Founder, Khan Academy
What started as algebra lessons for his cousins has turned into a world-changing project. Hundreds of thousands of users worldwide have benefited from Sal Khan's friendly, accessible Youtube videos explaining math, science, and other subjects.
Sal has a vision of teaching the entire world, for free. His not-for-profit Khan Academy has the mission of "providing a high quality education to anyone, anywhere." In this outstanding Gel video, Sal describes the elements of the good experience he's trying to create.
See also: Khan Academy on CNN's Anderson Cooper 360
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Comments
De
May 15, 2010 — 02:29 AM
I am a 49 year old nursing student and i love the khan academy. I am a visual learner and sal has helped me with a number of classes. I have recomended him to my fellow students and we all agree. "Sal you are awsome". hope we will be able to use you as we grow in the med field.
Thank you so much
De
Robin B
May 19, 2010 — 04:28 PM
Mark - thanks for posting the link to this in your newsletter today. How awesome! I have a major math deficiency and I'm definitely going to check Sal out. Maybe it's not too late for me to become a math whiz!
Richard Karpinski
May 22, 2010 — 05:01 PM
One year, off site students at Stanford learned better than on campus students. The key features were seen to be that a chunk could be replayed, and that the teaching assistant could explain while the in the classroom, you can't interrupt the prof. I wish to have some way to ask questions even if only other students could see and answer. Maybe a wiki page per session.