He later graduated with several degrees from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard Business School. Salman Khan was born in a Bengali Muslim family to Dr Fakhrul Amin Khan and Masuda Khan. However, few do not know of its humble origins, which started as tutoring videos for his relatives. It has also been a very important tool especially during Covid, for students to continue their education during school closures. Many schools worldwide use it, with around 6 million regular users a month. Khan Academy has produced over 6,500 video lessons teaching different subjects. It is an American non-profit educational organisation founded by Sal Khan. Maybe you may have even used it for your own studies. On technology in education, people often talk about Khan Academy. It belongs to the founder of one of the world’s top educational websites, Khan Academy. Upon hearing the name Sal Khan, you may recognise this name. This was originally published in The 2012 TIME 100: The 100 Most Influential People in the World. He started by posting a math lesson, but his impact on education might truly be incalculable. I’ve used Khan Academy with my kids, and I’m amazed at the breadth of Sal’s subject expertise and his ability to make complicated topics understandable. And there’s a detailed dashboard for teachers who use Khan Academy in their classrooms.Įarly pilot programs in California classrooms show terrific promise. Practice exercises send students back to the pertinent video when they're having trouble.
The site has over 3,000 short lessons that allow kids to learn at their own pace.
The aspiration of is to give every kid a chance at a free, world-class education. In the process, he has turned the classroom-and the world of education-on its head.
But from a closet turned office in his Silicon Valley apartment, Sal, 35, has produced an amazing library of online lectures on math, science and a host of other subjects. He was just trying to help his teenage cousin with her algebra from across the country.
Like a lot of great innovators, Salman Khan didn’t set out to change the world.
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