Tag: Khan Academy

School of the Present?: A Teacher’s Review of Khan Academy

News

August 18th, 2011

One of the hottest topics in education today is the digital learning movement – the hastening convergence of classrooms and technology.  Perhaps no digital learning organization has received more attention of late than Kahn Academy (KA). What is Khan Academy?  The short answer is this: Khan Academy is an impressive array of over 2,400 video...

VIEW ARTICLE

BYOT*, and Other Educational Terms to Know

News

June 10th, 2011

The term "blended learning" seems to be getting a whole lot of attention right now- from the Khan Academy on “The Daily Show with John Stewart” to incorporating Wikipedia into course instruction at Virginia Tech.  Soon, at education conferences and among wonks, it will be part of our standard jargon, just as "growth model" and "extended...

VIEW ARTICLE

Khan Academy: A New Tool in Teachers’ Toolkits?

News

April 5th, 2011

At the Khan Academy you can learn just about anything, from the anatomy of a neuron to the French Revolution to the details of Henry Paulson’s 2008 bailout plan—all without leaving the house. Founder Sal Khan describes his non-profit, online instructional website as a stand-alone virtual school that anyone can learn anything from, for free...

VIEW ARTICLE