Monday 11 February 2013

Khan Academy update • It’s hard to imagine how much hotter this tech can get (video)


Sal Khan & the Khan Academy team
Credit: Khan Academy/ Singularity Hub


http://singularityhub.com/2013/01/21/khan-academy-update-its-hard-to-imagine-how-much-hotter-this-tech-can-get/ / innovations innovation in education Khan Academy next big thing in education sizzle fizzle growing the team unconventional education organization cutting edge start hiring a bunch of educational bureaucrats Sal Khan Fast Company Great people are attracted to great people and great visions philosophy staff expanded  over 30 people interns volunteers technology tech boost Craig Silverstein Google first hire architect original search engine on board developer broad set of skills teaching side startup hired most surprising YouTube breakout stories of recent years Vi Hart started posting videos math class doodles in a stream of consciousness style that are quite educational and turned out to be viral as well, especially among middle and high school girls demographic STEM educators are often left puzzled on how to reach video on hexaflexagons  has been viewed close to 5 million times star power partnering basketball Lebron James for Q&A style lessons about the probability of shooting free throws, Newton’s third law, and the effects of humidity MIT to deliver student-created videos and partnered with companies producing their own educational videos, like the personal genome testing service 23andMe library revolutionizing education /

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