tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post5757796674988882723..comments2024-01-13T18:57:18.243-05:00Comments on Information Processing: Khan Academy and online learningSteve Hsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428333897272913660noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-23220776501581259292012-07-12T08:54:08.970-04:002012-07-12T08:54:08.970-04:00NoNoBobdisqusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-72155087203428859152012-07-11T21:53:59.513-04:002012-07-11T21:53:59.513-04:00There is also duolingo for learning languages. Usu...There is also duolingo for learning languages. Usually from an english perspective. More are being added. I hope they add Esperanto. Thus having a more gamified tool than lernu.net.Emil 'Deleet' Kirkegaardhttp://www.facebook.com/emilkirkegaardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-41501463828217203732012-07-11T16:05:43.466-04:002012-07-11T16:05:43.466-04:00RWCG posted the penultimate view of the entire onl...RWCG posted the penultimate view of the entire online college/signaling theory issue.<br />http://rwcg.wordpress.com/2012/06/12/better-the-signaling-you-know/<br />I’ve basically given up on trying to follow along with the Bryan Caplan-led discussion on Econlog over whether college is ‘signaling’. But I realized that I don’t even know who to root for.<br />Look, the middle-and-above classes have David Versacenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-51217869663982368152012-07-11T15:30:46.606-04:002012-07-11T15:30:46.606-04:00I really only learn when I see the same thing diff...I really only learn when I see the same thing different ways [at least, for complicated stuff].David Coughlinhttp://twitter.com/dscoughlinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-77808630731432473662012-07-11T13:56:39.203-04:002012-07-11T13:56:39.203-04:00Thanks for the video link. One thing that drives ...Thanks for the video link. One thing that drives me crazy about most of the discussions about learning/teaching effectiveness is that they fail to acknowledge that different people learn (best) in different ways. Can anyone help me understand why this is not a larger part of the discussion?Richard Seiternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-4521690506480694462012-07-11T13:55:12.377-04:002012-07-11T13:55:12.377-04:00My take on Khan is that it's fine for people w...My take on Khan is that it's fine for people who need to be proficient and then forget everything. It's the same with all videos. If you want to _really_ know a subject, you need to commit yourself to _reading_ about the subject, and constantly challenge yourself with problems. Shortcuts won't produce mastery; listening to other people talk will give you a false sense of mastery, Stephen Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-87475641970135349182012-07-11T13:05:56.122-04:002012-07-11T13:05:56.122-04:00I like the fact that his videos cover a wide range...I like the fact that his videos cover a wide range of topics. For the rest of us non-genius laymen, I think the KA videos serve a fairly good purpose. I remember watching a couple of videos related to the subprime mortgage crisis and also a few related to how the foreign exchange markets functioned.<br />Probably those videos weren't very technically precise, but I think they give the averageYan Shenhttp://profiles.google.com/yanshen71786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-74566463406438130872012-07-11T12:12:15.354-04:002012-07-11T12:12:15.354-04:00The Khan videos might not be perfect, but the poin...The Khan videos might not be perfect, but the point I think a lot of the critics are missing is that they fill a niche quite nicely. I think some of the math instructors going ballistic would do well to ask themselves why Khan seems to be gaining such traction. Is it perhaps because their way of communicating math is not reaching a substantial subset of students? I think the talk of Khan Richard Seiternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-54397438415517004812012-07-11T09:38:49.788-04:002012-07-11T09:38:49.788-04:00Steve,
Farnam Street posted an interesting video...Steve, <br /><br />Farnam Street posted an interesting video discussing the effectiveness of teaching through video. While quite controversial, it's worth watching. <br />http://www.farnamstreetblog.com/2012/06/the-effectiveness-of-teaching-through-video/<br /><br />One of the main arguments seems to be that online videos are "too" effective to stiumulate learning and they should bejacobnoreply@blogger.com