ben Hazzard — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:34:22 +0000

Winner of some of the world’s most difficult and challenging ultra-distance foot races, Ray Zahab is motivated by challenge, distance and discovery. Late in 1998 Ray made a life changing decision to leave a pack a day smoking habit and very unhealthy life choices behind him. New Years day 2000 he went hiking with his brother John and never looked back.
New to the sport of running in 2004, ultra-marathoning took Ray from the cold north of Canada to the Amazon jungle. But it was the Sahara desert that ultimately captured Ray’s heart. After racing across Niger, Egypt and Libya the idea was born to cross the entire Sahara out of a love for the terrain and it’s people. In 2007, Ray Zahab and two others made history by running 4300 miles across the entire Sahara Desert , raising awareness for clean-water initiatives in Africa. This feat consisted of 111 consecutive 40 – 50 mile days of running in extreme desert conditions through six countries. Ray dreamed of this adventure after a 200 mile foot race in Niger, during which he became very attached to the Sahara and its people, the Tuareg. During this run, Ray met a young Tuareg girl who asked him for his water bottle so that she could drink the remaining drops. Ray later came to understand this interaction as symbolic of the profound clean-water crisis devastating the region. After witnessing and experiencing the water crisis and malaria epidemic in Africa, Ray decided to dedicate his future adventures to raising awareness and funding for causes that he supports and believes in. Ray is a member of the board of Directors of the Ryan’s Well Foundation, is the official Athletic Ambassador to the ONExONE organization, and is a representative of SpreadTheNet and the founder of Impossible2Possible. Ray was the recipient of the ONExONE Difference Award in 2007- honorees included Sarah Ferguson, Chief Phil Fontaine, Richard Gere and Wycleff Jean.
Most recently, Ray has been inspired to include the connection between climate change and it’s negative social impact. From desertification and the expanding malaria belt- to the loss of Inuit hunting grounds in Canada’s north, the impact of the changing climate is felt around the world. Rays next adventure, The Polar Run Expeditions in 2008 and 2010 will highlight these issues for younger people through the creation of a unique and wide reaching online educational resource.

Nathan Toft and Jane Smith: TEDxOntarioEd Speakers

Ben Hazzard — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:30:25 +0000

Nathan Toft and Jane Smith maintain PortablePD.ca and PortableRadio.ca. Both are junior level teachers; Nathan at A. Lorne Cassidy Elementary School and Jane at South March Public School. Both schools are part of the Ottawa Carleton District School Board located in Ottawa, Canada.

Joey Savoy: TEDxOntarioEd Speaker

Ben Hazzard — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:21:30 +0000

Joey Savoy is a happily married father of three kids (two boys and a girl). Besides spending time with family, his other two passions are sports and technology. He is in his 10th year of teaching and currently working on his Masters Degree in Information Technology. During the day he is a Technology Mentor for School District 16 in Miramichi, New Brunswick.

Zoe Branigan-Pipe: TEDxOntarioEd Speaker

Ben Hazzard — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:13:38 +0000

Zoe Branigan-Pipe is an innovative classroom teacher that fully embraces 21st Century learning skills. She specializes in the areas of technology integration and social media tools. Zoe and her students speak regularily across Canada and the United States about differentiated instruction, project based learning and the power of collaborative networks. Her classroom has been showcased for a variety of Ontario Districts because of its Universally Designed infrastructure, collaborative approach to learning and innovative use of tools.

Tim Long: TEDxOntarioEd Speaker

Ben Hazzard — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:05:37 +0000

Tim Long is a writer and producer for The Simpsons from Exeter, Ontario, Canada. He has also written for Politically Incorrect, Spy Magazine and The Late Show with David Letterman.
Tim graduated from University College at the University of Toronto with a major in English Literature and pursued graduate studies in English at Columbia University. He was a fact-checker at Spy magazine under E. Graydon Carter before joining the staff of The David Letterman Show.