How to Fix Distance Learning with the Man Behind Khan Academy

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4.6 • 656 Ratings

🗓️ 2 September 2020

⏱️ 54 minutes

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K-12 education has gone online, prompting no shortage of complaints from parents and kids alike. But as teachers get better at engaging students with screens, some educators and technologists see an opportunity to customize instruction and let kids work at their own pace. We'll hear from one of online learning’s early innovators: Sal Khan, founder of Khan Academy. The non-profit site became a key resource for teachers during the pandemic shutdown. What advice does he have for distance learning, part two? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:30.3	Khan Academy founder Sal Khan is the first to admit that online learning is not a replacement for in-person school. The nonprofit Khan Academy provides free online courses to users worldwide.
1:34.3	And it has been working with public school teachers in Oakland and elsewhere to improve remote learning tools,
1:40.3	emphasizing the social and emotional experiences that kids are missing out on.
1:45.1	Khan joins us to share his tips for how to make online learning work better
1:48.4	and to talk about how the U.S. can bridge the digital divide.
1:52.1	That's all next after this news. Welcome to this morning's forum on Michael K-12 education has gone online, prompting no shortage of complaints from parents and kids alike.
2:19.5	But as teachers get better at engaging students with screens, some educators and
2:23.5	technologists see an opportunity to customize instruction and let kids work at their own pace.
2:28.7	In this hour, we'll talk with one of online's learning, excuse me, one of online learnings, early
2:33.4	innovators, Sal Khan, founder of Khan Academy.
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