Science Fiction: Teaching Students How to Save the World | Joelle Renstrom | TEDxWalthamED

By reading science fiction, students learn that nothing is impossible. Whereas adults, both in science fiction and in the real world, are often bound by long-established worldviews and static notions of reality, the younger generation isn’t. Children often save the day in science fiction by provoking change and, ultimately, by prompting evolution. Such stories empower student readers to employ similar approaches in their own thinking and problem-solving, and create a community of brave, resourceful, and inspired individuals who represent the future of humanity.

Joelle Renstrom's collection of essays, Closing the Book: Travels in Life, Loss, and Literature, was published in 2015. She maintains an award-winning blog, Could This Happen, about the relationship between science and science fiction. She’s the robot columnist for the Daily Beast and a staff writer for Now.Space. Her essays have appeared in Slate, Aeon, The Guardian, and others. She teaches writing and research at Boston University with a focus in sci-fi, AI, and space exploration. Her upcoming TEDx talk focuses on how teaching science fiction transforms students’ abilities to talk about pressing issues and enables them to brainstorm ways to change the future.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx

Дата на публикация: 7 декември, 2023
Категория: Наука и технология
Ключови думи: to The World Save How science Fiction Joelle Students teaching Renstrom TEDxWalthamED