In 2009, he quit his job as a hedge fund analyst and started Khan Academy-a nonprofit educational organization offering free online lessons to anyone interested. At this point, Khan began to see an idea that could revolutionize education. He uploaded videos to YouTube for them that ended up drawing many views and comments.
Over time, other friends and relatives heard about Khan's success and asked for similar help. Using Yahoo's Doodle notepad, Khan offered Nadia a sequence of mini lessons designed to scaffold her learning.
In his signature visual style, Khan sketches a plan for how digital learning tools can make room for teachers and students to embrace more real-life creative learning experiences, and how Khan Academy and the Discovery Lab summer camp fit into that big picture.Ten years ago, Salman Khan, with three degrees from MIT and an MBA from Harvard, agreed to help tutor his cousin Nadia, who was struggling in math. VIDEO: Sal Khan Maps Out Blended Learning.BLOG: Khan Academy's Discovery Lab - Summer Camp Where STEM Meets PBLĭirector Minli Virdone describes Khan Academy's Discovery Lab summer camp, where, among other hands-on projects, 5th, 6th, and 7th graders learn by reverse engineering common household objects.In their Discovery Lab summer camp, Khan Academy staff experimented with project-based learning activities to build better student engagement. Khan Academy's video lectures have the potential to free up time for more hands-on learning in the classroom. VIDEO: Khan Academy Explores Hands-On Learning.The founder of Khan Academy discusses how his videos can help create a "flipped classroom" that allows blended learning, where online lectures can happen at home and project-based learning can happen during school. VIDEO: Salman Khan on Liberating the Classroom for Creativity.
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