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How not to think about college | Dan Gilbert | TEDxYouth@Omaha

1,272 views · Published 17 November 2014 · 8:38 · Indexed 24 October 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2014 · Nonprofits & Activism

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This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. What if young people are asking the wrong questions about college? According to Dan Gilbert, where to go and how to get in are not the critical considerations.

Dan Gilbert works with learning organizations around the world to design, execute, and evaluate innovative learning activities. He has taught courses on innovation and learning at Stanford’s Graduate School of Education and advised colleges and universities around the world on the design, operation, and evaluation of innovative learning spaces. Gilbert has led design thinking workshops in Brazil, Denmark, and the United States, and he has worked with schools, museums, high-tech start-ups and taught English in Japan.

He is a special assistant to the Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Gilbert holds a Master’s Degree in Learning, Design and Technology from Stanford and has been an extra in movies with Clint Eastwood and Tupac Shakur.

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