![]() And having available dynamic audio-visual teaching materials on demand for free is great. ![]() The videos may also provide help to instructors who themselves are a little shaky in the topic (and there are plenty of those in math and physics teaching). Also they will be invaluable for a student who has gone to a lesson in school and not really understood it, so long as he/she can find a video and recognize that it deals with the problem he/she is struggling with. As a resource that can be embedded within such a managed structure, I can see that the Khan videos can be very useful. Also, where’s the feedback? If I still don’t understand after watching the video several times and doing the exercises, what do I do?īoth Bean’s criticism and my confusion are clear indications of the value of good learning design, and the need for structure and management in learning. Just jumping at random into a video suddenly makes me aware that I need lots of prior knowledge before I can understand this video, but there’s no help on that. My problem though is I don’t know where to begin. ![]() As someone who struggles with math, the Khan Academy would seem perfect for me. (Interesting use of language here by the Khan Academy: why not teacher or tutor or instructor? Is there a difference in Salman Khan’s mind, and if so, what is it?) Bean’s main criticism is that the interface and navigation for coaches is poor, especially compared to the student interface. The focus is mainly on k-12, supporting home schooling or providing additional support for students outside (and sometimes inside) school.īean has a number of criticisms from the point of view of a ‘coach’. The Khan Academy has a library of over 3,000 videos covering everything from arithmetic to physics, finance, and history and 315 practice exercises, all free. (2012) Wrath of Khan?: Deconstructing the online learning academy Detroit Web 2.0 Examiner, March 12Įric Bean is an educator who has signed up as a coach/volunteer for the Khan Academy. ![]()
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