TED Community » Jim Croasmun

About Me

I grew in Colorado, Utah, Maine, and New Hampshire and have lived in Idaho for 13 years now with my wife of 17 years and 4 spirited boys.

Location:: United States, Rexburg, ID
Current organization:: Brigham Young University-Idaho
Current role:: Curriculum Designer
Gender:: Male
Areas of expertise:: Physics, Instructional Design, Teaching - Chemistry and Physics, Online Learning & Teaching

I am:: Christian, Educator/Teacher
Languages:: English, Khmer
Universities:: Utah State University, Brigham Young Univeristy, university of Idaho

More About Me

I'm passionate about

Finding common ground, chess, singing, running, American football, learning

An idea worth spreading

No success can compensate for failure in the home. - David O. McKay

People don't know that I'm good at

Acting, cooking, mixed metaphors, and tetherball.

My TED Story

My oldest son has autism and I came across some interesting and relevant presentations on TED awhile ago. I have since harvested TED for content that I can link to in the online courses I help create.

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A reply on Conversation: If someone you knew was a pathological truth-teller; how would you react to this person?

Jun 29 2012: I bet you'd be a great Socratic Dialogue type of teacher, Derek.
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A comment on Conversation: If someone you knew was a pathological truth-teller; how would you react to this person?

Jun 29 2012: This reminds me of a "Would you rather" question - would you rather be able to be invisible or be able to read people's minds?
Could I "handle the truth" from reading people's minds? As a teenager, I don't think I could, but I'd value the total honesty from being able to do so if I could now.

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