I recently stumbled across a great article from the New York Times Magazine’s annual “College Issue,” which came out in September 2008. The article (link below) discusses how YouTube and iTunesU are helping to re-shape academia by opening up access to some of higher ed’s most interesting lecturers. The author picks her top 5 lectures, given by what she calls “charisma-senseis” (charming professors). Watching them teach may inspire you to think about your own instruction – and if nothing else, you might just learn something!

Article with links:
“The Camera-Friendly, Perfectly Pixelated, Easily Downloadable Celebrity Academic"
NYT, 9/19/08