Gerri McNenny, Ph.D. College of Educational Studies Chapman University

THE POWER OF STUDENT TED

TALKS:

OWNING THE FUTURE OF

SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH

NARRATIVE PERFORMANCE

Gerri McNenny, Ph.D.College of Educational Studies

Chapman University

IMAGINING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

Sustainability

Science

Education

Economics

Food Productio

n

Urban Design

Energy

Majora Carter on Greening the Ghetto

Ken Robinson on Creativity and the Education Revolution

BILL MCDONOUGH ON CRADLE TO CRADLE DESIGN

TEDDY CRUZ ON ARCHITECTURAL SUSTAINABILITY

STEVE HOWARD ON GREEN CAPITALISM

FRANCIS MOORE LAPPÉ ON RETHINKING WHAT WE EAT

MARJORIE KELLY ON OWNING OUR FUTURE

TED TALK COMPONENTS A personal narrative A performance A problem An authoritative researched solution A multi-media component

TED TALK LEARNING OUTCOMES Synthesize and analyze research Use that research to adapt and apply

solutions to local contexts Create a rhetorical situation for

advocacy Persuade listeners of the viability of

solutions Take on a leadership role in the

community

STUDENT TED TALKS

MAKING RESIDENCE LIFE

MORE SUSTAINABLE

BEGINNING A BIKE SHARE PROGRAM

BECOMING A VEGETARIAN

CREATING AN EDIBLE SCHOOLYARD

USING FREEWAY WIND TURBINES

MOVING TO SUSTAINABLE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

Solar . . .

. . . and electric.

LOOKING INTO ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS

STARTING YOUR OWN TRANSITION TOWN INITIATIVE

THANKS FOR COMING