"I immediately thought about Khan academy" - co-worker words
The other day I was speaking with a co-worker. He is pursuing an engineering degree and I told him about one of my websites: UltimateOnlineLearning.com.
While there I showed him how I had created videos that showcase how to solve problems. It is exactly the same idea as Khan Academy uses to teach topics except I used it to teach whole courses. I was Khan before 2007.
So what is ahead in education? A complete change that no one is talking about. I believe that education is going to drastically change and that the model will completely inverted.
Currently a student spends 50 minutes per day(education hour) in a classroom learning a subject. The student then goes home and hopefully spends half an hour or so working on homework. If the student has time they then integrate the information by reviewing the information for a test. Lets call this model 60/30/15(lecture/homework/integration).
What would happen if the student would be given a set of videos on their tablet for their courses created by experts on presenting that subject(NOT their teacher). The lecture takes place home where the student can play the bite size videos(10 min max). While watching the videos the student is required to prove understanding by answering questions or solving a short problem. The student then works on homework. Next day the student goes to school and instead of listening is now involved in a brainstorming problem solving using homework and other problems. The teacher now becomes a guide expert and the hour becomes intense instead of boring. Since presentation takes place at home, the integration happens together in the classroom. The new model becomes 1206015(120 because the student might rewind and review the video and look for other videos). Notice that the new model increased the lecture time because it did not occur in a captive classroom. As a creator of videos I am not limited to an hour. I can create a video that will explain the concept better instead of quicker.
This new model is ideal for future learners already comfortable with searching for information on the web.
Today's question is:
"Can you visualize this new model?"
The other day I was speaking with a co-worker. He is pursuing an engineering degree and I told him about one of my websites: UltimateOnlineLearning.com.
While there I showed him how I had created videos that showcase how to solve problems. It is exactly the same idea as Khan Academy uses to teach topics except I used it to teach whole courses. I was Khan before 2007.
So what is ahead in education? A complete change that no one is talking about. I believe that education is going to drastically change and that the model will completely inverted.
Currently a student spends 50 minutes per day(education hour) in a classroom learning a subject. The student then goes home and hopefully spends half an hour or so working on homework. If the student has time they then integrate the information by reviewing the information for a test. Lets call this model 60/30/15(lecture/homework/integration).
What would happen if the student would be given a set of videos on their tablet for their courses created by experts on presenting that subject(NOT their teacher). The lecture takes place home where the student can play the bite size videos(10 min max). While watching the videos the student is required to prove understanding by answering questions or solving a short problem. The student then works on homework. Next day the student goes to school and instead of listening is now involved in a brainstorming problem solving using homework and other problems. The teacher now becomes a guide expert and the hour becomes intense instead of boring. Since presentation takes place at home, the integration happens together in the classroom. The new model becomes 1206015(120 because the student might rewind and review the video and look for other videos). Notice that the new model increased the lecture time because it did not occur in a captive classroom. As a creator of videos I am not limited to an hour. I can create a video that will explain the concept better instead of quicker.
This new model is ideal for future learners already comfortable with searching for information on the web.
Today's question is:
"Can you visualize this new model?"
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