New School

Sam Riley bio ↓  ·  July 26th, 2011  ·  filed under Other

Wired’s got an article on technologically-informed education—Khan Academy, an educational website in which, “Students, or anyone interested enough to surf by, can watch some 2,400 videos in which the site’s founder, Salman Khan, chattily discusses principles of math, science, and economics.”

This website ostensibly aids in solving the “middle of the class teaching,” that neglects the specific needs of students. Though mixing screens and classroom teaching is a point of a contention, it’s been gaining attention (and monetary support, including $1.5 from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation)

(via Daily Beast)

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Sam Riley is the Editorial Assistant at the Rumpus. Also, a humor enthusiast and science supporter. She currently resides in San Francisco, CA. More from this author →

One Response to “New School”

  1. babar ganesh Says:
    July 26th, 2011 at 1:29 pm

    i’ve looked at a lot of these videos and many are quite good! (i used to teach math, so i know a little about this stuff.)

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