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Khan Academy: Rise and Backlash
This collection gives some context to the ongoing media coverage of the Khan Academy. At first almost exclusively heralded as having the potential to be an education game-changer, the videos—and Salman Khan himself—have recently come under fire for what some say is questionable pedagogy.
- According to its website, the Khan Academy offers a library of over 3,300 videos that cover K-12 math and science topics, with the goal of "changing education for the better."
About | Khan AcademyA free world-class education for anyone anywhere. The Khan Academy is an organization on a mission. We're a not-for-profit with the...- In an article for the Wall Street Journal back in April of 2011, Salman Khan, the hedge-fund manager turned Khan Academy founder, wrote, "It is often said that technology makes modern life less personal, but in this case, it has allowed teachers to take a big step toward humanizing their instruction."
Turning the Classroom Upside Down - WSJ.comApr 9, 2011 ... We all know the standard drill for a math class. The teacher delivers lectures on a new concept, students do some homew...- This Education Week story, which was in our top 5 education technology stories for 2011, explains how schools are using Khan's videos to experiment with the "flipped" classroom model.
Education Week: Lectures Are Homework in Schools Following Khan Academy LeadSusan Kramer watched her packed 10th grade biology class weave through rows of desks, pretending to be proteins and picking up plastic-be...- The Khan Academy model intrigued many educators because of its potential to transform the way school systems select and deliver curricula.
- Video-Lesson Project Flourishes - Education WeekOct 12, 2011 ... Can a free online library of video lessons revolutionize classroom instruction? That's the claim being made for th...
- In an interview with Education Week, Salman Khan discussed the evolution of Khan Academy and its potential for changing K-12 education through "customized" learning.
Education Week: Q&A: Khan Academy Creator Talks About K-12 ...Mar 5, 2012 ... Salman Khan, a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Harvard Business School, was working as a ...- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology picked up on the idea by Khan Academy and began releasing its own science and engineering videos for K-12 students and teachers.
Resource Watch: Khan-esque Videos From MIT Students - Teaching ...May 2, 2012 ... Picking up on the Khan Academy meme, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has launched a program to encourage its ...- In June, Dave Coffey and John Golden, associate professors from Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Mich., created a video that critiqued the pedagogy in a Khan Academy video, poked fun at the Khan Academy in general, and pointed out areas where pedagogy could be improved. The video went viral.
Critique of Khan Academy Goes Viral - Blogs - Education WeekJul 10, 2012 ... By now, you've probably heard of Sal Khan, the educator who began by creating videos to explain math to his cousin...- Here is the video created by Dave Coffey and John Golden:
Math Hombre: Mystery Teacher Theatre 2000Jun 18, 2012 ... Recently, in the halls of School University, some teachers attempted ... But wow, what a fantastic idea for teaching.....- The Khan Academy responded by pulling the math video in question and posting two separate videos implementing the changes suggested by Coffey and Golden.
- Education Week opinion blogger Justin Reich and educator Dan Meyer launched a contest inviting others to create critiques of Khan Academy videos and post them to YouTube.
The MTT2K Prize and Kudos for KhanI'm very pleased to announce the very first MTT2K Prize for the best video commentary on a Khan Academy video! But first, the story so fa...- An article on the controversy in the Chronicle of Higher Education prompted further back-and-forth on math pedagogy between Khan and Meyer.
- Sal Khan Comments On #MTT2k In Chronicle of Higher EducationJun 28, 2012 ... There's always the critique that Khan Academy is not pedagogically ... On one line, Khan Academy is the opposite o...
- Washington Post blogger Valerie Strauss also highlighted viewpoints, including Khan's, on the instructional value of the videos.
Khan Academy: The hype and the realityThis was written by Karim Kai Ani, a former middle school teacher and math coach, and the founder of Mathalicious, which is rewriting the...
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- Burke AllenI think people measuring the Kahn Academy against a pedagogical view that was first developed before the 12th century are missing the point. Most People were...more2012-08-03T15:46:36.213Z
- Burke AllenI think people measuring the Kahn Academy against a pedagogical view that was first developed before the 12th century are missing the point. Most People were...I think people measuring the Kahn Academy against a pedagogical view that was first developed before the 12th century are missing the point. Most People were convinced the world was flat up until the 1800's. I think these people are simply scared that Kahn is onto to something as disruptive as the invention of the steam engine. its time for an educational revolution.more2012-08-03T15:46:36.213Z
