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Web lessons @ Khan Academy

Julie Rasicot published a very interesting article at TheBulletin, showing us that web lessons will become integral part of education. Salman Khan, founder of www.khanacademy.org, shared us about his insight in this article as well.

Salman Khan @ TED Talks

Here’s how Salman Khan thinks schools should work: Students should learn lessons online and do homework and projects in class.

This “flipping” of the traditional classroom is the operating system espoused by Khan and his Khan Academy, a website whose popularity is exploding as millions tune into its free videos, practice exercises and assessment tools.

Khan’s videos provide basic tutorials, mostly in math and science, that students can watch repeatedly in class or at home and pause if they need to — something that can’t happen with a classroom lecture. Teachers are then free to work individually with students and be more creative.

And that, Khan says, enables class time to be “an optimal experience for students and teachers.”

Full Story on TheBulletin