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The OP seems to forget that the goal of the Khan Academy is not just to produce videos. Of course there's no feedback with a one-way video lesson. If you watch
by fourspace 16y ago
The OP seems to forget that the goal of the Khan Academy is not just to produce videos. Of course there's no feedback with a one-way video lesson.
If you watch his (excellent) TED talk [1], you'll see that his organization isn't just about video lectures, but rather an all-encompassing suite of tools that allows students to learn at their own pace, repeat lessons that they didn't understand at first, and provides teachers with analytics to target their attention towards those students who need help.
[1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gM95HHI4gLk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gM95HHI4gLk
- rubergly 16y agoThis is very important. The article ends on the note of "they're not even looking to hire educators; they're hiring software developers" as if that's an extremely poignant accusation of the misdirection of the Academy, but the stuff that Khan shows in the TED talk, which is what they need the developers for, is the real potential for the site.
- dws 16y agoYou could as easily say that it's a poignant accusation of the misdirection of educators.