Online Learning Update

September 3, 2020

Making The Best Of Virtual Learning: Some Advice From The Founder Of Khan Academy

Filed under: Online Learning News — Ray Schroeder @ 12:03 am

Scott Simon, NPR

“I’ll be the first to say that for most students, distance learning can’t replace a great in-person experience,” wrote Khan in a New York Times op-ed earlier this month. “Pure distance-learning is suboptimal, but we have to do it out of necessity because of the pandemic.” The problem, Khan says, is that with virtual learning, students are missing out on the vital social and emotional benefits that come from in-person classes. For that reason, Khan presses the importance of placing one-on-one interaction at the center of virtual lessons.

https://www.npr.org/2020/08/22/904652858/making-the-best-of-virtual-learning-some-advice-from-the-founder-of-khan-academy

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