I should have said that I found the technique interesting and insightful. Learning doesn't happen without engagement -- that's the key point. I just thought it was a bit disingenuous to ignore what Khan Academy is beyond video lectures & "worry" about it being bad for students.
Re: Point 2. Yes, I just looked over the Khan Academy knowledge map and it does look like I was wrong; however, I'd still posit that there is more to Khan Academy than just videos (I've talked about the "Coach" elsewhere in this thread). But I can see the point the author is trying to make and I'm not asserting that the method is wrong, but that he's glossing over everything outside the video content of Khan Academy.
That said, I think the idea is a really good way to give students a better way to engage with the subject. It adds another way for a student to engage, which can never be a bad thing.
Yeah I agree that he did gloss over some of the other Khan features.
About the method the video talks about -- I bought some audio-only lessons for learning French once by Micheal Thomas that (for me anyway) confirms this method. On the audio, the teacher had 2 students present, and the lessons consisted of Michael teaching these two students. The teacher would often ask questions and test their knowledge, and the students often would make mistakes. Naturally he would always correct them. I found it incredibly engaging and effective for myself.
Comments
I should have said that I found the technique interesting and insightful. Learning doesn't happen without engagement -- that's the key point. I just thought it was a bit disingenuous to ignore what Khan Academy is beyond video lectures & "worry" about it being bad for students.
Re: Point 2. Yes, I just looked over the Khan Academy knowledge map and it does look like I was wrong; however, I'd still posit that there is more to Khan Academy than just videos (I've talked about the "Coach" elsewhere in this thread). But I can see the point the author is trying to make and I'm not asserting that the method is wrong, but that he's glossing over everything outside the video content of Khan Academy.
That said, I think the idea is a really good way to give students a better way to engage with the subject. It adds another way for a student to engage, which can never be a bad thing.
Yeah I agree that he did gloss over some of the other Khan features.
About the method the video talks about -- I bought some audio-only lessons for learning French once by Micheal Thomas that (for me anyway) confirms this method. On the audio, the teacher had 2 students present, and the lessons consisted of Michael teaching these two students. The teacher would often ask questions and test their knowledge, and the students often would make mistakes. Naturally he would always correct them. I found it incredibly engaging and effective for myself.