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Dennis OConnor

The Wrath Against Khan: Why Some Educators Are Questioning Khan Academy - 0 views

  • While "technology will replace teachers" seems like a silly argument to make, one need only look at the state of most school budgets and know that something's got to give. And lately, that something looks like teachers' jobs, particularly to those on the receiving end of pink slips. Granted, we haven't implemented a robot army of teachers to replace those expensive human salaries yet (South Korea is working on the robot teacher technology. I'll keep you posted.). But we are laying off teachers in mass numbers. Teachers know their jobs are on the line, something that's incredibly demoralizing for a profession already struggles mightily to retain qualified people.
  • it's hard not to see that wealth as having political not just economic impact. Indeed, the same week that Bill Gates spoke to the Council of Chief State School Officers about ending pay increases for graduate degrees in teaching, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan issued almost the very same statement. What does all of this have to do with Sal Khan? Well, nothing... and everything.
  • One of education historian Diane Ravitch's oft-uttered complaints is that we now have a bunch of billionaires like Gates dictating education policy and education reform, without ever having been classroom teachers themselves (or without having attended public school). But the skepticism about Khan Academy isn't just a matter of wealth or credentials of Khan or his backers. It's a matter of pedagogy.
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  • No doubt, Khan has done something incredible by creating thousands of videos, distributing them online for free, and now designing an analytics dashboard for people to monitor and guide students' movements through the Khan Academy material. And no doubt, lots of people say they've learned a lot by watching the videos. The ability pause, rewind, and replay is often cited as the difference between "getting" the subject matter through classroom instruction and "getting it" via Khan Academy's lecture-demonstrations.
  • Although there's a tech component here that makes this appear innovative, that's really a matter of form, not content, that's new. There's actually very little in the videos that distinguishes Khan from "traditional" teaching. A teacher talks. Students listen. And that's "learning." Repeat over and over again (Pause, rewind, replay in this case). And that's "drilling."
E-Cigs Zone

Tobacco Warning: Even Non-Smokers Are At Risk - 0 views

Visit http://www.ecigzone.tk Smoking or puffing a tobacco cigarette is a vice that literally enslaves millions of people around the world. It is amazing how a small roll of finely cut tobacco, enc...

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Top 5 abroad places for Exchange students program - 0 views

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    Student exchange programs are gaining popularity these days, as they are the most common form of intercultural exchange. Student exchange programs provide a platform for high school and university students to live, study and work abroad. These programs are either conducted by governmental organizations or universities themselves. During such exchange programs, students live in host families .. view more
Timeless Learntech

Equipped for Online Learning? - 0 views

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    Online Learning Shapes the Academic World Developments in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have impacted all sectors of society- mainly the corporate organisations as well as the education sector. In higher education, application of ICTs in form of e-learning is already changing teaching and learning processes.
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Mechanicsburg PA Home Loans - 0 views

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Fore School of Management Delhi Full-time PGDM Admission 2016 - 0 views

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    FORE School of Management (FSM), New Delhi has invited applications for admission to 2years full-time Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) Program in General and International Business (IB) for 2016 session. The applicants must hold bachelors degree with minimum 50% marks in aggregate of all the subjects studied at any universities.
Julie Golden

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Julie Golden

The Impact of Identity Disruption and Participation in Communities of Practice on Facul... - 3 views

Study participants are needed for a research project regarding online faculty satisfaction, faculty identity, and communities of practice. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VHKJRN2 Please consider ...

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Julie Golden

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