The Virtual Guide Dog project allows visually impaired people to experience Second Life. These guide dogs give their owner constant feedback both text and audio on what is in the immediate area. For more information go to this Second Life article.
Reform Higher Education
Liz Coleman, president of Bennington College talks at TED about reforming in higher education. Public education is a failure and we seem helpless to change.
Singularity University
Ray Kurzweil is starting a new university at the NASA/Ames Campus. AT his talk at TED, he shows some great slides on how technology grows.
Sail's Pedagogy 