THE VIDEO SHELF · flipped classroom and online education
Let's use video to reinvent education | Salman Khan
Salman Khan explains why he created Khan Academy, a structured library of video lessons with interactive exercises. He calls on teachers to flip the classroom, with lectures watched at home and homework done in class with teacher help.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN recommends it as an inspiring pitch for video-based, flipped-classroom learning.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- TED
- Topic
- flipped classroom and online education
- Format
- talk
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 3
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2011–2012
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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> We spend an hour learning a concept, and only practice using it when we get home. This is why I'm a fan of what the Khan Academy[1] is striving to do. It flips this pattern around, with more instruction at home and practice when …
statenjason on Hacker News · 2011-04
In What math (and programming) teachers should know about memoryHere's a great video of Salman Khan explaining that segment of the teacher dashboard at TED. It's a great perspective on learning and (in the context of the topic I wrote about) failure. [VIDEO]
stevenkovar on Hacker News · 2012-04
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