Salman Khan: Using video to teach/learn
Several weeks ago I read an article in the Bangor Daily News about Salman Khan and how he had started sending YouTube videos to his cousins (about 5 years ago) to help them learn mathematical concepts. His cousins said that they liked him better on YouTube than they did in person. As time went by others were seeing the videos and started using them and communicating with Salman.
One thing led to another and he left his job as an analyst and started Khan Academy where they have more than 2,600 videos with a million students a month using them. He realized that he could help teachers and classroom learning. Teachers started using the videos in their classroom to “flip the classroom”. They are using the videos at home to learn the concepts and they do homework assignments and projects during class time. When students come to class they are at a beginning topic. The teachers have “used technology to humanize the classroom” and turned around the format of teaching. Kahn Academy doesn’t claim to be replacing teachers nor are they a full curriculum.
I went to the Khan Academy website to check out the topic and there is a section of Art History videos. You might want to check them out and post a comment on what you’ve learned about Kahn Academy and specifically the art history videos.
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